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An enormous indoor swimming pool that reflects the millions of blue and gold mosaics on the walls and ceiling above the pool. Also reflected are tall pedestal lamps surrounding the pool, and white roman statues.

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Want to Live Like Royalty? Maybe You Already Do!

Modern technologies, techniques, and materials make homes more functional and comfier than palaces of the past. Today’s commoners live better than most royals throughout history.

July 1, 2024July 7, 2024 by Laura Grey

A kitten plays with a feathery toy hanging from a cat tree.

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When Pets Scratch Furniture and Floors

Q: My cat and dog are wrecking my home! My dog gets the zoomies every evening and tears across my wood floors like he’s on fire. In just three months, he’s scratched the floors up where he makes hairpin turns around the stairwell and in front of the doors. My cat is well on her […]

May 9, 2024May 9, 2024 by Laura Grey

Four dogs sit on a living room floor in furry dog beds.

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Best Upholstery and Flooring for Homes with Pets

Here are tips on choosing upholstery, flooring, pet doors, and other furnishings for homes with dogs or cats.

May 8, 2024May 13, 2024 by Laura Grey

A large canopy bed with a simple dark wood frame coordinates with other similarly stained wooden elements around the room: a low fluted credenza, walnut paneling above the window at back and behind the bed, and framed paintings. A large wooden bench at the foot of the bed with taupe and cream upholstery and pillows matches the bedding. A large creamy textured rug sits on a wooden floor.

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2024 Interior Design Trends

Looking to freshen up your home with something new and intriguing? Despite the recent “mob wife” design trend that features bolder, blingier attire and decor, the bigger overall trend this year is for subtler, classic, low-key luxury. Here’s a round-up of top 2024 interior design trends in furnishings, colors, materials, and decor from major designers […]

February 24, 2024February 25, 2024 by Laura Grey

A painting from 1875 by Gustave Caillebotte shows three shirtless men working on the floor of an empty Haussmann-style Parisian apartment building. They are in the midst of planing the floor, scraping up curls of wood before refinishing the floor for a new tenant.

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Parisian Interior Design

Trying to describe French interior design is daunting—it’s a bit like trying to describe French cuisine or French fashion. Its history is long and varied, its influence is far-reaching, and the variety of substyles is enormous. To get us started, here is an overview of one of the most influential and popular French styles—Parisian interior […]

February 15, 2024February 17, 2024 by Laura Grey

A man and a woman wearing work clothes review something on a tablet while standing in a room undergoing renovation. A bare bulb hangs from the ceiling over their heads.

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Home Remodeling for Accessibility: A Success Story

This is the second of three articles on how to remodel your home for greater accessibility. The first article in this series focuses on the first stage—how to plan accessible renovations. This second article features a renovation success story about a real-life remodel undertaken by Jody and Drew Yarborough, a Californian couple who renovated their […]

December 5, 2023December 28, 2023 by Laura Grey

A view of Wright's studio complex from the sidewalk shows a sseries of low horizontal walls of brick, concrete, and wooden shingles topped by planters designed by Wright. In the center rear is a taller octagonal wooden building that contained the drafting room and the vault that held his blueprints.

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Decorating Tips from Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright (1867 – 1959) is often described as the greatest American architect of the 20th century. But he was much more than an architect. He designed furniture, stained glass windows, tiles, ceramic blocks, sculptures, and decor. Wright thought of his buildings as environments in which every element should work together to create a […]

August 27, 2023August 27, 2023 by Laura Grey

A four-poster bed hung with white fringed linens sits at left. A caned two-seat bench sits at the foot of the bed on a wide-planked floor; a white chamber pot sits on the floor at the foot of the bed. At right are walls covered in bright, cheery leaf-patterned wallpaper in greens and whites, a double-hung window with white shutters, and white wainscot. Below the window is a window seat. Caned side and arm chairs matching the bench sit along the right wall. An antique highboy chest sits in the back right corner.

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The Delights of Historical House Museums

When I visit a new region, one of the first things I want to know is where to find the historical house museums. They’re full of beautiful old treasures and architectural choices I’d never find elsewhere. Houses tell us fascinating stories about their place in history. Guides or placards explain what you’re seeing and what’s […]

July 26, 2023December 5, 2023 by Laura Grey

A view of the contents of a dishwasher as seen from above. At left is the top utensil drawer filled with an antique silver-plated serving fork, a modern Oneida Michelangelo pattern dinner fork, an a cut crystal knife rest. At right is the lower rack of the dishwasher which holds two Mikasa Chatsworth vintage cut crystal wine glasses.

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Is It Safe to Put Crystal and Silver in the Dishwasher?

Q: I’ve always heard that you should never put silver, crystal, or china in an automatic dishwasher. Now I’m reading that newer dishwashers and modern detergents are safer for sterling silver, silverplate, crystal, and delicate china. Is it really okay to wash these things in a dishwasher? A: Modern dishwasher technologies and designs, and today’s detergent formulations, make […]

July 14, 2023July 27, 2023 by Laura Grey

A brightly colored runner made of squares of patterned Kaffe Fassett fabric designs rests on a wooden coffee table in fa family room. A plate with a potted plant sits on the runner. Behind the table is a teal sofa with a bright patchwork pillow in similar colors (teal, orange, purple, turquoise). Another large plant sits next to the sofa in front of a window.

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Shop Your Home for Fresh Decor

Looking for exciting free decorating ideas? Want accessories or furnishings that match your style and palette, but won’t cost you anything? If you need fresh ideas and want a new look instantly, just shop your home. You probably already have some great pieces sitting in a cupboard, hiding on a shelf, or shoved in a […]

June 30, 2023July 5, 2023 by Laura Grey

A shadowy dining room with very high ceilings features dramatic dark colors and lighting. Gold caged metal light fixtures give an industrial touch as they hang from the high white ceiling over a gunmetal grey round table with a thick, ridged matching round base. Around the table are low lounge chairs in soft grey velvet on dark wood legs. At the back is a wall of tall grey flat-front kitchen cabinets against a black wall. Below those is another bank of cabinets in white. A grey island stands in front of the countertops. Flanking the tall entrance to the kitchen behind the dining area are a pair of wooden wall treatments, each featuring about a dozen very high, thin, matching vertical planks of darkly stained wood affixed to the wall, like a small area of dramatic paneling.

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Kitchen and Dining Room Furniture

Q: I need new dining furniture, and I’m getting overwhelmed by all the seating options. I thought I knew what I wanted, but then I noticed some great benches and banquettes, and now my fiancé wants to have a concrete-topped eat-in kitchen. What should we know before we choose our kitchen and dining room furniture? […]

June 20, 2023June 21, 2023 by Laura Grey

A close-up of a cluster of swirling decorative art glass pieces by glass artist Dale Chihuly. The glass vessels have uneven shapes and swirls of color mixed into the glass and creating patterns that look much like large jellyfish, but in bright colors—orange, green, yellow, brown, and black.

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2023 Interior Design Color Trends

After nearly a decade of grey upholstery, pale woods, and all-white kitchens, color and warmth are returning to home interiors in a big way. We’ve reviewed the color forecasts of dozens of interior designers, style journalists, paint retailers, color consultancies, and furniture companies to learn about the big color trends of 2023 (as well as […]

June 14, 2023July 7, 2023 by Laura Grey

Many Arne Jacobsen Series 7 pale bent-wood chairs arrayed in offset lines seen from above, all with a white floor showing between the many chairs

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Scandinavian Interior Design

Scandinavian interior design is a functional and minimalist style. It combines sleek, simple geometric forms with organic shapes using natural materials. Scandi style emphasizes the beauty of decorative elements like wood and glass by adding unexpected curves or textures. The Nordic countries represented by Scandinavian design all have much in common regarding materials, colors, shapes, […]

June 13, 2023June 21, 2023 by Laura Grey

A detail of a room with a white painted chair rail papered with a busy large floral featuring passionflowers, ivy, yellow poppies, and various other flowers on a medium teal background. The flowers are dark blue, yellow, pink, and soft pinky white, and the leaves are mostly olive green. A modern geometric floor lamp with gold cylinders and a white disc is at left; a touch of a curved navy chair can be seen at lower left. A green plant is at lower right.

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Bold Floral Wallpaper

Q: I’ve been looking for a wallpaper pattern for my entryway. Now that bold floral wallpaper is trending, I’m tempted to go with one—I think an oversized floral could look amazing. But is it just too loud a statement to greet people with as soon as they walk through the door? And is it likely […]

June 12, 2023June 21, 2023 by Laura Grey

A low, wide teak armchair with a caned back sits on a tiled verandah surrounded by a white painted rail on spindle posts supported by a tall white column. Blue and grey pillows sit on a grey rug on the tile floor. An Indian-style hexagonal side table topped with books and a coffee cup sits net to the teak chair, which is topped with a white pillow. White planters filled with tall green palms sit behind the chair on the verandah. Tall green trees surround the porch.

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Can Teak Wood Be Sustainably, Ethically Sourced?

Teak is a long-wearing hardwood that resists water and rot. It has long been the wood of choice for top-quality outdoor furniture and yacht decking. However, much of the teak wood on the US furniture market is illicitly sourced from Myanmar, the Southeast Asian country once known as Burma. In 2021, Myanmar’s democratically elected government […]

June 9, 2023July 2, 2023 by Laura Grey

Highlights from the IKEA Nytillverkad collection are displayed in a room-like set. The set has a back wall that looks like a white tile wall. The floor is mint green. The wall at right is pale pink and has a bold orange window frame. The baseboard on the back wall is bright red. Furnishings displayed on the floor and on a plywood platform at the center include a round royal blue rug; end tables in mint green, dark blue, orange, lavender, and black; coat racks in yellow, black, and lavender; stools with pale wood seats and lavender, mint, or tangerine legs; blue and white diagonal striped fabric and pillows, yellow and white striped pillow; and a length of fabric with swirly Matisse-like leaf patterns in various bright colors from the collection on a pale blue background. This pattern also appears in pillows and on a tray.

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IKEA’s Colorful New Nytillverkad Collection

When a brand with IKEA’s enormous worldwide influence makes a big design statement, the world listens. At Milan Design Week in April, IKEA announced Nytillverkad, the company’s newest range of furnishings. With the IKEA Nytillverkad collection, the Swedish design giant celebrates its 80th anniversary by reimagining an assortment of its iconic designs. The range of […]

May 31, 2023June 7, 2023 by Laura Grey

A young woman sits on the floor and leans against fuchsia wall looking pensively out her window

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Getting Past the Fear of Change

Home renovation shows are all about “The Reveal”—that magical last act when home owners see the glorious completed renovation. They laugh, they cry relieved tears, their grinning kids jump for joy. Everybody loves the new furniture, wallpaper, flooring, and windows. They talk about all the fun they’ll have in this shiny new space, and laugh […]

January 14, 2023February 21, 2023 by Laura Grey

A square patchwork quilt with 25 appliquéd patches featuring flowers, birds, cornucopias, and a ship on a quilted white background. All around the quilt is a zigzagging green leaf and red flower border.

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Decorating with Quilts and Patchwork

Patchwork is an art form born out of economic necessity. People of many cultures reused fabric scraps to save money and scarce resources. Patched clothing and patchwork quilts provided both warmth and beauty. Nowadays, decorating with quilts and patchwork is more often a style choice than an economic need. Antique and vintage quilts are highly […]

January 9, 2023March 9, 2023 by Laura Grey

A well-dressed woman with carefully curled hair and a lace collar over her yellow dress, focuses on the making of lace. She handles several wooden bobbins of thread over a lace pillow that rests on a wooden stand.

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Decorating with Lace and Macrame

Lace, a textile used mainly to decorate clothing or home furnishings, was traditionally created by hand by highly skilled girls and women. Technically an openwork fabric, lace was invented around the 15th century in Europe. Though usually considered a clothing adornment, especially for wedding dresses and lingerie, lace often appeared in curtains, on pillows, and […]

January 4, 2023March 9, 2023 by Laura Grey

A little girl with dark hair and a purple dress holds an orange bottle of bubble solution and holds a bubble blowing wand up to her face. She blows into the wand, creating a cloud of bubbles. Behind her is an out-of-focus grassy lawn.

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Is Your Home’s Air Dangerous?

March 14, 2023April 2, 2023 by Laura Grey

A rustic, lumpy cement pot holds a branch of eucalyptus leaves and sits on a rustic wooden chest. Also on the chest is a brass tray with two books, a bronze bell resting on the books, and a wrought iron candleholder with five lit votives. A linen-covered sofa sits behind covered with several textural pillows, one that looks like a section from a Turkish or Southwestern brown and cream rug, the other a woven rust and white texture.

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Modern Farmhouse Interior Design

February 27, 2023February 20, 2024 by Laura Grey No Comments

Contemporary, rustic, yet bright and clean—modern farmhouse style is one of today’s most popular decorating options. It combines reclaimed woods, neutral colors, natural materials, and rich textures to create open, homey, serene spaces. While it has some similarities to country, cottage, or earlier versions of farmhouse style, it largely replaces color and pattern with texture […]

A farmer in a blue cap and jacket and tan pants walks away from us through a wheat field on a sunny day in Provençe. He walks away from a crumbling brick wall and some red flowers toward an ochre farmhouse with blue door and windows. A bright aqua sky above has pink ad white clouds. The farmhouse is surrounded by olive trees and mounded haystacks.

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French Country Interior Design

February 6, 2023April 13, 2023 by Laura Grey No Comments

French country has long been a popular interpretation of French interior design style. Though related to the English cottage and American farmhouse styles, its exteriors may be more rustic. However, its interiors are often more sophisticated and spare than those in English-speaking countries. French country interior design is less casual and soft-edged than the related […]

Stained glass window showing a view of a bay with a large rock at right, and purple wisteria vines hanging from the top and along the right side

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Let’s Talk About Taste and Style

February 3, 2023April 13, 2023 by Laura Grey No Comments

In the worlds of fashion and interior design, a few individuals wield great power. We look to them to find out what’s considered correct, attractive, and stylish. These tastemakers are lauded for their supposed innate understanding of what is good, what works, what matters aesthetically. Followers look to them for ideas or approval regarding taste […]

A woman in a wheelchair is in a kitchen with a platter of bruschetta on her lap. Her stylish itchen has white cabinet, grey counters that look like rustic wood, and floors that look like rustic white planks with stripes of bright colors but are probably tiles. The cabinets have accessible horizontal drawers instead of cabinet doors.

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Universal Design

February 2, 2023April 13, 2023 by Laura Grey No Comments

Making life more equitable and safe for people with disabilities is an essential goal of any ethical culture. Most of us believe improving accessibility benefits society as a whole. Naturally, we want all people to feel safe and comfortable navigating their surroundings. What we may not realize is that nearly all of us experience disability […]

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