How to turn utilitarian pegboard into a stylish home accent

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Pegboards have long been organizational mainstays in sheds and garages. But recently, the compressed wood boards once reserved for corralling screwdrivers and gardening shears have been popping up in other parts of the home, including kitchens, laundry rooms, offices and playrooms.

They’re looking better these days, too. People are getting imaginative, painting pegboards to look like murals or creating custom wall installations using beautiful wood for the panels and chunky dowels to support shelves.

“From that utilitarian who-cares-how-it-looks approach, where it was strictly about its functionality, it really morphed into a decor statement, where it’s the perfect marriage of something that looks cool and fun, but also is very functional, ” says Amy Panos, an editor at Better Homes & Gardens. “And I think that’s why it’s taken off recently.”

Pegboards with curated displays and decorative touches allow people to turn a useful piece

Inside the Homes of 11 Master Interior Designers

It’s the job of interior designers to interpret the fantasies of their clients through their own creative lens. But, when completely left to their own devices—more specifically, within their own homes—how do they decorate?

That’s the premise of Inside: At Home with Great Designers, a new book out on September 28 by Phaidon. Featuring an impressive array of spaces belonging to the likes of Faye Toogood, Miles Redd, to Vincent van Duysen, it’s a fascinating glimpse into the aesthetic minds of the industry’s top talents and their unencumbered creative ethos. “Home is a launching pad for dreams—and they’re always dreaming in Technicolor,” William Norwich writes in his introduction. “Even when it’s beige, it’s camera-ready.”

Some designers have a similar style to some of their most recognizable projects: the grayish Prussian blue seen in Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch’s Montauk home, for example, is similar to the shade at New

UK interior minister quits with criticism of Truss as lawmakers row

  • Home Secretary resigns over security incident
  • Critic Shapps brought in as replacement
  • Truss answers questions to jeers, laughter from lawmakers
  • Conservative MP calls for her to quit
  • Chaotic scenes in parliament as govt wins fracking vote

LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Britain’s interior minister quit on Wednesday with a broadside at Liz Truss before her lawmakers openly quarreled in parliament, underscoring the erosion of the prime minister’s authority after just weeks in the job.

The departure of Suella Braverman, over a “technical” breach of government rules, means Truss has now lost two of her most senior ministers in less than a week, both replaced by politicians who had not backed her for the leadership.

Hours after the resignation, lawmakers openly rowed and jostled amid confusion over whether a vote on fracking was a confidence vote in her administration.

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Opposition parliamentarians complained

21 Types of Interior Design Styles You Should Know

collage of design styles

Trends come and go, but the best interior design styles are here for the long haul. We love championing interiors with wildly different aestheticsat House Beautiful, and we’re always on the hunt for something new. But to put design in perspective, it’s always good to have a grasp of the basics. From midcentury modern and regency to coastal, interior design styles offer a point of identification for a space—and an easy way to define your own style. But don’t feel like you have to fit into one mold: If these designer examples prove anything, it’s that set styles are meant to be riffed on. Because after all, the best design style is your own. Ahead, discover the main types of interior design styles you should know.

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Though it’s recently become a catchall term for anything 20th-century, midcentury modernism refers to modern design from the middle

Home decor store set to replace former NJ ShopRite

Home decor store chain At Home is gearing up to open another New Jersey location.

At Home recently signed a lease to open in Middletown Plaza in Middletown, according to Asbury Park Press.

The home goods store will move into the space formerly occupied by ShopRite at 1425 Route 35.

The space had been vacant for over a year since ShopRite moved across Route 35 to the Kings Commons Shopping Center at 1500 Route 35.

At Home considers itself a home decor superstore.

The chain offers a selection of furniture, home decor, rugs, kitchen, bed and bath supplies, outdoor furniture and seasonal decorations.

At Home will join other brands, such as Petco, Plato’s Closet and Retro Fitness, in the Middletown Plaza.

There are currently six At Home locations in New Jersey: Brick, Cherry Hill, Ledgewood, Ocean, Turnersville and Wayne.

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