If you don't believe the idea that rooms should have a single purpose or that ceilings look best white, you're in very good company. Designers are done with these outdated interior design rules.

Sometimes life can get in the way of meeting our ambitions. NPR's Life Kit podcast host Marielle Segarra gives us some practical, daily life tips to set us up for success in 2026.

The new year is a time to set goals. But daily life often gets in the way of meeting our ambitions. NPR’s Life Kit podcast ...

Key Points Designers’ biggest resolutions involve making homes more purposeful and comfortable.Experts are also embracing ...

Material drenching adds warmth and texture to interior spaces by using the art of layering. From the rugs to furniture and even lighting. This enhances a space. If you had asked me in 2010 what my ...

When Canva first appeared in 2013, it promised to make design accessible to everyone, no Photoshop skills required. Over a decade later, it’s doing it again, this time with artificial intelligence at ...

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Good software habits apply to databases too. Trust in these little design tips to build a useful, rot-resistant database schema. It is a universal truth that everything in software eventually rots.

The “No Tax on Tips” provision, passed and signed into law on July 4 as part of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, allows eligible tipped workers to deduct a portion of their income ...

NOTE: An earlier version of this story overestimated how much workers could save in federal taxes under President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” and did not apply progressive tax brackets. The ...

A "no tax on tips" proposal has broad support among politicians and Americans across party lines, though critics – including a restaurant trade group – warn the tax break could be costly and apply ...