The Spruce (January 2025): Updates for Almost Every Room

At the start of the new year, I had a chance to write about some changes you can make—both big and small—in various rooms in the house or apartment. Want an instant bath update that only requires minimal DIY skill? Perhaps it’s time to change out your standard-finish bathroom faucet for a black one. Planning a luxe kitchen renovation? Maybe you should add a pot filler to the lineup. Plus, you don’t have to make the TV the main attraction in the living room: Find out how to style the room with the TV off-center. And if you’ve got an unappealing kitchen pass-through window, here are a few ways to update it. Click on a thumbnail to read the story.