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This Kitchen Cabinet Launch Will Majorly Speed Up Your Reno Timeline

For hands-on advice from designers and pro DIYers, plus more scrappy before-and-after transformations, subscribe to Reno. Let your in-box do all the hard work—for now. Today we’re used to buying everything online—mattresses, groceries, plants. Now you can renovate your kitchen without ever getting up from the sofa, too. Semihandmade, the brand known for offering beautiful fronts for IKEA cupboards, has launched a direct-to-consumer line called Boxi by Semihandmade that’s all about getting you new, preassembled cabinets superfast. Think: three to four weeks fast. No wonder Sarah Sherman Samuel and Anita Yokota have already used them for their latest projects. “You don’t need to go to a big-box store; you don’t need to go to IKEA—that’s the exciting part,” says the company’s founder, John...

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The Classic (and Totally Avoidable) Mistake People Make When Installing Kitchen Cabinet

s Courtesy of Studio McGee So you want new kitchen cabinets—are you prepared for all the costs that come with them? On average, it will run you around $5,100 just to have them installed (prices for fully custom cupboards can range from $13,000 to $30,00), according to an estimate by Home Advisor. But there is a way around that expense: Put them in yourself.  It’s not as impossible as it sounds. The process really comes down to screwing the new frames into the wall in the right order and triple checking everything is level. It’s a major time investment (for an average-size kitchen, it can easily take the whole weekend if not longer), but all that money you save can...

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29 Black Friday Sales From Brands We’d Pay Full Price For—But Don’t Have To

Truth: We love a good deal. But more than anything, we deeply admire seeing a discount from a brand we’re already obsessed with. That’s why this year, for our annual Black Friday and Cyber Monday roundup, Team Domino chose from 29 brands and stores that we’ve already tested and determined are worth our dollars.  Each of the items listed here, from trend-proof tabletop pieces to hibernation-worthy bedding, is something we’d definitely pay full price for, but this holiday season we blissfully don’t have to. Happy shopping! Kitchen Must-Haves Caraway The sale: 10% off orders more than $225; 15% off orders more than $450, November 23–30. What we’re buying: The Cookware Set, a four-piece collection that’s been a best-seller since the company...

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6 Under-Sink Storage Ideas That Will Bring Peace to Your Bathroom

It’s easy for the old adage “out of sight, out of mind” to justify certain types of clutter in your home. When you’re pressed for time and too frustrated to commit to an organizing session, it’s convenient to just close the closet and cabinet doors, tucking any mess out of your line of vision. And when it comes to one area of your bathroom, that’s especially true—which is why some good under-sink storage is a necessity. How often do you end up struggling to find a spare toothbrush or buying duplicates of the body lotion you really only need one bottle of because the cabinet space under your sink is too unruly? Ignoring this oft-neglected area doesn’t do you any...

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6 Ways to Organize Your Cookware That Don’t Involve Stacking

Stacking pots and pans in low kitchen cabinets is by far the most popular storage method. It also happens to be the least convenient. You can be as strategic about it as you like, but somehow the tool you end up needing always seems to be at the bottom of the pile—the corresponding lid nowhere to be found. And if you’re the type of person who collects cast iron, wrangling the heavy pieces is a back-breaking workout, not to mention loud.  While shoving bulky braisers and skillets in a cupboard is certainly a quick solution, there are plenty of other practical, affordable, and nonawkward ways to organize these essentials. Turns out, the ceiling and the extractor fan are better spots...

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