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  1. How Do I Design A Sauna Or Steam Room?

    How Do I Design A Sauna Or Steam Room?

    Creating a sauna or steam room at home offers a serene escape within your own space. Here are guidelines for designing one that's both functional and appealing.

    Assess Your Space

    Start by evaluating the area you have available. Saunas and steam rooms can fit into various sizes of spaces, so select a spot that suits your requirements and budget.

    Choose Between Sauna and Steam Room

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  2. Contemporary Dining Room Designs

    Contemporary Dining Room Designs

    Even though it's relatively new, contemporary decor has an allure that seems timeless. One of the best places to deploy this fresh decor style is in your dining room, but picking out the right features and accessories to build out the perfect contemporary dining room can be challenging. Follow these basic contemporary dining room tips if you want to learn the best ways to arrange your table, chairs, and lighting..

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  3. Creative Design Ideas using Recycled Wood Pallets

    Furniture made out of wood pallets

    Wood pallets are more useful than they seem at first glance; with a little bit of inspiration, these tools for carrying heavy objects with forklifts can serve dozens of design purposes both inside and outside of your home. There are tons of different types of pallets, and whether you have a few two-way entry wing pallets or you're stocked to the brim with four-way entry close-boarded pallets, you'll be able to find design ideas that are perfect for your particular subtype. Figuring out the ..

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  4. Small Living Room Ideas

    Family playing a game in a small room

    When you don't have a lot of space to work with in your living room, it's easy to give in to the cramped feeling that small spaces create. However, simply rearranging some furniture or switching out some features can make your living room space seem much bigger, and it takes a practiced eye to learn the best ways to arrange ..

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  5. Modern Home with Affordable Furniture

    Modern Home with Affordable Furniture

    While we all covet the beautiful modern homes that are featured in design magazines, setting up a home in contemporary style can get pretty pricey. If you want to save money while you update your decor, there's no need to despair; you can use a few simple tactics to make your home look beautiful without using up a year's home improvement budget in one shopping trip. Here are a few of our top tips for pulling off the modern decor look that you're after while making sure that things don't..

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  6. Modern Living Room Ideas

    Modern Living Room Ideas

    Modern decor has a beautiful, academic appeal that many homeowners want to emulate in their living rooms. Pulling off this type of decor style, however, can be tricky, which is why you'll need to know everything that there is to know about modern decor as you get started on your living room remodel project. Here are some simple tips to help you pull off the exact type of modern living room you're imagining..

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  7. Modern Home Office Designs

    Modern Home Office Design

    If you want your home office to look sleek and sophisticated, you might want to pick a modern decor style for the area where you work from home. This type of decor is very minimal, which makes it easy to concentrate, but it also allows for plentiful personal touches that make you feel like your office is truly..

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  • Outdoor Furniture That Actually Lasts
    Outdoor Furniture That Actually Lasts

    When the weather warms up, our backyards, patios, and balconies transform into the most coveted "rooms" in the house. But creating a truly inviting alfresco retreat requires more than just dragging a few indoor dining chairs outside. The right outdoor furniture sets the stage for everything from quiet Sunday morning coffees to lively summer dinner parties under the stars.

    At Emma Mason, we believe your outdoor..

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  • The Ultimate Kids' Furniture Safety Guide
    The Ultimate Kids' Furniture Safety Guide

    At Emma Mason, we know that decorating your child’s room is one of the most exciting parts of making a house a home. You want a space that sparks their imagination, reflects their personality, and gives them a cozy place to rest. But beneath the playful color palettes and adorable designs, there is one factor that outranks everything else: safety.

    Every..

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  • Sectional vs. Sofa: Finding the Perfect Fit for Your Life
    Sectional vs. Sofa: Finding the Perfect Fit for Your Life

    You’ve stared at your living room layout. You’ve scrolled through the Emma Mason site for hours. You are officially torn between the sleek, tailored look of a classic sofa and the sprawling, binge-watch-ready appeal of a sectional.

    It’s the ultimate living room showdown. But buying seating isn't just about what looks good on a mood board—it’s about how you actually live, who is fighting for the armrest, and, crucially, whether the delivery team can physically get the..

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  • Why a Statement Headboard Changes Your Whole Bedroom
    Why a Statement Headboard Changes Your Whole Bedroom

    We spend about a third of our lives in bed, yet when it comes to bedroom design, we often obsess over the mattress, the thread count of our sheets, or the perfect bedside lamps.

    But there’s an unsung hero quietly waiting to elevate your entire space: the headboard. A bed is inherently the focal point of a bedroom—the clue is in the name, after all. But a statement..

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  • Why You Need a Buffet for More Than Just "Fine China"
    Why You Need a Buffet for More Than Just "Fine China"

    Think of a sideboard or buffet. What comes to mind? If you’re picturing a dusty piece of heirloom furniture holding a 50-piece porcelain set you only touch on Thanksgiving, you aren’t alone.

    For decades, the dining room buffet was treated like a museum exhibit—beautiful, traditional, and mostly off-limits.

    But here’s the secret: the modern sideboard is the ultimate design chameleon...

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  • End-of-Bed Benches: Bedroom MVP or Just a Pretty Face?
    End-of-Bed Benches: Bedroom MVP or Just a Pretty Face?

    Picture this: You’ve just spent twenty minutes wrestling with a fitted sheet, fluffed your pillows to hotel-quality perfection, and pulled up the duvet. Your bed looks great. But at the foot of it? Just… empty space. A blank canvas staring back at you.

    Enter the end-of-bed bench.

    If you’ve spent any time scrolling through interior design feeds or flipping through home decor magazines..

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  • The Round Table Revolution: Why Circular Dining is the Secret to a Better Party
    The Round Table Revolution: Why Circular Dining is the Secret to a Better Party

    We’ve all been there. You’re at a dinner party, stuck at the far end of a long, rectangular table. You’ve spent the last hour talking exclusively to the person on your left about their cat’s dental surgery, while a legendary laugh-riot is happening at the other end of the table.

    You feel like you’re on a different continent.

    If you’re looking to upgrade your hosting game, it’s time to talk about the Round..

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  • The "Nap Test": How to Choose a Sofa You Can Actually Sleep On
    The "Nap Test": How to Choose a Sofa You Can Actually Sleep On

    Let’s be honest: while we buy sofas for "hosting" and "decor," about 60% of their actual life cycle involves us passing out halfway through a Netflix marathon.

    Whether it's a planned Sunday afternoon snooze or an accidental Tuesday night crash, your sofa needs to be more than just a pretty face. It needs to be nap-compatible. If you’ve ever woken up on a couch with a stiff neck and a deep sense of regret..

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  • Dressers vs. Chests: Finding the Right Home for Your "Floordrobe"
    Dressers vs. Chests: Finding the Right Home for Your "Floordrobe"

    We’ve all been there. The "floordrobe"—that mysterious pile of clothes on the floor (or The Chair) that is too dirty for the drawer but too clean for the laundry. It starts with one pair of jeans and ends with you trekking over a mountain of spandex just to find the door.

    It’s time to retire the floor pile. But when you’re looking for a place to actually put your clothes, you’re faced with the ultimate furniture..

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  • The Best Modular Furniture for Adaptable Living
    The Best Modular Furniture for Adaptable Living

    Let’s be honest: life changes fast. One year you’re living in a cozy studio apartment, the next you’re moving into a suburban fixer-upper. One weekend you’re hosting a solo movie marathon, the next you’ve got five friends crashing on your floor for a game night.

    If you’re tired of buying "single-purpose" furniture that doesn't fit your next chapter, it’s time to talk about modular furniture. The adaptable..

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