Creative tips

I used to think lanais were just fancy screened porches until I spent three months researching outdoor living spaces and realized—wait, they kind of are

I used to think nursery design was one of those things you did once—paint the walls powder blue or soft pink, add a crib, maybe a rocking chair, and call it done.

I used to think concrete was just for driveways and brutalist architecture, but then I saw someone’s mantelpiece. The monogram letters sitting there—heavy

I used to think accent chairs were just miniature sofas without the commitment, honestly. Then I spent three months helping my sister furnish her Brooklyn

I used to think wallpaper was something your grandmother had in her dining room—the kind with faded roses that smelled faintly of must and regret. But here’

I used to think you needed thousands of dollars to make a bathroom look like it belonged in a design magazine. Turns out, that’s not really true—or

I used to think furniture was just—furniture. You buy a couch, it gets worn out, you replace it with another couch from whatever store has a decent sale that weekend.

I used to think window sill planters were just for people with too much time and a Pinterest addiction. Turns out, building a DIY planter box for your

I used to think billiard rooms were just about the table. Turns out, I was wrong—or at least incomplete in my thinking. The best billiard rooms I’

I used to think staging a living room meant shoving furniture against walls and calling it a day. Turns out, the whole point—at least according to every