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6 Dark and Glamorous Paint Colors That Designers Are Choosing to Decorate With Right Now — Exact Brands and Shades to Copy in Your Home
Turns out, dark colors are the shortcut to glam interiors (without the glitz)
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11 Material Options for Your Bathroom Countertops — And How Interior Designers Use Them for Spectacular Vanities, Every Time
We asked the experts for their favorite bathroom countertops, and here are their top picks you're going to want in your 2026 reno ideas
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This Is How to Decorate Your Christmas Table Like a Pro — 16 Ideas From Interior Stylist-Decorated Spaces for the Ultimate Festive Feast
Full of fun and festive flair, these festive table settings are decorated by interior stylists and are favorites from the Livingetc archives
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I Think This 1930s Trend Is One of the Biggest Influences on Contemporary Design Behind the Scenes — Meet 'Streamline Moderne'
From chrome curves to porthole windows, every detail has a "clean, almost nautical quality to it"
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The Zeitgeist Edit — The Design Moments an Editor Is Talking About in November
As the year heads to its conclusion, this month's hotlist features some exciting new brick-and-mortar interiors offerings, designer apartments, and even a source to buy faux flowers
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Don't Have Space for a Dedicated Coffee Nook? Don't Worry — Here's How a 'Coffee Drawer' Can Look Just as Custom, and Clears Away Clutter Completely
Just because you're running low on counterspace doesn't mean you can't have a dreamy caffeination station
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6 Common Kitchen Mistakes When You've Got a Peninsula That Designers Warn Against, And What You Should Be Doing Instead
These small design missteps can limit your kitchen peninsula’s potential, so here's how to make it both beautiful and brilliantly functional
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10 Tiled Fireplace Ideas That Will Warm Up Those Cold and Crisp Winter Nights, In Style
From nostalgic zellige browns to the clean lines of modern curves, these tiled fireplaces turn the hearth into a forever focal point
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This Trend Forecaster Says Every Home Needs "Chromatic Tension" — But, What Actually Is That?
Bold and eye-catching color doesn't always create the right amount of tension; mastering this technique requires a touch of dissonance
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Wait, Did the Kitchen Hatch Just Make a Comeback? Experts Tell Us Why We'll See It More In 2026
Blending function, flow, and conversation in one cleverly designed feature, the kitchen hatch might be that one addition you need in your remodel
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The 5 Biggest Dining Room Trends for 2026 Suggest We're Starting to Embrace "Smaller Moments Within Larger Spaces" — Here's How to Do It
These are the designer-approved palettes, layouts, and lighting schemes that will lead to a design-forward yet timeless space
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All-Tile Bathroom Basins Might Be the Most Creative Way to Design a Vanity Right Now, but I Want You to Know These Things About Them, Practically
Is it worth the trouble? The experts dive into the pros and cons of this eye-catching design
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10 Lighting Trends That Will Take Over Homes in 2026 and the Bright Ideas Shaping the Year Ahead
These are the trends that are set that wash over our homes come the new year, and designers explain why
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A Big Guide to Small Space Hosting — 23 Tricks That’ll Help You Squeeze That Extra Guest (or Even Two) in Over the Festive Season
A small space shouldn't restrict you. These hosting hacks will make sure the festivities run smoothly in even the smallest of apartments
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Design Lab by Livingetc: Your Shortcut to a Beautifully Styled Home
Introducing Design Lab by Livingetc: a new styling service that makes great design accessible
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"Every Detail Was Treated as Functional Art" — How a Designer Transformed a Small Bathroom Into a Breathtaking Marble Masterpiece
Functionality melds with artistry in this surprisingly soft marble bathroom that was inspired by the textures and textiles of the designer's childhood
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Our Shade-Shifting November Color Crush, Ultra Azure, Manages to Both Energize and Calm, Depending on How You Use It
It's bold, exciting, and pulsing with life. Here's how to bring this bold shade of blue into your interior
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'Chocolate Box' Interiors Capture the Same Cozy-Comforting Feeling as Biting Into a Sweet Treat — Here, Designers Reveal How to Recreate the Look
Consider this a more grown-up, sophisticated take on cottagecore
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Wait, Are Venetian Blinds Cool Again? According to Designers, This Iconic 80s Curtain Design Is Back — And for Good
Move over shutters, color-drenched curtains, and soft sheer window treatments — Venetian blinds are back
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Lily Allen's Iconic Brooklyn Brownstone Home Is Up for Sale — Just Wait Until You See Inside
Everyone wants to know who Madeline is, but I'm more interested in getting the name of Lily's interior designer
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Style Pulse SS26 — An Edit of the Most Important Emerging Styles for Next Season by Livingetc’s Trend Experts
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"It’s Theater, Darling" — How Interior Designers Are Turning Homes Into Stages for Escapism and Storytelling
As it turns out, designing a room might be more akin to directing a play than you'd ever realize, and the trends for 2026 see homes turned into immersive sets where every color, texture, and object has a role to play
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Acidic, Unsettling, and Akin to an "Electric Shock", Here Is What This Sour Shade of Yellow-Green Says About Color in 2026
The antithesis to the neutrals that have dominated seasons past, could this sour chartreuse be the jolt-awake color we desperately need?
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What’s Next for Our Homes? The 14 Defining Interior Design Trends That Will Shape the Way We Live in 2026
As we enter the twilight of the year, our editor sets out his predictions for the ideas that will inspire the next best design projects
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The Color Trend Forecast — 10 Colors That You'll See People Decorate With More in 2026, and the 'Emotional' Cues Guiding the Way
Feature Trend forecaster Jane Boddy offers her predictions on the colors that will resonate with us emotionally and culturally in the year to come
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The Bathroom Trend Guide for 2026 — 8 of the Most Exciting (Yet Relaxing) Looks to Inspire Your Project
Feature The bathrooms causing a stir in the design world right now are the ones that take the initiative to have these spaces stand out from the crowd
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The 10 Kitchen Trends for 2026 That Will Make Your Remodel Project Feel Like It's Ahead of the Design Curve
Feature The styles, materials, colors, and layouts for forward-looking kitchen designs that still have timeless appeal
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The Ultimate Guide to Decorating for Christmas — 29 Ideas From Real Homes, Decorated by Interior Stylists, That Will Elevate Your Festive Style This Year
Be bold, be brave, be merry and bright with your Christmas decorating ideas this year, with inspiration from these perfectly styled displays from the Livingetc archives
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Sorry Minimalists, but Fringed Sofas Are the Next ‘Old-Fashioned’ Style to Have a Design Renaissance
Interior designers are once again making the case that what’s old can look and feel irresistibly new
