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When they start thinking about making design changes to their homes, many people focus on the obvious: switching up the wall paint color or maybe adding a new decor piece like a light fixture. But have you ever considered the importance of adding texture to your space?

Texture is the antidote to a room that’s feeling flat and monotonous, especially in utilitarian spaces like the bathroom.

This week’s five trending decor looks pulled from Instagram exemplify how to introduce texture into your bathroom. Scroll on for these ingenious ways the design world embraces texture, plus suggestions on how to get the look in your own home.

1. Polish pottery sink

To bring more warmth and texture into a space, there’s no better place to start than with handmade ceramics that are known for their perfectly imperfect composition. We love the ceramic sink in this post by @cozywonderspots that’s inspired by Polish pottery.

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A massive estate with a tricked-out treehouse sitting on nearly 120 acres in Franklin, TN, is this week’s most popular home on Realtor.com®.

Located about 20 minutes south of Nashville, this luxury home first hit the market last fall for $16 million. The price has since been reduced to $10 million. Built in 1997, the 18-room mansion features Greek Revival architecture and its very own party barn.

Other homes that made the popularity list include a former funeral home in Wisconsin, an Ohio ranch house with roof shingles in the kitchen, and a Georgia residence with a 360-degree observation deck.

For a full look at this week’s 10 most popular homes, keep on scrolling.

At the International Builders’ Show, exhibitors offered mini prefab houses, kitchens ‘like Swiss Army knives’ and other strategies for dealing with a constrained market.

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An iconic, midcentury modern house with a parabolic roof is on the market for the first time in decades.

The Garcia House on Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles soars 60 feet into the air and seemingly floats among the trees.

This residence may be familiar to some, as it was featured on the big screen in 1989’s “Lethal Weapon 2”.

“It was designed by world-renowned architect John Lautner,” says Weston Littlefield, who is co-listing the property with Aaron Kirman and Dalton Gomez, all with AKGRE.

The debt-burdened company notified regulators in December of plans to raise up to $100 million through a public stock offering.

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Indra Nooyi, consistently ranked one of the world’s most powerful women, is bidding farewell to her fabulous, waterfront Miami home. The list price: $12,400,000.

The trailblazer successfully helmed PepsiCo, the mammoth food and beverage entity, as chairperson and CEO for 12 years.

She has since moved on to join corporate boards and share her business acumen globally. So when she needs to relax after a long day, it won’t be happening in this Miami condo anymore.

The five-bedroom, 6.5-bath space—one of 98 units in the nearly 7-year-old high-rise—is spread over 4,800 feet and features a modern interior with crisp finishes and crystal-clear ocean views.

The 40-person team, formerly of Coldwell Banker, has also brought on its Northern California office located in the Berryessa neighborhood of San Jose to Corcoran Icon Properties.

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Dreaming up a home remodel is easy, but budgeting for one can be way more challenging than it seems.

Most homeowners have their sights set on a room or section of the house they’d like to revamp. And plenty of folks play it loosey-goosey with overall decor planning, relying on a Pinterest board or (if you prefer to keep it old school) a collection of pages torn from design magazines that perfectly capture the vibe we hope to one day achieve.

But a kitchen renovation or a backyard landscaping project comes with many moving parts, and determining exactly how much money is needed to fund those improvements can be tough to calculate.

Not sure where to start? Follow this four-step guide to help you set your home renovation budget.

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Forget Netflix. The buyer of this historic building in small-town Minnesota also gets a three-screen movie theater. It possibly means movies on demand—in an actual theater.

“The listing is the theater,” says listing agent Jenna Vikse, of Jane Vikse Real Estate, when asked what’s included with the sale of a 12,454-square-foot building dating to 1937.

While the theater takes top billing, the structure also includes four apartments and two retail spaces. In late September, the property was listed for $1 million.

“A couple bought it a few years ago when it was in really bad shape and restored it,” says Vikse about the building. Among the updates is the welcome addition of in-floor heating.

Strong job numbers spark fears that the Fed will need to stick to its guns and continue to raise rates and keep them elevated for some time to fight inflation.

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Property brothers Jonathan and Drew Scott know that kitchens and primary suites often garner the most attention during a renovation. But on the latest “Brother vs. Brother,” they prove that it’s those extra spaces that can truly make or break whether a home makes a lasting impression.

On the episode “Extra Spaces Showdown,” the Scott brothers redesign the extra bedrooms, bathrooms, and laundry space.

“The final spaces of the house are key,” Jonathan explains. “It’s one thing to make kitchens and main suites look phenomenal, but bringing the extra rooms to the next level takes a lot of hard work and creativity.”

Their efforts will be judged by Egypt Sherrod and Mike Jackson of “Married to Real Estate,” who know plenty about boosting a home’s bottom line as the winners of Season 3’s “Rock the Block.”

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For the third time in four seasons, the Kansas City Chiefs are prepping for the Super Bowl.

We’ve previously covered their homes thanks to their appearances in football’s supreme showcase in 2020 and 2021, so what’s left to be said about the real estate of these AFC overlords?

MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes hasn’t made any huge moves to add any properties to his extensive portfolio, but there’s quite a bit of property we’ve yet to uncover when it comes to the homes of the Chiefs. And with consistent roster churn a fact of life in the NFL, there are a few new characters in town making a splash in the luxury housing market.

Chiefs owner Clark Hunt has also remained stable at his mansion in the heart of Dallas’ ritziest neighborhood. But we’d be remiss if we neglected to mention where the Hunt family likely stays when they’re in Kansas City: a three-bedroom apartment built right into Arrowhead Stadium:

As mortgage rates have dropped from a roughly 7 percent peak, buyers can now buy homes about 84 square feet larger than those they could purchase in October with a $3,000 monthly payment.