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Danielle Blundell

Executive Director of Home at Apartment Therapy

I oversee all our coverage of home decor, including decorating ideas, design trends, designers, layout options, small spaces solutions, and shopping.Maplewood, NJ

About Me

As Apartment Therapy's Executive Home Director, I head up our decorating, trends, and designer coverage. I studied Media Studies at the University of Virginia and Journalism at Columbia and snagged my first internship and assistant job at This Old House magazine over a decade ago, where I discovered my love of vintage design — and that writing about it could be a career. I was Home Editor at Family Circle magazine and the Lifestyle Director of Rachael Ray Every Day magazine before joining Apartment Therapy full-time in 2019.

In addition to my editorial duties, I’ve worked on Apartment Therapy’s award-winning Small/Cool NYC experiential event since its inception and am super passionate about discovering new designers, brands, and decorating ideas to share them far and wide — no gatekeeping here!

When I’m not writing, editing, or doing market work, you can find me thrifting near and far, spending the afternoon at an art museum (I'm starting to build my own original collection!), or attempting to fix up and decorate my new-to-me 1928 home.

My pronouns

she/her/hers

I'm an expert in

  • design trends
  • art
  • budget ideas

My education

Columbia University (MS in Journalism); University of Virginia (BS in Media Studies and Art History)


Latest Stories

I Gave a Designer $100 to Spend at Anthropologie — Here’s What She Bought
Shop like a pro at this dreamy store.
Oct 13, 2024
I've Seen Hundreds of Kitchens, & This Is My All-Time Favorite Hack
It's so simple yet so stunning!
Aug 11, 2024
I Tried the “60/40 Rule” to Lay Out a Room, and I’d Absolutely Use It Again
It's 10/10 in my opinion!
Jul 11, 2024
My Mom’s Place Mat Tip May Be the Best Thing to Happen to Your Bedroom Decor
Protect your bedside table in style!
May 26, 2024
9 Brand-New Kitchen Products That’ll Make Your Life So Much Better
All the best picks from this year's Inspired Home Show.
Mar 22, 2024
The 9 Best New Kitchen Products of 2024 That Will Make Your Life So Much Easier
If you missed the Kitchen & Bath Show (KBIS), we've got you covered with these top picks and highlights.
Mar 8, 2024
The 10 Hottest Kitchen and Bath Trends Taking the Design World by Storm in 2023
Straight from the biggest kitchen and bath trade show in America!
May 25, 2023
This Small Detail Can Make a Kitchen Look a Little More Expensive
And it can be budget-friendly, too.
May 22, 2023
Before and After: A Design Couple’s IKEA Hack Turns a Dated Kitchen into a Cherry Wood-Clad Stunner
This kitchen is seriously unrecognizable, but still fits in with the rest of the home.
May 18, 2023
Before and After: This Old Kitchen Gets a Santa Monica-Meets-Sussex Update
“It has to do with the color palette, the openness of the space with the vaulted ceilings and French windows, and the trees and sunlight."
Jan 28, 2023
5 Ways to Personalize a Tiny Kitchen, Without Making It Feel Cluttered
According to design experts.
Dec 28, 2022
These Limited-Edition Dinner Plates Are Super Cute (and Help to Support a Good Cause)
Shopping
One-hundred percent of the profits go to funding new treatments for pediatric cancer.
Oct 14, 2022
Before and After: A Blogger Totally Transforms Her Kitchen into a Warm, Welcoming Cook Space
“The end result is a kitchen that feels so much bigger, more elevated, open, and inviting.”
Aug 24, 2022
This New Canadian Brand Makes Shopping for Stylish Home Decor an Easy-Breezy Experience
If you wish furniture shopping could be, say, "easy like Sunday morning," then direct-to-consumer company Sundays might be the brand for you.
Jul 8, 2022
Before & After: A Small, Dated Kitchen Gets a Bright, Scandi-Minimalist Glow-Up
Plenty of storage, lots of airy Scandinavian-inspired finishes, big windows to let in natural light, and a freestanding island with tons of counter space!
Jun 20, 2022
Before & After: A Designer Brings an Unexpected Pop of Green to a Relaxed, Coastal Family Kitchen
Before & After
It's beachy yet sophisticated!
May 15, 2022
Before & After: A Designer Gives Her Own (Very) Dated Kitchen a Warm, Minimalist Redo
Before & After
The new kitchen is neutral and serene.
May 9, 2022
Before & After: A Dated, Hodgepodge Kitchen Becomes a Bright and Airy Cook Space
Before & After
The new space is a white-on-white minimalist kitchen.
May 1, 2022
Before & After: A Small, Dated Kitchen Gets Opened Up and Offers a Fresh Start for a New Mother
Before & After
The designer touches make the kitchen look super luxe.
Apr 3, 2022
Before & After: Brass Accents and a Fun Tile Backsplash Bring This Dated Philly Kitchen Back to Life
Before & After
A more functional layout helps, too!
Mar 12, 2022
Before & After: A Cold, Dark Kitchen Gets a Warm, Designer-Approved Makeover
Before & After
This kitchen was almost a dealbreaker!
Mar 9, 2022
These New, Designer-Approved DIY Doors Will Make Your IKEA Cabinets Look Totally Custom
Tips from The Kitchn
We LOVE a good IKEA upgrade!
Mar 2, 2022
Before & After: A Dark, Cramped Kitchen Turns into an Airy Space with a Cute Breakfast Bar
Before & After
It's nice and open, but still has lots of storage.
Jan 25, 2022
I Doubled the Size of My Dish Drying Area with This Stylish Rack (Without Sacrificing Counter Space)
Shopping
It also serves as extra counter space when I'm taking stuff out of the oven.
Dec 23, 2021
Before & After: A Cave-Like Kitchen Becomes an Airy, Cook Space — Thanks to IKEA Cabinets and a $100 Backsplash Hack
Before & After
The backsplash isn't real marble, but it sure looks like it.
Nov 22, 2021
Before & After: A Sad Cook Space Turns into a Cool, Mid-Century Modern Kitchen
Before & After
The after doesn't even look like it could be the same space!
Nov 9, 2021
This Kitchen (and Bathroom!) Design Trend Can Make Your Space Feel Extra Special
Tips from The Kitchn
One word for you: schluter.
Oct 18, 2021
The Top 10 Gifts for Your Friends and Loved Ones Who Were Born in September
Shopping
Let astrology take all the guesswork out of shopping for a birthday present!
Sep 14, 2021
This Throwback Cabinet Trend Is Back — And You Can Hack It with Some IKEA Products
Trends
Why did these ever fade away in the first place?
Aug 23, 2021
7 Outdoor Trends That Are Going to Be Huge in 2021, According to Design Experts
Tips from The Kitchn
Inflatable furniture is coming back. Ready?!
May 7, 2021
Before & After: A Dated Kitchen Actually Ditches Its Covetable Island — And Now It’s Way More Functional
Before & After
Even though kitchen islands top most people’s wish lists, it was bringing the space’s functionality down.
Mar 2, 2021
Before & After: A Thrifty DIYer Turned This Bleak, Bare-Bones Cookspace into a Fully Functional Kitchen for Just $543
Before & After
This is the best makeover we've ever seen. ESPECIALLY when you consider how little she spent!
Nov 12, 2020
Before & After: You Won’t Believe This Luxe Kitchen Reno Was a DIY Job
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It's seriously so impressive!
Oct 30, 2020