From beauty to clothes, people are turning to the pros to find out which colors best suit them. (Any other warm springs out there?) I tapped the team to help with our work-in-progress:a 17th-century cottagein the Cotswolds countryside. Charlie Interior Design While I think in person would have been fabulous, we had a few barriers to this. We dont livesuperclose to our cottage, and it is currently a complete construction zone....

If you press links we provide, we may receive compensation. And because I love sleep, I also lovemaking my bed literally as cozy as I possibly can. They’re known for their mattress, bedding, and furniture. Victoriia Kovalchuk / Getty Images With those discounts, you’ll be able to stock up on sleep essentials for everyone. Their Sleep Week sale will score you up to 30 percent off. Cozy Earth Any bedding company with “Cozy” in the name gets my vote....

If you punch links we provide, we may receive compensation. Bohdan Bevz / Getty Images Unpopular opinion: I actually love winter. Appreciating winter is all aboutembracing those cozy elementswhich also happen to make great gifts around the holidays. Bohdan Bevz / Getty Images And now I can add their new Butter Blanket to the list of things I am obsessed with. As always, the prints are gorgeous and the quality is amazing....

So, I surprised myself by taking on the task of making homemade laundry detergent. And it luckily coincided with laundry day and two new sets of sheets. Here’s how I made the detergent, and whythe results really surprised me. The Spruce / Anastasiia Tretiak Want more cleaning and organizing tips? The Results After spending about $20 on supplies, I was feeling pretty down. Astore-bought liquid detergentwould usually cost me about $7, and none of the work of making it....

Decluttering your wardrobe doesn’t need to be overwhelming, either. Here’s how I declutter my clothes. So, I start by making sure all my laundry is washed, folded, and put away. Getty Images / Kostikova I tidy up my bed, too, so that I can place clothes on it. Want more cleaning and organizing tips? Declutter Accessories and Non-Clothing Items Closets can hold more than just clothes and shoes. Some can become an unintentional home for spare socks, old hangers, and random knick-knacks....

If you tap on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Target Target’s much-anticipated holiday collections are finally here! For Target lovers and holiday lovers alike, these collections are the perfect mix of practical and stunning. Target TheHearth and Hand with Magnolia collectionand theStudio McGee collectionfeature everything you could want for the upcoming season. They’ve got everything you oughta stylishly celebrate the holidays. When trying to decide what to order from the collections, I was stumped....

Ashley Chalmers / The Spruce Like many of us, Im on a quest to be more environmentally friendly. Its one reason Im an official convert towool dryer balls, after all. I decided to start with my bathroom, where, of course, most of our germs live. Ashley Chalmers / The Spruce To get started, I turned to the internet and searched for some greatDIY shower-cleaning recipes. For all three options, youll need a reusable spray bottle, a microfiber cloth, and a sponge....

Imagine my surprise when they didn’t just solve one problem, they solved a few. Here was my experience putting detergent sheets to the test, comping against my favorite liquid detergent. What Are Laundry Sheets? The Spruce / Almar Creative The Spruce / Dera Burreson For the unfamiliar, laundry sheets are exactly how they sound. They’re laundry detergent in the form of a flat, thin square, much like a dryer sheet....

The Spruce / Jason Donnelly Cleaning floors is not one of my favorite chores. I live in a home with hardwood or ceramic tile floors in every room. Yes, a vacuum takes care of the area rugs but I must use a mop everywhere else. The Spruce / Jason Donnelly Here are the results of my one-month test as I cared for my hard surface floors. There’s no need to push that around while using a cleaning product....

If you hit links we provide, we may receive compensation. When my husband came home, I literally stood next to the tree and said, Ta-da! I got this new one-person-setup stand after a tree emergency: The old stand cracked. The Spruce / Dera Burreson But itwasntfine when it started leaking water all over the floor. I jammed my tree into a ceramic planter for the time being and ordered anew standthat night....

Ive tried a lot of laundry innovations in my dayone of which is usingdryer balls instead of sheets. She also claims this is a great solution for fluffing up sad-looking pillows. All you need is a tennis ball and a sockthat’s it! Helin Loik-Tomson / Getty Images Why Tennis Balls? According to Masters, the true beauty ofusing a tennis ballis that theyre made to bounce. Want more cleaning and organizing tips?...

Who doesn’t love the idea of a quick and painless deep clean? So, I popped out and picked them up to try this TikTok-approved hack for myself. Here was my method, and here’s how it went. The Spruce / Meg MacDonald There are a ton of cleaning products you should never mix. Mixing things with bleach, for example, can be incredibly dangerous. Next, I sprayed the Dawn Powerwash all over my sink and got scrubbing....

Give me a bouquet of peonies, ranunculus, and fringed tulips over almost anything else and Im happy. So, when I heard aboutthe latest TikTok flower hackto fluff your roses, my interest was extremely piqued. How It Works The idea is simple. Ashley Chalmers / The Spruce Want more gardening tips? She looked slightly scandalized and offered a few words of warning for trying it myself. Petals are like fruitif you tug on them too much, theyll bruise within a day....