Lauren Oster

New York

Freelance Writer and Editor at Freelance

writer / editor / stalwart. instagram: lmo_nyc. website: https://t.co/qKJcTwwG0H.

Articles

The Best Antique and Vintage Shopping Destinations Across America

4 days ago | hgtv.com | Lauren Oster

Next Up June 24, 2025 We asked pros around the country to share their favorite local destinations for secondhand finds, then we created the ultimate road map for design lovers. Day trip, anyone? Price and stock could change after publish date, and we may make money off these affiliate links. Learn more.
The 11 Best Things to Do in Paris, According to ‘Castle Impossible’ Hosts Daphne and Ian Fig

3 weeks ago | hgtv.com | Lauren Oster

Daphne Fig has a lifelong relationship with Paris: As a girl, she’d travel from California to France to visit her beloved grandfather at Château de Lésigny, the historic property outside the city that he’d purchased in the 1980s, and revel in all things French.
These 1980s Interior Decorating Ideas Are Popular All Over Again

1 month ago | hgtv.com | Lauren Oster

Next Up May 29, 2025 The latest retro revival is all about the live-out-loud ‘80s, when decor extremes were extremely cool. Designers are revisiting the decade’s greatest hits — and their contemporary takes outdo the originals. Price and stock could change after publish date, and we may make money off these affiliate links. Learn more. Photo: Nick Sorenson. From: THELIFESTYLEDCO.
All About Mike Jackson

1 month ago | hgtv.com | Lauren Oster

As an accomplished builder, entertainer, television host and devoted family man, Mike Jackson is committed to inspiring audiences and his community with both his expertise in the construction and renovation world and what he’s learned as a husband and father. He's currently the co-host of HGTV’s Married to Real Estate with his wife, real estate entrepreneur Egypt Sherrod.
Egypt and Mike’s Clients Went From a Tiny NYC Apartment to a Million-Dollar Atlanta Dream Home

1 month ago | hgtv.com | Lauren Oster

Next Up This picture-perfect renovation project — in which the dynamic duo helped transplants like them kick off their huge new life — is what Married to Real Estate is all about.
Trending, Designer-Approved Beach House Color Palettes

1 month ago | hgtv.com | Lauren Oster

Next Up May 12, 2025 We’ve combed the shores for trending, designer-approved exterior paint options that make coastal curb appeal a breeze. Price and stock could change after publish date, and we may make money off these affiliate links. Learn more.
Can Scientists Harness the Magic of Mushrooms to Clean Up Polluted Landscapes?

1 month ago | smithsonianmag.com | Lauren Oster

Researchers and grassroots activists are working with fungi to restore damaged environments Ever since the HBO series “The Last of Us” hit screens in 2023, people have grilled Danielle Stevenson with their fears over a mushroom-induced dystopia. On the show, a fungus mutates and sparks a global zombie apocalypse, and as a scientist who studies fungi and how they can actually help society, Stevenson is ready to assuage their concerns.
'Castle Impossible': Is There Secret Treasure Buried in the Chateau?

2 months ago | hgtv.com | Lauren Oster

High school sweethearts Ian and Daphne Fig were in the process of settling into a tiny home in California and thinking about starting a family when, as Daphne put it, they “got this huge baby!” That “baby” is the 500-year-old Château de Lésigny, a historic property about 15 miles outside of Paris that her grandfather purchased in 1981, spent decades rehabilitating, then bequeathed to Daphne upon his death in 2020.
Tour Alison Victoria and Michel Smith Boyd’s ‘Rock the Block’ Season 6 House

2 months ago | hgtv.com | Lauren Oster

For all their combined experience, Alison and Michel were nevertheless in for surprises. A second team of veterans — Season 4 competitor Jonathan Knight (Farmhouse Fixer) and his brother and bandmate, Jordan Knight, who served as a judge in Season 3 and pitched in on Jonathan’s Camp Revamp property flip — rounded out the slate of veterans. Kamohai and Tristyn Kalama of Renovation Aloha and Chelsea and Cole DeBoer of Down Home Fab arrived to compete as rookies.
Tour Chelsea and Cole DeBoer’s 'Rock the Block’ Season 6 House

2 months ago | hgtv.com | Lauren Oster

This is their first design competition, but hardly their first rodeo. The ‘Down Home Fab’ stars brought cowboy-contemporary style with Sioux Falls, South Dakota heart to HGTV’s biggest bragging-rights brawl.