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Although American culture still associates cleanliness with virtue, we now also associate it with hedonistic pampering. From the skimpy, sanitary, one-per-household white box of the 1950s, the bath has blossomed into a beckoning retreat.

With the right bathroom design and decor, you can create your ideal bathroom. Discover a guide to bathroom design, including ideas on fixtures, cabinets, floor surfaces, and countertops, and ideas on how to decorate a bathroom in various styles.

Use these bathroom decorating ideas to design the perfect bathroom for your home. There are so many various styles that you'll definitely find something that suits your taste. Choose from glamor, southwest ranch, far east, and many more.

It's usually the smallest room in a house, but bathroom design can make a huge impact on your home's value. Find style ideas and practical tips for designing a beautiful bathroom.

Decorating a bathroom includes consideration not only of fixtures, fittings, and floor and wall surfaces, but also safety and maintenance. Discover the various styles of bathroom design ideas, including tips on cabinets, lighting, and much more!

Instead of remodeling your kitchen, try the decorating ideas in this article to give your kitchen a new look. Discover ways to cultivate a vintage theme, to use bolder colors, and to integrate wood accents into your kitchen.

A new kitchen is one of the most rewarding gifts you can give your family. Your kitchen is where late-night talks, homework sessions, and celebrations happen. Learn how to design a kitchen.

You've had a long day at work and end your commute at a home that's hardly a castle. How can you turn that dingy kitchen into something fabulous on the cheap?

Americans who are remodeling their kitchen spend about 16 percent of their budget on labor. The rest is spent on materials, including cabinets, countertops, and flooring. If you're starting a kitchen remodeling project, read this guide.

Your home is your castle, but it's also a huge financial investment. It won't hurt to use a little elbow grease and spruce things up -- starting with your cabinets.

Small improvements in the kitchen can make a huge difference -- without costing lots of money. Use our clear instructions to laminate a countertop, build a pantry or spice rack, or install a roll-out shelf.

A well-designed pantry can hold much more than food, including dishes and cookware. But designing an efficient kitchen pantry space can be a challenge. Corner shelves and rolling baskets are a start, but learn what else to use.

If you're tired of digging through cans and boxes to find a jar of tomato sauce hidden at the back of the cabinet, these rollout bins might be just the ticket. Learn how to build them in this article.

Most of us use one or two knives more than all of our other cutlery combined. So it makes sense to keep our favorite knives handy in a small rack that doesn't take up much counter space. Learn how to build one here.

Looking for a way to keep that beautiful set of knives in view, and right at your fingertips? Learn how to build this simple counter-mounted knife rack.

In many bathrooms, a picture or a small shelf hangs above the toilet. But you can make better use of that space by building an attractive cabinet that offers about three times as much storage as a typical medicine cabinet.

All that wide open space under the sink is a black hole for cleaning products, shoe polish, trash bags - you name it. If you're tired of exploring its depths every time you need something, build this handy door-mounted shelf.

Our hang-on-the-door swing-out wastebasket mounts on the inside of a vanity door with two plastic mirror clips. Learn how to build this hang-on-the-door swing-out wastebasket.

Though a linen closet might be for linens, it can also house a great deal of other items. Keeping it tidy can be a real challenge. Learn how to design a linen closet.