Design: Here’s how to think about decorating your living room
An open-concept room is seemingly free of convention or traditional discipline. It is for this reason that one should tread cautiously when decorating.
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Design: Choosing the right color palette for a room
Selecting a specific color can be challenging. Where to start? I usually ask homeowners about personal preferences: What colors do they like to wear? What color is their vehicle? Any preferred childhood colors? What do different colors mean to them?
Walmart looks to airports as inspiration for new store layout
Walmart says it was working on a new store layout a year ago. But the pandemic accelerated those efforts as customers are increasingly focused on contactless shopping amid safety concerns.
Decor: English decorator Cath Kidston on creating charming rooms using color and pattern
“I like the notion that a room full of objects can be more soothing than a plain space, as the eye has something to rest on. I love color and print, but that being said I like a room that feels quite edited and tidy.”
Design: Create a cozy corner or decompression room to control stress
I recommend using—yes, brace yourselves—a reclining chair, comfortable chair and ottoman, or chaise lounge. If reading is your refuge, then a small reading light should definitely be paired with your seating. Add a small table with a drawer to put away your eyeglasses, keys and any media device such as your phone, tablet or laptop. These should be turned off. This is your time.
IBJ Podcast: Remodelers reveal what homeowners want in pandemic era
An architect, interior designer and design-build contractor discuss the sudden shift in priorities for the home, how much projects can cost and how crews get the work done in the middle of a health crisis.
The Art of Design: If you want to DIY your space, get a notebook
It doesn’t matter whether you consider this notebook a design journal or a project management tool or a running budget. It is all three.
Art of Design: Toning down that Tuscan look you once really wanted
Forget the colors of the sunsets, burnt oranges, browns and ochres of Italian villas. Repaint your home’s walls in neutral tones that will set the stage for a hip, contemporary vibe.
Art of Design: Loving an imperfect home
Almost everything that is wrong with a property can be fixed, remedied or even recycled so you end up loving your home.
Décor: Try using wallpaper in places other than on the wall
Wallpaper comes in and out of style but it’s currently experiencing a surge in popularity. Designer Joseph Pubillones says it can be used on more than just walls.
Decor: Inspired by her own divorce, a designer creates a formula for a home that heals
McFadden walked herself through a four-step plan to design a home where she could overcome the grief of her separation—and through the process, she learned how a space can heal and unlock potential.
If we’ll be learning and working from home this fall, August is the month to take charge of decluttering
Organizing can empower you and your family to take control of your immediate surroundings; ideally, it will increase productivity, lower stress levels and save money.
Art of Design: What makes a great vacation home?
Vacation homes should project the lighter side of life. Playful, comfortable, easygoing and casual are all good adjectives for a vacation home.
Art of design: Rules for decorating a dining room, especially in a pandemic
Cooking and dining at home has led to the rediscovery of the dining room.
Decor: Lightening up the house for summertime
Creating an inviting retreat needn’t require a complete redo of an entire room. Seek out a sunny corner or an underused space of any room.
Painting tips: A Q&A with color and Chalk Paint creator Annie Sloan
Sloan talks about painting floors, choosing colors, using stencils and blocking stain from coming through paint when transforming older furniture.
The Art of Design: Good things in small packages
Designing a small home has its challenges. But believe it or not, the opportunities that a small home can offer are amazing.
The Art of Design: Some commonsense advice for all areas of your home
Your home is not a museum, so mix your styles freely. If you layer a space with color, texture and an array of styles, your decor choices will have a much longer life and feel personal. Accessories are an affordable way to make sure a space doesn’t get locked into one period or thematic look. […]
The Art of Design: Stoned
Hippies and those who are spiritually inspired have always used stones in and around their homes, but now, due to their sparkling appeal, these stones have been incorporated into bowls, sculptures and even embellishments on uber expensive lamps.
Wanderlust woes? Décor ideas for the housebound traveler
Whether you’re wishing you were at a wilderness cabin, the beach or an exotic passport destination, designers and retailers are offering clever ways to bring the world into your quarantined home space.