Danielle Blundell

Home Editor

New York, NY

Danielle Blundell is AT's Home Director and covers decorating and design. She loves homes, heels, the history of art, and hockey—but not necessarily always in that order.
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!
Danielle Blundell
May 25, 2023
This Small Detail Can Make a Kitchen Look a Little More Expensive
And it can be budget-friendly, too.
Danielle Blundell
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.
Danielle Blundell
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."
Danielle Blundell
Jan 28, 2023
6 Trends Home Editors Are Tired of Seeing
And what they’d replace them with.
Danielle Blundell
Jan 11, 2023
5 Ways to Personalize a Tiny Kitchen, Without Making It Feel Cluttered
According to design experts.
Danielle Blundell
Dec 28, 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.”
Danielle Blundell
Aug 27, 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.
Danielle Blundell
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!
Danielle Blundell
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!
Danielle Blundell
May 15, 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.
Danielle Blundell
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.
Danielle Blundell
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!
Danielle Blundell
Mar 12, 2022
Before & After: A Cold, Dark Kitchen Gets a Warm, Designer-Approved Makeover
Before & After
This kitchen was almost a dealbreaker!
Danielle Blundell
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!
Danielle Blundell
Mar 2, 2022
Before & After: A Designer Gives Her Own (Very) Dated Kitchen a Warm, Minimalist Redo
Before & After
The new kitchen is neutral and serene.
Danielle Blundell
Feb 5, 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.
Danielle Blundell
Jan 29, 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.
Danielle Blundell
Dec 29, 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.
Danielle Blundell
Nov 24, 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!
Danielle Blundell
Nov 13, 2021
This Kitchen (and Bathroom!) Design Trend Can Make Your Space Feel Extra Special
Tips from The Kitchn
One word for you: schluter.
Danielle Blundell
Oct 19, 2021
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.
Danielle Blundell
Aug 30, 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?
Danielle Blundell
Aug 26, 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?!
Danielle Blundell
May 7, 2021
Before & After: A Boring, Small Cook Space Gets a Bold Redo from Instagram’s Most Famous Kitchen Designers
Before & After
That bold green, though!
Danielle Blundell
Apr 18, 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.
Danielle Blundell
Mar 7, 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!
Danielle Blundell
Nov 14, 2020
Before & After: You Won’t Believe This Luxe Kitchen Reno Was a DIY Job
Before & After
It's seriously so impressive!
Danielle Blundell
Nov 1, 2020
This Grocery Store Is Secretly the Best Place to Get Flowers and Small Plants
Shopping
It's like Trader Joe's German cousin. (And nope, it's not Aldi.)
Danielle Blundell
Aug 24, 2020
These Stylish Storage Solutions Are Like If IKEA and Urban Outfitters Had a Baby
Those drawer dividers are especially exciting!
Danielle Blundell
May 26, 2020
7 Scandinavian Lighting Tricks to Help You Beat the Winter Blues
Tips from The Kitchn
It's not bright and sunny in Scandinavia all the time, but you wouldn't necessarily know it.
Danielle Blundell
Feb 21, 2020
The 10 Best Gifts for All Your Loved Ones Celebrating December Birthdays
Shopping
Don't lump these birthdays in with the holidays!
Danielle Blundell
Nov 30, 2019
7 Cult-Favorite IKEA Pieces That Definitely Live Up to the Hype
Shopping
And not just because they're inexpensive!
Danielle Blundell
Nov 5, 2019
The 10 Best Gifts for Anyone Celebrating a November Birthday
Shopping
Consult this list before you start your holiday shopping.
Danielle Blundell
Nov 3, 2019
8 Amazon Products That Look Way More Expensive than They Actually Are
Shopping
No one has to know you didn't pay an arm and a leg for those chairs!
Danielle Blundell
Oct 9, 2019
The 10 Best Gifts to Buy for Your Friends and Family Members Celebrating an October Birthday
Shopping
We turned to a ninth-generation astrologer to guide us!
Danielle Blundell
Sep 30, 2019