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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Should Curtains Touch the Floor? We Asked Top Experts on the Best Way to Hang this Window Treatment
The answer to 'should curtains touch the floor' is finally revealed and there's much to learn about this small but very significant design feature
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5 Things People With Expensive-Looking Front Yards Have That You Can Achieve on Any Kind of Budget
The secret to creating a front yard with luxurious curb appeal is all in the finer details, say these landscape designers
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5 Planting Tricks That Will Make a Small Front Yard Look Bigger — And Grow Your Home's Curb Appeal
A small front yard doesn't mean you need to hold back with your landscaping, and these ideas will help yours feel bigger than it is
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"Natural" Front Yards Are the Trend for Prettier Landscaping That Doesn't Rely on Lawn for Curb Appeal
Drifts of planting that feels organic and wild, yet under control, is what the most design (and environmentally) conscious homeowners want for their front yards now
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The Best Met Gala Looks as Interior Design Trends — What This Year's Looks Say About Decorating in 2024
Fashion and interiors are inextricably linked, so it's no surprise some of the best looks at this year's Met Gala feed into the trends informing our homes right now
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"Edible Front Yards" Are the Landscaping Trend That Give Growing Vegetables a New Curb Appeal
Front yard vegetable gardens don't just provide a space to grow your own produce, they can look great, too
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5 Outdoor Lighting Tricks People With Well-Lit Yards Always Use — They'll Make Your Yard Look 100 Times Better
Elevating your yard at nighttime is easy if you know how. We asked the experts for their little-known tips that will make outdoor lighting more purposeful and look better
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This Interior Stylist Has Picked the Most Aesthetic Home Tech Products of the Moment — 'No More Tech Eyesores!'
If you think making your home smarter means filling it with ugly gadgets, think again. There's a growing number of pleasingly aesthetic choices out there, says this stylist
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5 Before and After Backyard Makeovers That Transformed Basic Outdoor Spaces With Brilliant Design
These backyard makeovers see characterless patios, terraces and more overhauled by modern, stylish ideas
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5 French Design Rules That Will Help Your Home Feel as Chic as a Parisian Townhouse
We asked Parisian interior designers for the secret to what makes their designs feel so effortlessly stylish — these are the rules they live by
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5 Hardscaping Mistakes to Avoid That Are Making Your Yard Feel Uninviting
We asked professional landscape designers for their biggest mistake when it comes to patios, paths and more — here's what they told us
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5 Differences Between Parisian and American Homes That Might Just Surprise You
An American interior designer in Paris explains how spaces differ across the pond, and what we can learn about channeling Parisian chic
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This is the Most Common Kitchen Color Mistake People Always Make, These Designers Agreed
Color is an important decision in the process of your kitchen design, and one that's not easy to change once you've made it. Here's how designers ensure they get it right
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10 Beige Kitchen Ideas That Prove This is Still *the* Color Trend for Cabinets
Calming, warm neutrals aren't going anywhere any time soon — and these beige kitchen ideas show how to use them in a modern way
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What Kind of Vanity Makes a Bathroom Look Bigger? 4 Ideas That'll Flatter a Small Space's Size
If you're designing for a small bathroom, choose one of these vanities that will help emphasize your room's dimensions
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10 Genius Hidden Storage Ideas That'll Help Conceal Clutter and Keep Your Home's Eyesores Out of Sight
Keep your home clear from clutter with clever ways to disguise these hidden storage ideas into every room
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5 Simple, but Genius Bathroom Layout Tricks That Will Make Your Space Work so Much Harder
Small switches to how you lay out your bathroom that help make the most of a small space
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How Can I Make a Shaker Kitchen Feel More Modern? 5 Twists to Make This Classic Style Feel Fresh
This kitchen cabinetry classic might be timeless, but there are ideas interior designers are choosing for a more modern look
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What's the Most "Modern" Kitchen Cabinet? This is the Style Replacing Outdated High Gloss Units, say Designers
What type of kitchen cabinetry should you choose for a "modern" kitchen? Glossy flat doors are out, and this style is in instead, say these experts
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6 Things That are Making Your Kitchen Look Cheap, and How to Fix Them According to Designers
Kitchen not giving the luxurious feel you want from it? One of these 6 common pitfalls might be making it feel less expensive than it actually is
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"Double Dishwasher" Kitchens are Going Viral — Here's Why Both Organizers and Designers Love Them
A professional organizer and kitchen designer give their thoughts on the trend for doubling up on dishwashers
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11 Incredible Extractor Hood Ideas That Will Elevate Your Kitchen Design
A beautiful extractor hood idea is the crowning glory for a kitchen design, and these 11 each elevate their respective schemes
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5 "Dream Kitchen" Features That People are Asking for in 2024, According to Designers
This is what people are asking for in their dream kitchens right now, according to the interior designers we talked to
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5 Clever Small Laundry Room Storage Ideas You'll Want to Copy for Your Own
They may well be the smallest room in the house, but laundry rooms can be the hardest working with the right storage playing its part
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