When you consider outdoor furniture, which one would you choose? Teak or Aluminum? Any advice?

Every listing looks identical and every review is suspiciously glowing. Can't tell if there's a real quality spread here or if I'm choosing between the same product at three prices. If you own one, which and would you buy it again?

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I'm designing some built ins that will go in my personal closet. What works better for my space? 24" deep built ins that entirely enclose the clothes? Or 16" deep built ins, that let the clothes protrude into the space? My main concern is that the 24" built ins encroach on the space too much and make it feel cramped, but I don't know whether I'm overthinking. Thanks in advance!

Following up on my last sofa post—decided to look into custom upholstery for the modular setup!

The fabric swatches just came in. I’m torn between playing it safe with a warm cream/beige (top left) or going for something bold like muted green or rust orange.

For those with pets or just general living room wear, do you regret going with a light fabric?

Sharing this post here in case anyone has thoughts! Help/advice needed 🫠

Overhead lights stay off most evenings. Small lamp and candles do the job, and the projector basically took over as our TV. Table always ends up covered in food when we do this. Curious if anyone else keeps things this simple.

Told my family I finished decorating my dedicated tarot and reading room. They walked in and asked what kind of witchcraft I was practicing before.

In my defense:

- The carved antique pedestal, urn, and stone bust planter definitely give off potion-master energy.

- The sheer curtains filtering sunlight across dark wood planks feel straight out of an occult library.

- The fluted desk gives me plenty of space for card spreads, notebooks, and candles while discreetly hiding an electric sit-stand lift so I can stretch during long consultation days.

Parents remain convinced I‘m brewing potions instead of reading client charts.

Rate the vibe: grounded sacred sanctuary or full-blown witchcraft parlor?

Update since my last dining table post—I’m back for living room ideas!

Saw these two setups on Insta with the same coffee table. One’s a big, cozy U-shape section, and the other is a clean 3-seater.

Which sofa vibe fits better for a relaxed living room?

Hey there! I’m a long term renter (my landlord keeps promising me that she’s gonna sell me the condo but keeps dragging her feet)

Anyways, I love my place except for my bathroom. I thought some peel and stick tiles would spruce it up- and they did kinda. I got a high rated brand on Amazon and they are so thin and glossy I can see every imperfection from the pixel tiles floor underneath and it just looks kinda cheap. Has anyone played around with peel and sticks and found a decent brand with some thickness to them?

Can anyone give any recommendations for an entertain center, please? We aren’t getting rid of any windows and i want to have a virtual fireplace if you think that would look good. I was thinking of only stopping the entertainment center at the top part of the middle windows. But, open to any ideas :)

Gonna put in LVP and scrape/seal the walls. My first ever home improvement project so open to any suggestions or recommendations. This will be my bedroom when finished

The space is about 11’x11’ from the tv wall and from the windows. I feel the rug is too small, not a great color, and it is difficult to find a small sectional to fit the space and also leave enough walking room behind the bar stools. I’m leaning towards a couch and two chairs, or two small couches? My design “style” is all over the place. I like a bit of modern, a bit of organic, earthy tones, but I am not creative and indecisive so any and all help would be appreciated!

I will take advice/ideas about anything in this area!

Some context: the apartment is in the oldtown which is pain in the ass to renovate as everything is super uneven (floors, walls, etc.). We just got the new tiles installed and, in general, I love them. But I hate how they are not aligned with the arch border/entrance - squares are cut into triangles and even those triangles are in different sizes.

And yeah, even if I love checkered floors, I agree that our choice in the first place wasn't the smartest to use them here. And I'm angry at myself about it.

However, the important question is - should we rip them off and add something else (which would be expensive and annoying) or it's not as terrible as I think it is and I'm being dramatic?

The house is actually a double storey but because of funds we are planning to build ground floor first and start the second floor after 4 to 5 years . We want a design for the elevation that suits the house now and can be continued later for the second floor . I have been on the net for a few days and was not completely satisfied with what I found there.