Inspirations, Guides, How-tos
Honestly, sometimes making an emerging design trend feel useful in the real world rather than just some hoity-toity notion dreamed up in design fantasyland seems like an insurmountable task. Blissfully, today is not one of those days. The trends that have emerged from this year’s Paris Déco Off, one of the most iconic annual interior … Read more
You probably don’t think much about fabrics except when some need arises in your home. Then a well-meaning employee talks to you like you absolutely know the difference between two shades of white or two fabrics like, for example, velvet and chenille. That said, most of us have responded to velvet and chenille with something … Read more
Unapologetic. That’s the word. You know that person at a party or even the grocery store who’s just rocking their own vibe? Between their clothes and way of being, they’re unapologetic. Not flashy. But clearly comfortable in their own skin. In interior design, that looks like a piece of furniture that’s seemingly overdressed for the … Read more
Tiny lights dance through curtains canopying a walkway. Chairs look elevated, not incidental. Table settings positively pose for pictures. And on a cushy bench beside the dance floor, two grandparents hold hands and beam as their grandchildren waltz by. Wedding season is fast approaching. And there’s such a difference between a wedding that feels like … Read more
Are you like this, too? Spring brings out something unreasonable in us. As the world starts springing to life, something inside bursts with an urgent “I’ve gotta be me!” energy. We start itching to be outside, looking at backyard spaces and seeing something more than a backyard — a destination. Spring has a positively Mad … Read more
You long ago accepted that your sofa is your dog’s favorite spot to flop after a long walk. And you long ago accepted that your favorite reading chair is also Her Highness’s (aka, your cat’s) throne. You’ve even grudgingly accepted that the moment you turn off your vacuum cleaner there’s somehow already more fur floating … Read more
You’re calling it a night, moving through your house, locking up, checking the stove, shutting off lights. Looking around as you go, you’re wishing there was more life in your vibe. It’s like your home needs a touch of zhuzh and the kind of “drama” that turns a space from a beige background character to … Read more
We’re juuusst about there. The time for opening windows and opening wide for a big satisfying stretch and sigh is nearly here. Spring beckons. And with it the internal pull to reconsider our lives and the spaces in which we live them. To refresh and renew things. Long a season of discovery (or rediscovery), this … Read more
Cocoon Bedrooms: The Design Trend Made To Help You Rest And Restore Apparently, winter has decided to linger a bit longer (we’re looking at you, Groundhog). After what’s already been a rollercoaster of unprecedented wintry challenges, this does not thrill us at all. However, there are those times when natural events seem to conspire to … Read more
By now, Groundhog Day — the movie — may be more famous than Groundhog Day, the holiday. Kinda for good reason. A quick refresh, Groundhog Day is the story of an arrogant, self-absorbed weatherman (Bill Murray) sent to cover the annual Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Lo and behold, he finds himself stuck living … Read more