Decorating & Design

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Ask A Designer™: Gillian Atkins’ Tips For Creating A Mudroom-Office Combo

Designer advice on making a combined mudroom-office work.

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Ask A Designer™: Gillian Atkins’ Advice For Layering Statement Lighting In A Living Room

Get expert advice on bringing designer-approved lighting into a living room.

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Ask A Designer™: Gillian Atkins’ Tips For Improving A Small Eat-In Kitchen

A designer's advice for getting the most out of your petite kitchen.

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Ask A Designer™: Gillian Atkins’ Best Advice For Designing A Coastal Kitchen

Get designer advice for refreshing your seaside kitchen.

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Ask A Designer™: Bona Kim’s Best Advice For Making A Dining Area Feel Separate

Get expert advice on reimagining a dining room.

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Ask A Designer™: Gillian Atkins’ Best Advice For Styling A Minimalist Fireplace

Less is more.

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Ask A Designer™: Gillian Atkins’ Best Advice For Bringing Life To A Drab Dining Room

Gillian Atkins shares advice for breathing new life into a dining room.

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Ask A Designer™: Gillian Atkins’ Best Advice For Making A Corner Fireplace A Feature

Gillian Atkins shares expert tips for redoing a fireplace corner.

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Ask A Designer™: Gillian Atkins’ Top Tips For Modernizing A Dated Principal Bath

Get an expert's advice for updating a bathroom.

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Ask A Designer™: Gillian Atkins’ Best Advice For Creating A Defined Entry

Get the design expert's tips for bringing style and function to a small foyer.

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Ask A Designer™: Gillian Atkins’ Top Tips For Updating The Exterior Of A House

In our latest advice column, the design pro shares her best tips for achieving curb appeal.

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Ask A Designer: How To Freshen Up a Frumpy Staircase

Gillian Atkins shares her best advice for improving a staircase and foyer.

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Ask A Designer™: Gillian Atkins’ Best Advice For Bringing A Dull Dining Room To Life

The design expert gives her advice on updating a dining room in a rental apartment.

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Ask A Designer™: Gillian Atkins’ Best Advice For Updating A 1990s Kitchen

In this Ask A Designer column, Gillian offers tips for refreshing a dated kitchen.