Luke Arthur Wells
Luke Arthur Wells is a design writer, award-winning interiors blogger and stylist. He's created design content for some of the world’s top design brands, counting the likes of Tom Dixon Studio, Sonos, Jo Malone, Farrow & Ball and H&M Home as regular collaborators, from writing to shooting and styling products for their product campaigns and social media feeds.
His work has been featured in print and online in publications ranging from Domino Magazine to The Independent, Stylist, Grazia and The Sunday Times. He’s regularly been featured in Vuelio’s Top 10 Interior Blog list over the years, won the Best Creative Blog Award at the Amara Interior Blog Awards, and also judged the Sweetpea & Willow Blog Awards. He’s designed a sofa line with Swyft, as well as a custom paint color collaboration with COAT Paints.
He's a hands-on type of interiors expert too, contributing practical renovation advice and DIY tutorials to a number of magazines, as well as to his own readers and followers via his blog and social media. He’s adept at the art of the IKEA hack, and loves to mix low and high design in his interiors. He’s currently renovating a Victorian home in the UK, and loves to spend time pottering around in his small Mediterranean-inspired courtyard garden, which he designed and landscaped himself.
Luke trained at college as a stylist across fashion and interiors. For Livingetc, Luke covers design content, both inside and out of the house, and has an eye for discovering emerging trends.
Latest articles by Luke Arthur Wells
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25 Christmas Decorating Ideas That'll Make the Season Feel Magical
Be inspired by our Christmas decorating ideas to break with tradition this year and try a new style for the holidays
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How to Decorate a Christmas Tree — A Step-by-Step Guide That'll Make Crafting a Stylish Tree Easy
Where should I start? What order should I put on the ornaments? Here's the process to follow for decorating a Christmas tree
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Your Christmas Tree Doesn't Have to Be Expensive to Look Expensive — Here's How
Is your Christmas tree falling short of that luxe, designer look you envisioned? Here’s how experts elevate their trees to create a sophisticated, high-end feel
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How to Fluff a Christmas Tree — A Step-by-Step Guide to Fuller-Looking Faux Trees
Spend enough time prepping your Christmas tree before decorating it, says this interior stylist
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"I'm a Professional Christmas Tree Designer — These Are My 7 Secrets for a Better-Dressed Tree This Year"
When it comes to the designing the best-looking Christmas tree, you can take it from designer David Lawson on how to make an impression
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Entryway Ideas — 16 of the Very Best Entrances, and the Genius Design Tricks Behind Them
Create the warmest of welcome homes with inspiration from these spectacular designers' projects
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How to Arrange Throw Pillows on a Couch — 5 Simple Sofa Set-Ups an Interior Stylist Always Falls Back on
The combination of throw pillows you choose, and how you style them, can make or break your sofa. But there are some easy routes to choose, no matter your interior tastes
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10 Living Rooms With Dark Gray Sofas That Show This Couch Color Is a Real Style Chameleon
Charcoal-colored couches offer the best of both worlds when it comes to style and practicality, and these real rooms prove it
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The Future "It" Furniture Designs for 2025 All Share This 80s-Inspired Detail That Feels so Fresh
When it comes to dining tables, coffee tables, benches and more, designers are playing a balancing act with unusual forms and materials
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Less Stuffy, Less Formal — How the Big Seating Trends for 2025 All Point in This Uber-Comfortable Direction
Put your feet up, as homes go all in on deep, communal couches, window seats and nooks that make for the dream hang-out spaces
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5 Lighting Trends That Our Editors Think Will Be Everywhere in Early 2025
When it comes to planning lighting for an upcoming project, these are the fixtures it's hard to ignore right now
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9 Iconic Sofas That Design Savants Should Know by Name, According to the Most Stylish People We Know
From mid-century marvels to spectacular modernist designs, these are the design famous couches interior designers want you to get to know better
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It's Not Even 2025 yet, but I Already Know We're About to See the "Croissant Sofa" Everywhere
For the evolution of the trend for curved sofas, look to this breakfast food, say designers
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12 Hidden Door Ideas That Make Your Home More Minimalist by Concealing Passages and Storage
Designing "invisible" doors into your home can streamline a room and make it feel more luxurious
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8 Living Rooms With Leather Sofas That Prove This Material is Back in Style
I'd considered leather couches outdated, but these modern living schemes have put this textile back on my radar
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"Pit Sofas" Might Be the Coolest (and Most Comfortable) Take on the Sectional Right Now
This style of sofa is emerging in the most stylish hang-out spaces and media rooms. If you've got the space, it might be the trending alternative to an L-shape couch
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Iconic Lamps — 7 Timeless Classics Interior Designers Say Inspire How You Light Your Home Now
You might not be familiar with all of these icons of lighting, but they've inspired some of the biggest trends in how we illuminate our homes today
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9 Iconic Chairs That Every Interiors Enthusiast Should Know, According to the World's Best Designers
We asked this panel of revered interior designers the question: which designer chair do you consider an all-time classic? Here's what this panel, all part of the 1stDibs 50 for 2024, picked
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Should You Put Flooring Under Kitchen Cabinets? It All Depends on the Type of Floor, Say Professional Remodelers
The answer to whether or not flooring should run under your kitchen's cabinets is more technical than you might first expect
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The "Arched Cabinet" Trend is the Answer to One of Your Biggest Kitchen Design Dilemmas
To help avoid a cooking space that feels too "boxy", designers are making arched kitchen cabinets a focal point — here's how to get the look for yourself
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How Should You End a Backsplash on an Open Wall? 8 Approaches Good Designers Take
An unconsidered finish to your backsplash is a giveaway of a badly-designed kitchen. This inspiration from beautiful kitchen projects will help you figure out how to end a backsplash best
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Should I Put a Light Over My Kitchen Sink Window? This is the "Secret Weapon" to Elevate Kitchen Lighting
Your kitchen's task lighting can be as beautiful as it is practical if you put the right fixtures in the right places, say these experts
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"Wallpapered Doors" Are Trending — And It's the Answer to Making Your Home's Storage Look Beautiful
Turn built-ins into a canvas for bold, brilliant design, and create hidden spaces using magical murals and wallpapers
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Bookshelf Doors — Designers Love This Design for Hiding "Secret Rooms", and You Can Even DIY One
Whether you opt for a store-bought kit or want to do it yourself, bookcase doors are such a fun addition to your home
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