Accent walls have been a reliable way to add color to a room for decades, and they are as polarizing as they are popular. Some homeowners swear by a bold painted wall, while others see the look as dated. Interior designers who work with accent walls every day land somewhere in the middle. The wall […]
The holiday season brings a familiar choice: buy new decorations every year, or open the boxes your parents and grandparents stored in the attic. Designers are answering with a clear trend. Vintage and sentimental holiday decor is back in style, and the most interesting holiday homes blend old and new pieces instead of starting from
Every December the same question comes up: how much holiday decor is too much? The answer has less to do with quantity than with judgment. Designers who review seasonal styling agree that a handful of recurring items can make a home look dated or cluttered within minutes, while a restrained arrangement of quality pieces reads
The bathroom has moved from a purely utilitarian room into a space for personal expression, and the vanity is the piece that anchors the design. Unlike wall paint, a vanity is a permanent fixture, and repainting it is not always easy or even possible without a full refinishing job. That permanence is why homeowners and
Throw pillows are the fastest way to change how a sofa looks, but the styling is easy to get wrong. Interior designers aim for three to five pillows in varied sizes, shapes, and textures, and the mix of materials does the heavy lifting. Upsizing inserts by two inches makes pillows look fuller and more luxurious,
The holidays fill a house fast: wrapping paper, new gifts, extra food, and decorations that take a month to put up and a weekend to take down. Minimalists clear the aftermath immediately, keeping only what earns its space, before the clutter becomes the new normal. The weeks after the holidays are also the best shopping
A living room without a plant can feel flat, but a room scattered with mismatched pots feels cluttered. The middle ground comes from placement rules: group plants in odd numbers, vary heights and textures, and give every plant a job. Start by choosing species that fit each room’s conditions; a room-by-room selection guide helps you
Scandinavian bedrooms are calm, uncluttered spaces outfitted with minimal decor and cozy design elements. Clean lines, neutral color palettes, natural wood, functional layouts, and a less-is-more approach define the style, which makes it a dependable choice for a restful room. Scandi interiors are not a monolith, though; even the most minimal rooms include hand-crafted details,
Window treatments are the most visible layer of any room, and they date faster than almost anything else in the house. A treatment that looked current five years ago can make a whole space feel stuck in the previous decade. Designers recently polled on 2026 interiors keep coming back to five styles that have reached
The countertop is the first surface your eye lands on when you walk into a kitchen, and its color sets the tone for everything around it. A slab that photographs well in a showroom can read entirely differently in your own light, and several colors that once seemed like safe neutrals now come across as
