Apartment Therapy • Jan. 9, 2026, 4:29 p.m.

From soft to rustic, shaggy to plush, West Elm has it all. READ MORE...

Apartment Therapy • Jan. 9, 2026, 4:14 p.m.

<img src="https://cdn.apartmenttherapy.info/image/upload//at/organize-clean/2025/2025-05/how-to-wash-pillows/cleaning-showdown-pillow-lead" /> It’s so simple yet so effective. <a href="https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-wash-pillows-2-37491868?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Category%2FChannel%3A+main"><strong>READ MORE...</strong></a>

A Beautiful Mess • Jan. 9, 2026, 3:59 p.m.

Air Fryer hamburgers are one of the meals I make for dinner over and over again at our house. This recipe only uses 5 ingredients and takes less than 15 minutes to make.

It&#8217;s so easy! Add a salad, vegetable side or baked french fries and you&#8217;ve got a delicious homemade meal the whole family&#8230;

Apartment Therapy • Jan. 9, 2026, 3:29 p.m.

<img src="https://cdn.apartmenttherapy.info/image/upload//stock/GettyImages-2185219170" /> It's invigorating. <a href="https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/one-block-walk-rule-37532367?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Category%2FChannel%3A+main"><strong>READ MORE...</strong></a>

Guardian Life & Style (US) • Jan. 9, 2026, 3:14 p.m.

As screen fatigue grows, a new trend is swapping smartphones for crosswords and sketchbooks – turning the humble bag into a tool for offline living There’s a new “it” bag – but this time it is not about a designer label or splashy logo. Instead, it’s what is inside that counts.

So-called analogue bags, filled with activities such as crosswords, knitting, novels and journals, have become the unexpected accessory of the season. Continue reading...

Guardian Life & Style (US) • Jan. 9, 2026, 3:14 p.m.

<p>Amid an affordable housing crisis, renting a room from a friend can seem like the perfect solution. But without clear rules, it can lead to power imbalances, feuds and even unfair evictions …</p><p>When Rachel needed a place to live, Maya was only too happy to offer her spare room.

What are friends for?</p><p>Rachel had recently returned to her home town to start afresh, having been made redundant. Maya, a&nbsp;childhood friend, owned her three-bedroom home, having been helped to buy it by her parents.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jan/09/friendlords-pitfalls-of-renting-from-a-mate">Continue reading...</a>

Guardian Life & Style (US) • Jan. 9, 2026, 2:43 p.m.

Robot vacuums that can climb stairs and device for BlackBerry lovers also on display at annual Las Vegas tech show This year will be filled with robots that can fold your laundry, pick up objects and climb stairs, fridges that you can command to open by voice, laptops with screens that can follow you around the room on motorised hinges and the reimagining of the BlackBerry phone. Those are the predictions from the annual CES tech show in Las Vegas that took place this week.

The sprawling event aims to showcase cutting-edge technology developed by startups and big brands. Continue reading...

Guardian Life & Style (US) • Jan. 9, 2026, 2:13 p.m.

One in three Australian women now have a tattoo, and most don’t stop at one. What is the compulsion to keep adding ink?

More summer essentials My first tattoo was a 21st birthday present to myself, and I couldn’t tell you what it was. I was backpacking up the east coast of Australia and heard about a Sydney artist who would take a tab of acid, chat to you for a bit, then draw something he thought captured your aura.

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Guardian Life & Style (US) • Jan. 9, 2026, 2:13 p.m.

<p>My grandmother’s words didn’t register with me as a child, their influence grew as I came to know more about her past</p><ul><li><p>Read more in the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/series/home-truths">home truths series</a></p></li></ul><p>I was raised in a house of suspicion and superstition. We knew that the world was out to get us and took every precaution to protect ourselves.

The front door of the house had never had a lock, but it did have a chair jammed under the brass doorknob of a night. My mother slept with a rolling pin under her pillow and my father a crowbar.

Or perhaps it was the other way around?</p><p>As children, we had mantras, fractured commandments, drilled into us on a daily basis. I would not have been more than four years of age when one of my uncles schooled me that I should never sign a police statement.

Apartment Therapy • Jan. 9, 2026, 2:13 p.m.

<img src="https://cdn.apartmenttherapy.info/image/upload//stock/shutterstock_2627014413" /> It’s so versatile. <a href="https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ikea-holmerud-sidetable-37534359?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Category%2FChannel%3A+main"><strong>READ MORE...</strong></a>

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