Creative tips

I used to think matching dining chairs was some kind of unspoken rule, like wearing socks that coordinate or keeping your spices alphabetized.

I used to think staging a kids’ room was about making it look like a Pinterest board—pastel perfection, everything matching, zero evidence that actual

I used to think console tables were just fancy shelves for keys. Turns out, they’re one of those furniture pieces that can completely change how

I used to think curves in interior design were just about making things look softer, more feminine maybe. Why Our Brains Actually Crave Rounded Edges in

I used to think plant stands were just expensive furniture store impulse buys. Then I moved into a place with exactly one decent window, watched my monstera

I used to think carpets were just carpets. Then I walked into a dim-lit gallery in Baku’s Old City—Icheri Sheher, they call it—and saw a nineteenth-century

I used to think geometric accent walls were just another Pinterest trap—something that looked incredible in photos but would drive me slowly insane in real life.

I used to think wall paneling was something your grandmother had in her basement—the kind with fake wood grain that never fooled anyone.

I used to think home theater acoustics was just about buying expensive speakers and hoping for the best. Turns out, the room itself matters more than anything

I used to think exposed beams were just for rustic cabins—you know, the kind of place where you’d expect a moose head on the wall. Turns out, that’