A teal, rectangular, wide chest of three drawers on slender legs features a lively floral patterned wallpaper on the drawer fronts. The wallpaper features branches of a lemon tree on a white background. In addition to lemons and leaves are turquoise hummingbirds and occasional fantastical stylized flowers. Gold horizontal drawer pulls match the chest's brass rolling feet. A brass swan sits on the chest and is filled with a small topiary plant. A white modern lamp rests on the left side of the chest. To the left is a vintage dining chair over which a softly textured cream-colored throw is draped. The background is a white-painted wood-paneled wall. The floor is covered in grey ceramic tiles with a faux woodgrain finish.
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Off-the-Wall Wallpaper Projects

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Decorative wallpapers can add beauty to your home in a variety of ways. Sure, you can paper a wall with them. But have you considered the other surfaces in your home that would look marvelous covered in fun, elegant, or soothing wallpaper? Here are a few of our favorite off-the-wall wallpaper ideas. Wallpaper the Ceiling […]

An airy open-plan home with tall ceilings, white walls, pale beige stone floors with seagrass carpets, bleached wood coffee table with pale blue pots and baskets on top, beige and white striped sofa, basketry on floor, taupe kitchen cabinetry, a beaded chandelier, and in the distance, an open grand piano.
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Coastal Interior Design

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Maybe you’ve spent a weekend in a beachside retreat and thought, “I wish I could live like this all year long.” But what is it about that coastal cottage life that most appeals to you? The great views, the sounds of the sea, the quality of the light? Perhaps you love the relaxed colors, weathered […]

A pale blue upholstered sofa with many smallish matching throw pillows. The walls are a darker shade of teal. A black metal round side table is in front. Behind are a minimalist dining table (wood on top on a black metal frame) and gold leather-upholstered dining armchairs. On the dining table is a large amber glass vase filled with long leafy branches. Over the table hangs a chandelier of golden cylinders hanging at varying heights.
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The Best Coastal Style for Your Home

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When you think of coastal homes, what regions and home styles come to mind? There are as many types of coastal home style as there are coastal regions. Take time to consider what seaside settings feel most beautiful and comfortable for you. For example, you might create a relaxed and elegant modern Polynesian, Caribbean, or […]

The interior of a Japanese tea house. Multiple layers of sliding wooden doors and rice paper and wood Shoji screens are open, showing a room with a low tea table through the first set of doors, and a Japanese maple in a garden through the second set. Tatami mats cover the wood floors. A large blue glazed ceramic pot in the foreground is topped by a metal tea kettle on a stand.
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Japanese Interior Design

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Traditional Japanese interior design is widely popular and much admired. This uncluttered and minimalist style emphasizes tranquil and airy spaces filled with light. Japanese design tends to be understated and calm, which lends it a serene elegance. Rooms are simply but carefully decorated. Proportion and harmony guide the placement and number of design elements. Subtlety—a […]

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

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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 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

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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 […]