Color is the most defining design element in a room. Colors can make a room appear cold and institutional or warm and inviting. (Shutterstock) Color is the most defining design element in a room. Colors can make a room appear cold and institutional or warm and inviting. Choosing colors for […]
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Open-concept living spaces—like in this condo in the Blum building—offer different decorating challenges than formal living rooms did long ago. (Photo courtesy of Everhart Studio) The living room has historically been an over-decorated room used mainly to receive and impress visitors. This room was a status symbol for outside guests, […]
A media room is a welcome and desirable addition to many homes, but once you decide that you do want a media room, how to go about achieving your goal may seem elusive or complex. There are endless ways to design an effective media room, so the most important factor […]
A relaxation room is designed to imbue a sense of peace and tranquility, giving its visitors a mini vacation from the bustle of a busy or stressful day. Everything from the colors on the walls to the accessories in the room plays a role in creating this peaceful environment. Calming […]
Metro Creative COVID-19 has brought changes to everything, and home design is no exception. Experts are expecting to see lasting impacts on everything from the materials we use to the rooms we prioritize. Check out these and other noteworthy trends: Houses over apartments: Many people who live in condos or […]
“I wanted us to come home to simplicity and peace, a place that is both elegant and timeless,” she says. For a couple who loves to entertain and socialize, living in a small, gated community of close-knit neighbors, the kitchen naturally became a focal point of a phased remodel that […]
Amazon has made its augmented-reality shopping tools more powerful, now letting you create full rooms of AR furniture when planning out what to buy. © Provided by CNET Amazon’s Room Decorator lets you look at multiple pieces of AR furniture at the same time. Amazon The e-retailer in 2017 started […]
Large rooms can feel cozier by separating them into smaller spaces with room dividers. This, however, is only one way you can incorporate room dividers into your home design. Not only are there a large variety of decorative room dividers to suit almost any decor, there are also many assorted […]
Amazon is offering its Rivet Modern Media Cabinet for $192.96 shipped. Today’s discount delivers $107 in savings and beats the lowest price we have tracked by $32. This unit features a white finish paired with dark wood to usher in a striking design. Owners will find a total of three […]
Aesop once famously said, “familiarity breeds contempt.” Thanks to the pandemic, which has resulted in people being stuck in their homes for the past six months, there has been a little too much familiarity of late. People are yearning for a change of scenery. No problem. Wallauer Paint & Design […]
@beataheuman In order to see this embed, you must give consent to Social Media cookies. Open my cookie preferences. Interior architect and product designer Beata Heuman got her start working for Nicky Haslam. She now has a style all of her own, with a penchant for warm colours, bold prints […]
The inaugural Kips Bay Dallas 2020 Decorator Show House is finally here, and it’s full of natural wonder, globally inspired spaces, and luxurious safe havens that are reflective of these uncertain times. Rich earth tones and a vast array of textures offer a friendly “howdy” to the rustic charm of […]
In recent years, brown anything in a living space was considered by some arbiters of decor as drab and outdated. But this fall the hue is back in favor, in part because of the unsettled, anxious state of the world. “Brown traditionally makes people feel comfortable and safe, and those […]
It’s harvest time and farmers are busy. Meanwhile, all this talk of people quitting the city for country life may create another potential harvest for rural dwellers and home hunters with a sense of adventure. The Irish countryside is awash with barns and sheds that may no longer be in […]
Brigette Romanek, one of Los Angeles’s buzziest new design talents, is entirely self-taught. Yes, you read that correctly. Her first interior project began as a favor to a friend, and, after realizing her true passion lay in telling homes’ stories through carefully curated design, Romanek Design Studio was born. “I […]
The Week Ex-Pence adviser and White House Coronavirus Task Force member endorses Biden: ‘It’s country over party’ Olivia Troye, Vice President Mike Pence’s former homeland security and counterterrorism adviser and his lead staff member on the White House Coronavirus Task Force, is a lifelong Republican who says after seeing up […]
Location: Phoenix, Arizona © Matt York/AP/Shutterstock Year built: 1967 Load Error Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright Specs: 3 beds, 3 baths, 3,095 square feet, 1.32 acres Price: $7,950,000 Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright just before his death in 1959, the house commissioned by Norman and Aimee Lykes in the suburbs north […]
A photo from Houston interior designer Marie Flanigan’s new book, “The Beauty of Home.” A photo from Houston interior designer Marie Flanigan’s new book, “The Beauty of Home.” Photo: Julie Soefer A photo from Houston interior designer Marie Flanigan’s new book, “The Beauty of Home.” A photo from Houston interior […]
There is an upside to spending more time at home: researching your dream house, down to the cabinet handles. To decipher what dream home means in a global-pandemic world, Mansion asked the editors of three house-centric websites—Houzz, Decorilla and The Real Houses of IG—to identify their most popular images from […]
The economic reforms of 1991 opened the Indian economy to the global business for the first time. The year was also tumultuous as it saw the collapse of the Soviet Union, an event that caused great economic stress to the Russian business ecosystem. Around the same time, in 1993, Hardesh […]