But the unstoppable hue isn’t just for hipsters in apartments with exposed brick and a balcony. Anyone can incorporate the soft color into their home with the right tips. Here’s how to make millennial pink bedrooms, living rooms, and even kitchens work for any style in any home. Light and Dark There’s a fine line between dressing up a room with millennial pink and too-sweet pastels. To keep your pink palette sophisticated, incorporate splashes of black into the room....

Two years later, the pretty-much-perfect studio had just one small challenge: “After years of working elbow-to-elbow with my team, it was time to finally carve out a private area for me to have one-on-one meetings, calls, and sometimes just hunker down and be super-efficient,” says Styles. “I wanted to reinvent my little corner of the office as an earthy, bohemian space with cozy textures that made me want to curl up at my desk, kick off my shoes, and dive into work,” she explains....

So, how do you identify your curl type? Hairstylist Andre Walker started a curl typing system, which is still used today and provides a way to label hair types based on texture. It utilizes numbers 1 to 4, with one being straight hair and four being kinky texture and subcategories (A to C). A has the widest diameter or pattern size, and C has the smallest. It’s a lot to think about and remember when you’re shopping for products, looking for new ingredients, and trying to style them, so we asked professional hairstylists to break down the different types of curls, so you can easily ID your curls, shop better, and style smarter....

What exactly is bloating? According to Linda Lee, MD, MBA, vice chair of ambulatory operations for the Department of Medicine and director of gastroenterology at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., bloating is defined as a condition in which your stomach feels full and tight, often due to gas, and it affects around 24% of women. Being bloated is uncomfortable, irritating, inconvenient, and sometimes downright painful. So it’s no shocker that so many people are seeking healthy, everyday solutions for sustained relief....

Here’s how to get rid of boxelder bugs in your home and keep them out this fall. 1. Seal Up Cracks Around Doors and Windows The best way to defend your home against boxelder bugs (and several other indoor pests) is to prevent them from coming inside in the first place. Make sure to weather-strip your doors and windows and seal up any other apparent cracks or holes you find on the outside of your home, like torn window screens and openings around vents....

Test Garden Tip: Asparagus is hardy in Zones 3-9, but it’s best to select varieties designed for your climate. For example, ‘Jersey Giant’ is a good bet for northern areas with long, cold winters. In warmer regions, try ‘UC-157’. Test Garden Tip: Good drainage is very important for preventing root rot. If you have heavy clay soil, consider planting your asparagus crowns in raised beds. Test Garden Tip: Keep weeds at bay with a 4-6 inch layer of mulch applied once the shoots start to appear....

Renee Erickson James Beard-nominated chef-owner of The Whale Wins, Boat Street Café, The Walrus and the Carpenter, and Barnacle—all in Seattle, Washington—and author of the cookbook, “A Boat, a Whale & a Walrus: Menus and Stories.” Prep: “One of my favorite side dishes is roasted Brussels sprouts with lemon and mint—but I always make sure to parboil the sprouts first. That’s because 1) undercooked Brussels sprouts are the worst. And 2) when you roast them afterward, the centers get so soft they’re like little creamed cabbages....

How to Prevent Pipes From Freezing Disconnect outside water hoses. “If left connected, water in the hoses will freeze and expand, causing outside faucets and connecting pipes inside your home to freeze and break,” warned the experts at Roto-Rooter. Disconnect all outdoor hoses, and use a faucet cover ($5, HomeDepot.com) to keep outside faucets from freezing. Let the water run overnight. It sounds wasteful, but leaving a gentle trickle of hot and cold water running from a sink or bathtub faucet can prevent pipes from bursting on the coldest nights....

A couple of years after I started my blog, I did a project with Jelly Belly where they wanted me to create some party ideas using jelly beans. I ended up coming with all sorts of spring party ideas and spring party games centered around jelly beans. And one of those ideas was these easy jelly bean cupcakes! Because it’s not spring without flowers (and jelly beans) right? I’m finally getting around to sharing the full recipe for these springy cupcakes, just in time for Earth Day in a few days!...

We asked Blomquist to help us break down tips for creating one of her go-to formulas for major moisture. Follow the step-by-step guide, and spread the love by whipping up a few extras for friends and family (they make great gifts!). Step 1: Gather your supplies. Metal mixing spoons Bowl Castor oil Vegetable glycerin ($8; amazon.com) Vitamin E oil ($10; amazon.com) Optional (for pigment and fragrance): Mica powder ($8; amazon....

Whether you’ve never crafted a cheese platter, or you’re a pro just looking for more ideas, this guide will teach you the best strategy for a perfect cheese platter. Selecting the Best Cheese for a Cheese Board Include a variety of textures and flavors. Choose at least one from each group of cheese: aged, soft, firm, or blue. Some examples: Aged: Aged Cheddar, Comte, Goat cheese, and Gouda. Soft: Constant Bliss, Camembert, and Brillat-Savarin....

The coatings used on nonstick pans have come a long way in the last decade. The surface of nonstick cookware used to scratch, peel, and degrade within a few months of purchasing, leading many consumers to generalize nonstick as cheap and flimsy. This is no longer the case—the materials used to make the pans themselves, like hard anodized aluminum, are much sturdier today. Some new pots and pans are actually metal utensil-safe and can be used on high heat....

So, we’ve asked experts for advice on how to get a proper quote, negotiate for the competition’s lower rate, and communicate effectively so that you can score the best deal possible. Ask for a well-explained quote Before booking any service, or hiring anyone to work for you, it’s important to ask for a quote. “Be sure it’s detailed, and if there’s an expiration date for that quote, make sure you understand that clearly as well,” says Julie Ramhold, consumer analyst with DealNews....

How to Pick The best way to pick a cantaloupe is by smell. The fruit should have a sweet, slightly musky scent. A good cantaloupe feels heavy for its size, has a rind that resembles raised netting, and has a stem end that yields slightly when pressed with your thumb. How to Store Let a not-quite-ready cantaloupe ripen at room temperature for up to two days (keeping it in a closed paper bag will speed up the process)....

Ajuga’s common names are carpetweed and bugleweed, so you’d be right in assuming that this plant is a vigorous grower. Each growing point on the plant is actually a little rosette of foliage. Ajuga spreads steadily by sending out plenty of wandering stolons, which are essentially horizontal roots growing outward from the plant. From each node on a stolon, the plant sends down roots and forms another crown of leaves—so that as they grow, they create more colonies....

Maybe you find yourself wondering if your neighbor will be annoyed you didn’t support her as an “entrepreneur,” or if you didn’t want to buy Girl Scout cookies from her daughter. There are times when, out of our own fear of being rude or uncomfortable, we make financial choices that aren’t in our best interest. Do you have trouble politely declining a financial request? Here are five ways to help you stick to your budget, your good financial intentions, and your goals when it comes to spending....

In Your Everyday Closet Despite the fact that we move through our closets every day, they gather dust just like everywhere else. “For me, it’s the tops of the shelves and hanging racks and the area down by the baseboards that get the most dust,” says Melissa Maker, the owner of housekeeping company Clean My Space and author of Clean My Space: The Secret to Cleaning Better, Faster, and Loving Your Home Every Day....

Oil is your enemy For starters, oil is your enemy. “The oil in our skin, or creamy products applied around the eyes, can make the pigment of the mascara transfer onto skin, even after the mascara is dry,” says Nikki Wolff, the global creative director of artistry for KVD Beauty. Even if your skin isn’t naturally oily, sweat and heat can cause mascara to run. Before you begin applying makeup, Keita Moore, a celebrity makeup artist and Maybelline brand ambassador, recommends cleansing your face from natural oils....

This helps you get a sense of your biggest concerns and understand where to place your focus. “Sometimes it’s easy to give in to a sense of urgency that can just cause more stress and anxiety,” Chlipala says. “Take it one task at a time.” Once you’ve identified your stressors, don’t put so much pressure on yourself. Bell explains why “patience and compassion toward yourself” is always the right move....

There’s so much to manage, and the process can be full of unknowns. While there’s no way to avoid every bump in the remodeling road, having the right guidance can improve the trip. We asked top design and construction pros to share their best insights into every stage of the process. Phase 1: Before You Begin You’ve heard the old saying “Measure twice, cut once”? Turns out it’s good advice for the renovation process: The more time you spend planning, the more smoothly the project is likely to run....