Living Rooms

Turn unused spaces into valuable rooms with 18 creative solutions for enhancing your home's functionality and style.

Everybody loves a built-in nook for curling up with a good book. Here are 8 ideas that will inspire you to create your own cozy nook.

The living room is likely one of the first spaces guests see when they walk through your front door, so it should make a great impression. Are you considering minor updates (a mantel refresh, adding crown molding), or a bigger project, such as installing new floors, adding French doors, or removing a wall to create a more open floor plan? Read on to learn more about creating a living room that you enjoy.

Re-create the relaxed vibe of a British weekend house—and an ideal spot for sharing a cuppa—with delightfully mix-matched textiles.

Priority one in this reno plan: Transform a strictly utilitarian space into the family's favorite room

An interior nearly untouched since 1944 is our top living area pick—and recipient of a $1,000 Delta prize—in our 2016 Reader Remodel Contest

A blank wall is transformed with secondhand bookshelves

Check out these 11 home decor ideas from the pros that won’t break the bank.

It's warm, cozy, and soft underfoot—and there's a type to suit most rooms in your home. Here's how to choose the right carpet.

You showed us your comfortable and chic living rooms, dining room, attics and basements. Now see which ones were finalists in our annual Reader Remodel Contest

Follow our step-by-step guide to build a customizable three-tiered side table that doubles as storage and a unique piece of home decor.

Resourceful TOH readers show how they stretched their home-improvement dollars with sweat equity in these six standout projects

Don't be shy about turning up the color volume in your home's common areas. Take inspiration from these well hued rooms

Follow these steps to turn a plain table into a sophisticated statement piece by adding a decorative table trim.

This DIY project blends rustic wood with industrial metal. Follow these steps to build your own hairpin-leg coffee table.

In this guide, we walk you through every step on installing carpet, from padding to trimming the edges to seaming adjoining pieces.

Get your media center organized with a custom-built storage unit

Oriental rugs can be excellent heirlooms. This guide walks you through everything you need to know about choosing an Oriental rug.

Looking to update your carpet? Read our guide for selecting the best quality carpet, including the right padding, fibers, and installation.