Creative tips

I used to think you had to choose between a home that looked like a West Elm catalog and one that didn’t smell like a kennel. Turns out, that’

I used to think greenhouse kitchens were just for people with too much money and too little sense, but then I walked into one in Portland last spring and—honestly—I got it.

I used to think wraparound porches were just something you saw in movies about the South, those big sweeping structures where people sipped lemonade and

I used to think staging a living room was about making everything look like a hotel lobby—pristine, untouchable, vaguely soulless. Then I spent three months

I never thought much about dining rooms until I had to sell one. Here’s the thing: staging a dining room isn’t about making it look like a

I used to think outdoor furniture was just about picking something that looked nice on the patio. Then one summer, after leaving a supposedly “

I used to think Jamaican design was just about throwing red, yellow, and green everywhere until it looked like a Bob Marley poster exploded.

I used to think color blocking was just for clothing—you know, those aggressive 1980s sweaters your aunt kept in storage. Turns out, furniture painters

I used to think repurposing furniture was one of those things people only did in carefully staged Instagram photos, with perfect lighting and zero dust.

I used to think focal points were just designer speak for “put a big couch here.” Turns out the science behind how our eyes move through a