By playing with color, the types of paint brushes you use, and the location of an accent wall, you can turn any room in your home into a DIY statement piece.

This is why I got really excited when I saw this floral-patterned memory board on Target's website. It's an arched collage ...

The walls were bare and painted a dull grey colour. But she soon turned things around, painting the banister black, adding a warm beige paint to the walls and a luxe runner along the stairs.

From baby boomers to Gen Xers to millennials, American professionals used to have a somewhat common trajectory. Young adults graduated, moved to the city and rented a basic apartment. Eventually ...