Decorating: Animal prints gone wild
You have to know how to incorporate animal prints in the space. Take caution because there is a fine line between trendy and tacky.
Interior Design
Layering is the insider secret to decorating a room that takes your breath away
Even in contemporary architecture and interiors where minimalism reigns, there are layers of details, albeit restrained.
Design: Black Christmas trees become trendy in 2020
With a still-raging pandemic, millions out of work and food pantries inundated, a black tree seems like the perfect symbol for our plagued 2020. But for black-tree lovers, it’s not a symbol at all. It’s a stylistic choice, one that devotees say is classic, glamorous and extremely versatile.
What we’re loving: The ‘Gray Flannel’ Christmas collection at McNamara
McNamara describes Gray Flannel as “contemporary and monochromatic” as well as “trendy and upscale”—and we totally agree.
What we’re loving: The Parker side table at RG Decor
Small side tables are especially fun if they make a bit of a statement on their own. And so is the case with this solid iron end table made by Classic Home and sold for $239.
The Art of Design: Be bamboozled
To this day, posh places from Beverly Hills to Palm Beach seem to enjoy the relaxed sense of luxury that crafted furnishings of bamboo, rattan and caning bring.
What we’re loving: Botanical prints from FiveThirty Home
These vintage-style prints with their rustic frames would fit right into today’s popular farmhouse decor. But they’d look just as good in a more traditional home, especially in a small powder room, entryway or laundry space.
A confession from an organizer: My home isn’t picture perfect
The organizing process is not about perfection; it’s about consistently keeping your home in order, so you can relax and enjoy it.
Q&A: Daun Curry on how to design your dream bathroom, big or small
Interior designer Daun Curry, a graduate of the Parsons School of Design, freelanced as a stylist before opening her own New York design firm in 2009.
Decor: Give your bedroom a boost
Almost any headboard can be revamped with either paint or fabric. If your current headboard is mainly made out of wood or metal, paint is your first go-to solution.
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.
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?
New art and design shop to serve in-person, online customers
Up to now, the business has primarily served architects and designers in bigger markets. Also this week: Lou Malnati’s, Dave & Busters, Godiva Chocolatier, Nesso, Jiffy Lube.
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.”
Art of Design: Shipping container homes are gaining traction
Shipping container homes and buildings have gained traction in the last 10 years as people search for an alternative to traditional building methods and look for recyclable, durable products.
Strategies to help make online furniture shopping less daunting
Before getting started, know the space you are working with. Carefully measure the room and think about volume.
Fewer slacks, more sweats: Organizing your pandemic wardrobe
At this point—with no end in sight to the global pandemic—it makes sense to adapt our closets and dressers to our current lifestyle and to (sadly) acknowledge that pieces of our pre-pandemic lives are not returning anytime soon.
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.