Creative tips

I used to think bold floor patterns were the sort of thing you only saw in hotels—you know, those massive lobbies with black-and-white checkerboard marble

I used to think gallery walls were just for people with too much time and a label maker. Turns out, the psychology behind curating a wall of images—whether they’

I used to think Egyptian design was just about pyramids and gold—turns out, it’s way more complicated than that. The thing about ancient Egyptian

I used to think ombré was just for hair salons and Instagram walls. Turns out, furniture painters have been stealing the gradient trick for years—and honestly, it’

I used to think my spare bedroom would make a perfect office until I spent three months with a crick in my neck from a lamp positioned exactly wrong. Here’

I used to think staging a ranch property was basically impossible. The acreage alone makes it ridiculous—you can’t exactly throw some throw pillows

I used to think bohemian style was just about throwing colorful pillows everywhere and calling it a day. Turns out, the whole thing is way more layered

I used to think beige was the coward’s choice for home staging—until I watched three buyers compete over a supposedly ‘boring’

Eastern light is weird—softer than you’d expect, but also more insistent. I spent three months last year trying to figure out why a morning room

I used to think spa bathrooms were just about expensive marble and those rain showerheads that never quite live up to the brochure. Turns out, the science