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Lauren has six years of experience writing and editing home improvement content. She covered lifestyle, DIY, design and cleaning at The Spruce for five years and contributed home improvement pieces to ...

When Somia Mourad first walked into the Minneapolis home that she would buy, she saw dark-stained oak woodwork mixed with white woodwork on much of the main level. In the kitchen, three different wood ...