Rachel Kurzius

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A pair of professors found that HGTV and other home renovation media lead homeowners to decorate for the masses, not for their own happiness.

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Find out if you’re cleaning these 12 household items frequently enough, according to cleaning experts.

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There’s no getting over our obsession with Eames loungers, Saarinen tables and Nelson Bubble lamps — mid-century modern furniture is baked into our culture.

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When wildfires and extreme heat affect the air quality where you live, an air purifier might help.

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Plumbers find all manner of objects stuck in people’s pipes, from toys to Q-tips to evidence of infidelity. Here’s what they’d like you to know.

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Whether you want to adopt your very first houseplant or add a new potted pal to your collection, take our easy quiz to find your ideal leafy match.

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Heat pumps, long popular elsewhere, have only recently started to catch on in the United States. Here’s a primer on the alternative to your gas furnace.

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Pantone connected its 2023 Color of the Year to courage and a new way of living. But it also reminds us of scrunchies and Lisa Frank.

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Many factors — potentially including the color of a room — can affect how hot or cold we feel. Here's why the temperature on your thermostat might seem wrong.