5 Pseudo Splurge-y Things Our Editors Secretly Love and Buy Over and Over Again

Even if you mind your dollars wisely, sometimes it just makes sense to spend a little bit more on something you truly love. Splurging on a household essential that you will use every day, or adding a few high-quality, high-impact items to your living room, might make you feel a twinge of guilt, but there's also a whole lot of satisfaction there, budget-be-damned, and no apologies required. (Not to mention, pricier items often last longer than their cheap counterparts.) I asked the Apartment Therapy team to share their own recent "guilty pleasure" purchases, and why they decided to spend a little extra on themselves.

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Is it OK to Wash Cleaning Supplies and Clothes Together? We Have the Answer

You know how it goes — it's been a minute since you did a load of laundry, so you roam the house scooping up soiled clothes. When you happen upon the moist dish rags in the sink and the cleaning cloths you recently used to wipe down the counters, you toss those in, too. Hey, we've all done it. But is it even OK to wash your cleaning supplies and clothes together?

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Inside Tyra Banks' Pacific Palisades Mansion, Just Sold For $4 Million

Talk about the ultimate fall cleaning. Former fashion model and entrepreneur Tyra Banks recently offloaded another one of her Pacific Palisades homes that she bought four years earlier. The America's Next Top Model host sold the four-bedroom, five-bathroom for $4 million, which is only slightly less than the $4.25 million she asked for when listing the posh pad back in May.

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Here's What Changes in Your Kitchen When You Move in with a Significant Other

Moving in with your significant other can be a weighty next step in your relationship (or one taken lightly to save on rent), but no matter how seriously you take it, it's going to affect how you work in the kitchen. If you were living solo before, it could be a bit of a shock to the system to share this busy space with another being. And even if you're used to roommates, it's a totally different animal to share the kitchen with someone you love romantically.

When my now-husband and I moved in with each other, our kitchen was so small that we literally couldn't fit in there at the same time, which lead to quite a few discussions about logistics at dinnertime!

Here's what changes in your kitchen when you move in with a significant other.

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Before and After: The Owners of This Kitchen Chose Storage Over Sunlight

The owners of this home have lived with—and loved—this kitchen for years, and considered just doing a few minor upgrades, but when they realized that this might be their forever home, they decided to make some major changes so that they'd love this room even more—for many years to come...

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These Amazon Dining Room Buys Are Great for First Apartments–And Beyond

When it comes to buying furniture, some pieces stay with you for a year or two, and some for a lifetime. But when it comes to buying furniture on a budget, more can fall into the former camp. And while some inexpensive options might be required to get started while you save up for more investment pieces, it's also nice when those inexpensive pieces can grow with you. We recently teamed up with Amazon to curate first apartment essentials, and our goal was to provide a selection of items that you could buy now and still use for years to come if you wanted.

With the dining room, we went with understated pieces that are great for pizza night to even hosting your first Thanksgiving–and beyond. Here are some of our favorite pieces:

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A Colorful & Quirky Apartment...in a Basement! — House Tour

Name: Chad
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Size: 968 square feet (90 square metres)
Years lived in: 6 years, owned

A quirky sense of decor (and bold color scheme) instantly draws you in and makes you want to explore this playful Cape Town home. Chad, a young freelance designer, director and entertainment consultant cleverly transformed his parents' basement into a gorgeous apartment.

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