Design Inspo from the 2025 Kips Bay Show House in NY
Touring a designer show house is always enlightening—both to discover things youloveandto learn what youdon’t likein ...
Maximalist decor--because less is a bore!
“More is more and less is a bore!” declared fashion and textile maven Iris Apfel, quoted in the Paris Review,and w...
Learning from design legend Lillian August
For design followers of a certain age, the 1970s and ‘80s were dominated by two women who brought the English country...
A wish granted: a design makeover for a summer porch.
Nicole Regan’s Christmas wish was simple: to reupholster the faded cushions on her family’s screened-in porch. The cu...
Bring your walls to life! How five designers used wallpaper to add personality to their homes.
Wallpaper is having a wow moment—and when you see the new designs, textures, colors and special effects that are avai...
New year, new bedroom: Ideas to refresh your master space.
If your bedroom needs a refresh or an upgrade, here are six ways to bring some love to an often neglected space. Bec...
The Joy of Decorating - Part II
Can decorating your home actually bring joy? Yes! We know from personal experience—and from decades of customer tes...
The Joy of Decorating - Part I
The word “joy” is having a moment—from organizational expert Marie Kondo’s mantra that everything in your life should...
Revival Projects—Part II
From ottomans to chairs, benches to sofas, reupholstery can totally transform furniture, whether fine antiques, famil...
Design Ideas From The Kips Bay Show House
It’s always enlightening to tour a designer show house—especially if it’s thegrand dameof them all, the Kips Bay Show...
How Do You Create A Fabric Collection?
The Calico stores recently launched a new fabric collection,Retreat, from Echo Design.Calico’s Jan Jessupwanted to kn...