Ideas Archive | August 2026

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August 31st
- Looking for Some Design Inspiration? These Are the 9 Show-Stopping Homes That Had Us Captivated This August
- The Predictions for 2027's Color of the Year Have Started, and So Far, All Signs Point Towards One Common Theme
August 30th
- This Lighting Trend Feels Fresh for Now, But It's Totally Something My Grandparents Would Have Had in Their House
- If You're an Autumn Person, Designers Say You Should Choose One of These 5 Colors for Your Kitchen
August 29th
- What Color Countertops Work Best With Dark Kitchen Cabinets? Here's What Designers Would Choose
August 28th
- This Scheme Just Always Looks Good — 6 Green-and-Brass Bathrooms That Feel Timeless, Luxurious, and Right for Now
August 26th
- 10 Ways to Style a Blue Sofa Like an Interior Designer — These Expert-Curated Living Rooms Are a Masterclass in Using the Calming Color for Its Key Piece
August 25th
- I Asked Designers: "What Would You Never Put in a Kitchen You Were Designing for Yourself?" This Is What They Said
- Cool Homes in London Are Embracing This 'Romantic' but Minimalist Bathroom Look — A Trend That Feels Creative, Beautiful, yet Laid-Back
August 24th
- The 13 Garden Lighting Ideas Designers Use to Bring Outdoor Spaces to Life After Dark — Their Top Tip? "You Don't Need to Illuminate Everything"
- 5 Kitchen Ceiling Colors That Designers Wish You Were Brave Enough to Try Instead of Plain White
August 23rd
- This Lighting Trick Makes Dark Corners Look Like a Luxury Design Feature
August 21st
- Collected, Not Cluttered — 10 Lessons From Living Rooms That Get the Balance Just Right
- 'Green on Green' Gardens Are Trending — Here's How Landscape Designers Keep Things Looking Interesting All in This Color
August 20th
- The End of the ‘Statement Sofa’? Why Designers Say Shape Is So Much More Important Than Color in 2026
- 6 Unexpected Accents Designers Are Pairing With Neutrals to 'Punch Up' These Simple Palettes in 2026
August 18th
- Sorry Beige, Sorry Gray — ‘Peige’ Sofas Are the Color Trend That Feels New, Exciting, but Still Neutral
- This Mediterranean Garden Color Trend Makes So Much Sense for Future Hot Summers — It Looks Good, and Is Easier to Look After, too
August 17th
- 5 Design Tricks Stylish New Yorkers Do in Their Small Apartments That Everyone Else Should Be Copying
- Which Kitchen Countertop Material Is Best? Your Options, Rated for Practicality and Style by Interior Designers
- Why Are Designers Painting Ceilings Like This Again? Well, the 'Cloud Capping' Paint Technique May Have Just Reinvented Using White Overhead
August 16th
- Rooms That Give 'Big City Energy' — Sorry, Small Towns, but This Is How Designers Bring Urban Sophistication to Their Most Metropolitan Schemes
August 14th
- 5 Headboard Trends Anyone Planning a Bedroom Makeover Needs to Know, Because "a Good Headboard Gives a Bedroom Its Identity"
August 11th
- Sorry, Painted Doors — These 5 Unexpected Kitchen Cabinet Materials Are What Designers Want You to Take a Chance on Instead
- Minimalism Is Dead — Maximalist Layering Is Becoming the New Status Symbol in Interiors
- 4 'Transitional' Colors That Feel Perfect for Bedrooms in 2026 — They Create the Ideal "Bit-of-This, Bit-of-That Atmosphere"
August 10th
- The 7 Lighting Trends Setting the Tone for the Best-Designed (and Illuminated) Homes for Next Year
August 8th
- Not Color Drenching, Not Accent Walls — The ‘Soft Contrast’ Trend Is the Calm Yet Rich Way to Decorate Your Home Right Now
- Sorry, but That Trendy Brown and Light Blue Color Combination Is So Overdone — Here's the Tweak to Make so That It Feels Fresher
August 7th
- Stop — Before You Buy Your Next Sofa, Interior Designers Warn These 4 Colors Have Fallen Out of Favor in 2026
August 6th
- This ‘Closet Door Curtain’ Might Be the Best Way to Make Your Storage Look More Expensive Right Now
August 5th
- The New Rules of 'Transitional Style' Aren't About Playing It Safe — They're About Mixing Eras With Confidence
August 4th
- Forget Millennial Pink, This Is the Exact Shade the Most Exciting Designers Are Using Instead in 2026
August 3rd
- "They've Reached a Fever Pitch" — 5 Trends That Are So Big Right Now Designers Are Convinced They'll Be Out of Style Very Soon
- The 10 Sofas Worth Designing Your Home Around in 2026, According to Some of the Coolest Designers
August 2nd
- 5 'Quiet' Colors to Paint Your Living Room That Are 2026-Approved (and No, They're Not All Neutrals)
- Every Garden Should Have a 'Patio Island' — The Overlooked Trend Landscape Designers Use to Make Your View So Much More Layered With Planting
August 1st
- 5 Design Lessons to Bring to London Homes From Mediterranean Climates, According to a Cypriot Designer