Creative tips

The first time I walked into a Santorini-inspired apartment in Brooklyn, I thought someone had accidentally left their walls unfinished.

I used to think Spanish colonial architecture was just about grand cathedrals and whitewashed walls. Then I spent three weeks in Asunción, wandering through

I used to think copper pipe racks were just for people who couldn’t afford real furniture. Turns out, I was completely wrong about that—and about

I used to think Argentine interiors were all about those sprawling estancias with leather everywhere. The Immigrant Wave That Rewrote Argentina’

I used to think mid-century modern furniture was just another design trend that would fade, like subway tile or industrial lighting. Turns out, I was completely wrong.

I used to think barn doors were just for, you know, actual barns. But here’s the thing—somewhere between 2015 and maybe 2018, they infiltrated every

I used to think concrete was just for driveways and sad parking garages. Turns out, concrete—specifically the finer, more workable cement mixes—has this

I used to think townhouses were just narrow boxes stacked on top of each other, like some kind of architectural afterthought. Turns out—and this surprised

I used to think tassel garlands were the kind of thing only professional party planners bothered with. Turns out, making your own is surprisingly therapeutic—and

I used to think furniture arrangement was basically Tetris with couches. Turns out, when you’re staging a home—trying to make strangers fall in love