You might think of storage cabinets as utilitarian. But designers are forever fascinated with how a simple cupboard can be built, dressed and adorned in ways that showcase craftsmanship and inventiveness.
When the vast majority of your life is happening within the four walls of your home, every square foot counts. So the past two years have inspired some serious, space-saving creativity.
“Everybody all of a sudden was just surrounded by their environment, just sort of thinking, ‘If I’m going to be spending this much time here, I really want it to be great quality space,'” says interior designer and HGTV host Vern Yip.
Home, as we know, has become more central to many of us during the pandemic, and that means outdoors as well as in. This holiday season, designers and retailers have suggestions for updating window, door and yard decorations.
In normal times, new trends in home design and home decorating bubble up simply because it’s time for something different...
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police on Wednesday said they arrested a firebrand television news anchor and charged him with abetment to suicide in connection with the 2018 deaths of an interior designer and the designer's mother...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ann Getty, a longtime benefactor of the arts and culture in San Francisco who married into the storied Getty family, died Monday...
Without warning last spring, millions of parents found themselves working from home while their kids attempted to do schoolwork under the same roof...
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Sharing a home with someone you love can be wonderful. But decorating together isn't always easy, especially when your tastes aren't the same.
If one partner loves filling every space with mementos and the other is clutter-averse, who gets their way...
When home designer and builder Marnie Oursler talks with clients about building their dream homes along the Delaware coast, their No...
Home decor accessories can make great hostess gifts or holiday gifts, but how do you choose something you know the recipient will want...
Setting a gorgeous table for a holiday meal doesn't have to be expensive or difficult, says interior designer Elizabeth Stuart...
For keen serial redecorators, it's time to start thinking about an autumn refresh.
This fall, interior designers say there's demand for eclectic styles, interesting prints, rich hues and warm textures...
Ask Elizabeth Stuart Design founder Muffie Faith about how to decorate around a backyard pool and she'll answer you with a question of her own: How are you going to use it...
It's easy to design a gorgeous master bathroom if you have a huge budget. But with the right choices, says interior designer Gabriel Anderson, you can have an exceptional master bath without overspending.
Lighting a room seems simple: Plug in a lamp or flip a switch.
Not so fast.
"Nothing enhances a space more than a thoughtful lighting plan," says interior designer Most people don't start out with a messy closet. Even when a closet is carefully organized at the beginning, however, it might not take long for order to turn to chaos...
Designers often talk about the perfect "outdoor living room" — a deck or patio that combines the comfort and style of indoor decorating with the pleasure of relaxing outside...
Looking for an easy way to organize a messy bookshelf? You might consider turning all the spines backward.
Yes, the backward bookshelf is one of the easiest ways — albeit, not too functional — to clean up a hodgepodge of texts.
Edith Wharton, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author famous for novels set in the late 19th century, also wrote an influential book on interior design, long considered a sort of bible of American decorating.
Holiday decorating is all about adding a bit of cheer and sparkle, a task made easier by the recent popularity of all things metallic. With winter's shortage of daylight, the sheen of metallic furnishings, fabric and decorative pieces can add a dose of the brightness and warmth so many of us are seeking.