Creative tips

I spent three weeks last year staring at a cracked plastic soap dish in my rental bathroom, thinking about permanence. Concrete has this weird reputation—people

Small spaces have this way of making you feel like you’re living inside a very expensive shoebox. I’ve spent years walking through cramped

I used to think rustic design was just about throwing some antlers on a wall and calling it a day. Turns out, the whole thing is way more layered than

I used to think Hollywood Regency was just about throwing gold everywhere and calling it glamorous. Turns out, the style—which emerged in the 1930s when

I never thought I’d spend a Saturday afternoon obsessing over concrete door stops, but here we are. The thing about making your own concrete door

I used to think small apartments were just punishment for being broke in your twenties. Then I spent three months in a 280-square-foot studio in Brooklyn—a

I spent three weekends staring at my bathroom wall, trying to figure out where exactly I’d gone wrong with the towel situation. The thing about industrial

I used to think powder rooms were just awkward little boxes where you stashed guests when they needed to escape your dinner party for three minutes.

I used to think painting directly on floors was something only design bloggers with trust funds attempted. Turns out, the entire concept of a painted rug—stenciling

I used to think chaise lounges were just fancy couches for people who wanted to look sophisticated. Then I moved into a studio apartment in Brooklyn—one