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Ready to add a bit of retro flair to your bathroom design? We’ve rounded up our favorite midcentury bathroom ideas to help inspire your own space. 1. Use a Wood Vanity Update a wood sideboard for a bathroom vanity that suits the era. Tapered legs, clean lines, minimal ornamentation, and brass fixtures make this a staple piece for any midcentury bathroom. The rich wood stands out against white tile on the floor and walls to make the vanity the focal point of the room....

Editor’s Tip: No special tools are required to make that white stripe. Simply toss half of the raspberries in a bag with powdered sugar, then alternate them with the rows of red berries. A pastry bag of vanilla icing can help you make the stars on the blueberries. Editor’s Tip: Top the cake with fresh raspberries to make a festive red, white, and blue dessert. Editor’s Tip: For an extra crackle of heat, add a pinch of cayenne pepper to the batter....

Buy It: 16 Color Matte Acrylic Paint Value Pack, ($12, Michaels) Buy It: Daisy Border Punch ($17, Joann)

Buy It: Bormioli Rocco Shot Glasses ($12, Bed Bath & Beyond)

Test Kitchen Tip: Shred any leftover meat and fold it into frittata batter for brunch the next day or stuff into rolls for sandwiches for lunch or dinner.

Buy It: Wilton Baking Pan with Cover ($13, Target) Buy It: Wilton Cake Pan ($11, Walmart) Buy It: KitchenAid Hand Mixer ($55, Target)

After taking out the drawers, prime and paint the drawer fronts. Using your tools, block off a geometric pattern. To get this tonal look, we used three shades of the same color and applied them at random to the drawer fronts. Another secret to this dresser’s success? We alternated directions and flipped the pattern upside down on adjacent drawers. Once your paint is dry, reinstall the drawers and admire your handiwork....

Test Kitchen Tip: Get ahead of the kitchen chaos by making it the day before and refrigerating until bake time.

Buy It: Martha Stewart 4-Quart Dutch Oven ($164, Macy’s) Buy It: Rao’s Basil Pesto ($6, Target)

Buy It: Crock-Pot Slow Cooker ($40, Target) Test Kitchen Tip: Rhubarb not in season? Replace fresh rhubarb with 1½ pounds frozen cut rhubarb for the sauce. Buy It: Lodge Dutch Oven ($100, Target) Buy It: Cuisinart Skillet ($23, Bed Bath & Beyond)

First, press leaves between the pages of a book. When the leaves are completely dry, place a pressed leaf (or two or three) between two pieces of glass. (Have the pieces cut to the desired size by a local glass cutter or home improvement store.) Finally, wrap colored linen book cloth tape around the edges of the glass to secure. Editor’s tip: Heavy jars make fantastic bookends.

To install:

Learn How to Make Your Own Upholstered Headboard Learn how to make this simple tufted headboard. Tip: When using a wraparound headboard, be sure to pull your nightstand out from the wall a few inches. If it’s pushed too far back, you may lose sight of your alarm clock as you lie down at night. DIY Headboard Ideas

Bonus: They’re an easy addition to any deck railing. Hanging planter tip: Firmly anchor tall planters by pounding a stake into the ground and setting the hollow lamp base over the stake or by drilling holes in the base and sinking stakes through the holes and into the ground. Love the look but don’t have an old wastebasket around? Find a wire wastebasket of preferred height at a home store....