All content Archive | August 2026

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August 18th
- Forget Your Coffee Machine — The French Press Is the Design-Lover's Coffee Maker Now
- Instead of Worrying About "What an Apartment Should Look Like", This Warsaw Home Fuses Polish Calm and Brazilian Color Into a Joyful Family Nest
- Why Extroverts and Introverts Tend to Choose Totally Different Paint Colors for Their Walls, According to Color Experts
- 5 Mistakes That Make Your Living Room Feel 'Loud' — And How to Remedy Them for a Little More Visual Quiet
- 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
- Curated Finds for Ben | Wabi Sabi Bookcase
- MADE Just Launched a Barbican-Inspired Collection to Bring This Iconic London Landmark Home
- 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
- This John Lewis Potting Table Is Made From an Unexpectedly Chic Material That Feels Cool and ‘Wabi Sabi’
- Why Are Designers Painting Ceilings Like This Again? Well, the 'Cloud Capping' Paint Technique May Have Just Reinvented Using White Overhead
- I've Started Doing a Nightly 'Turndown' Just Like a Hotel Bedroom When the Sun Goes Down — Here's Why It's Good for Atmosphere and Better Sleep
August 16th
- This 'Bookend' From IKEA Is a Brand New Way to Store Your Books Aesthetically in Your Home
- People Who Always Feel Calm in the Morning Tend to Have These 5 Bathroom Design Habits
- A Hudson's Bay Blanket Might Have Been The Starting Point For This Lakeside Home — But There's Not a Cabin-Core Cliche in Sight
- Rooms That Give 'Big City Energy' — Sorry, Small Towns, but This Is How Designers Bring Urban Sophistication to Their Most Metropolitan Schemes
- 7 Unexpectedly Design-y Things to See Around the 'Pearl of West Africa' — Picked by a Local Creative Duo Inspired by Its Architecture, Art, and Craft
- Okay, Should a Rug Be Lighter or Darker Than Your Floors? Here's What Designer's Say for Achieving the Most Cohesive Space
August 15th
- Patterned Quilts Are the Underutilized Heroes of Bed Styling Right Now — Here's How to Do It, and the Styles That Work
- 5 Ways to Fake Interesting Architectural Details With Paint When Your Home Is Just a Boring, Featureless Box
- 4 Ways Designers Make a Narrow Garden Feel Twice As Wide — "I Like to Create a Sense of Journey," Says One Expert
- Coral Walls and an Electric Blue Chandelier? This Once-Plain London Townhouse Takes Bold Swings With Color Schemes You'd Never Expect
- Okay, What Is a 'Blate'? Here's Why You Absolutely Need One of These Homeware Hybrids In Your Kitchen Cupboard
- How We Test Coffee Machines at Livingetc to Make Sure You Find the Appliance That's Right for You
August 14th
- Re-thinking White Walls — How to Make These Schemes Feel Rich, Modern, and Design Forward
- People Who Display a Lot of Books in Their Homes Tend to Also Have These 3 Traits in Common
- Obsessing Over Alexander Skarsgård's 'Wicker' Man? Get to Know 5 Design Studios Already Weaving Basketry Magic Into the Everyday
- This Is How You Do Rattan Garden Furniture — West Elm's Modern Take on the Classic Is So 2026-Approved
- Is Your Outdoor Seating Facing the Wrong Direction? Feng Shui Says It Matters
- This Month's Coolest New Homewares Are Slowly Signalling the Cozy Season Ahead — Here's What Not to Miss
- 5 Headboard Trends Anyone Planning a Bedroom Makeover Needs to Know, Because "a Good Headboard Gives a Bedroom Its Identity"
- Westwing Only Launched in the UK This Year, but It's Already Got One of My Favorite Tableware Ranges
August 13th
- Curated Finds for Hannah | Coffee Tables
- 'Folding' Furniture Is the Best Play for Small Gardens — And It's So Easy to Store Away at the End of the Season, too
- Asked to "Go Wild", This Australian Designer Built an Emotive Home Around 15 Complementary Colors — Each One a Nod to the Family's Personalities
- No Wall Space for a Full-Length Mirror? IKEA's Launched This Pull-Out One That Slots Into Your Closet
- The Interiors of This New London Grocery Store Will Make You Want to Give This Once-Dated Kitchen Layout Another Go
- People Who Do Color Really Well in Their Homes Are All Buying Into This Unexpected, Interior Designer-Approved Lighting Trend
- 3 Things You Should Never, Ever Buy for Your Home If You Want It to Feel Personal, Collected, and Different From Everyone Else's
- How to Clean Linen Sofas and Chairs Without Worrying About Causing Nightmare Water Marks
August 12th
- Curated Finds for Ruqya | Photo Frames
- Kylie Jenner's Viral 'Jeweled' Birthday Cake Is an Unexpected Sign of One of the Next Big Interior Moments, According to a Trend Forecaster
- It's a Family Affair — This Interior Designer Transformed Her Period Home In London With the Help of Her Architect Brother and Garden Designer Husband
- 5 Things People With Older Homes Are Modernizing in Their Renovations to Stop Them From Feeling Dated
- This Very Common Table Lamp Placement Mistake Is Flattening (Not Flattering) Your Living Room's Lighting Scheme — Here's the Fix
- John Lewis' Rug Collection is the Perfect Example of How to Do 'Modern Geometrics' Right
- As a Japanese Interior Designer, These Are My 5 Non-Negotiables When Designing a Bedroom so That It 'Breathes'
August 11th
- Curated Finds | Transitional Mid-Century Sofas
- "I Judge You Hard" — People Who Never Burn Their Candles Are Making Their Homes Feel Staged and Unlived-In, Says This Interior Designer
- Sorry, Painted Doors — These 5 Unexpected Kitchen Cabinet Materials Are What Designers Want You to Take a Chance on Instead
- IKEA's New Bamboo Lighting Collection Brings a Soft, Atmospheric Feel — And Plays as Much With Shadow as It Does With Light
- Inspired by "the Holidays We Never Want to End", This Joyous Pop-Up Makes a Case for Mismatched Tableware
- 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"
- This 'Double-Stacked' Trundle Sofa Pulls Out So Quickly and Turns Into a Generous King-Size Bed
August 10th
- A Burl Coffee Table Will Make Your Living Room Look More Expensive — These Are the Best to Buy Now, at Every Price Point
- The 7 Lighting Trends Setting the Tone for the Best-Designed (and Illuminated) Homes for Next Year
- The 'Forever Home' Mindset Is Changing Renovations — Here's What People Are Prioritizing Over Resale Value in 2026 and Beyond
- This Garden Furniture Color Has Been *the* Trend of This Season — These Are the Pieces to Pick Up in the End-of-Summer Sales
- These Are the Best Farrow & Ball Blue Paint Colors for a Kitchen That Feels Timeless, Calming, and Elegant
- No Steam Wand? No Problem — This Stovetop Milk Steamer Is the Coolest Addition to Your Coffee Nook for Barista-Quality Drinks
- Designers Say the Best Gardens Give You 'Permission to Linger' — This Is How to Tweak Your Outdoor Space to Capture the Feeling
August 9th
- Terracotta Bedding Is Having a Moment — These 20 Warm-Toned Buys Prove It
- This Couple Took All Their Design Cues From Their Favorite Mykonos Beach Club — And Brought the Look Home
- Where to Place a Fire Pit for Good Luck, According to Feng Shui
- You Probably Don't Have an Outdoor Floor Lamp in Your Garden — But There's a Reason You Should
- The Best Thing About This 5-Star-Rated Storage Sofa Isn't What You Can See, but What It Cleverly Hides
- I Asked 8 Interior Designers — What Candle Are You Burning in Your Home Right Now?
August 8th
- This Scenic Villa's Owners Rented It First, Then Turned It Into Their Dream House — "It Feels Like It Was Always Meant to Be Laid Out This Way"
- Pierce & Ward's Second West Elm Collab Is Here, and It'll Make Your Home Feel So Effortlessly 'Thrifted'
- Not Color Drenching, Not Accent Walls — The ‘Soft Contrast’ Trend Is the Calm Yet Rich Way to Decorate Your Home Right Now
- Sorry to Say, but These 3 Kitchen Countertop Colors That Went Out of Style This Year, According to Professional Kitchen Designers
- Sorry, but That Trendy Brown and Light Blue Color Combination Is So Overdone — Here's the Tweak to Make so That It Feels Fresher
- 5 Reasons Your Bathroom May Be Secretly Increasing Your Stress Levels — And Clever Solutions for a Calmer Space
August 7th
- Curated Finds for Emmanuella | Modern Dining Chairs
- The Cozy 'Deep Seating' Pits of This New, Design-y London Hotel Might Be the Easiest Way to Make Your Room Feel Like a Holiday
- Curated Finds For Promise | Farmhouse Floor Lamps
- Curated Finds for Auwal | Modern Desk Chairs
- Curated Finds for Natasha | Traditional Dining Chairs
- Curated Finds for Linus | Traditional Dining Tables
- Curated Finds For Laura | Coffee Tables with Hidden Storage
- 4 Overstimulating Things You've Designed Into Your Bedroom by Mistake
- This 'Quiet', Hidden Portable Lamp Is the Low-Key Way to Bring Ambience to Living Rooms and Patios
- Checkerboard Rugs Are More Nuanced and Interesting in 2026 — These Are the Ones to Buy That Feel Super Modern
- This 'Low-Lift' Renovation Transformed a New Jersey Home From Builder-Grade to Warm and Lived-in
- Stop — Before You Buy Your Next Sofa, Interior Designers Warn These 4 Colors Have Fallen Out of Favor in 2026
- 5 Things People With Gardens That Are Truly Relaxing Get Rid of Without a Second Thought
August 6th
- I Went to the Launch of Tan France's Brand New Furniture Collab With Castlery in New York — It's a Timely Reminder That Our Homes Should Tell Our Story
- This ‘Closet Door Curtain’ Might Be the Best Way to Make Your Storage Look More Expensive Right Now
- "Our Goal Was to Create a Home That Expressed the Sophistication and Femininity the Owners Wished to Embrace," Says the Designer Behind This São Paulo Home
- People Who Rearrange Their Furniture All the Time Tend to Also Do These 5 Things, According to Psychologists
- Kelly Wearstler's New H&M Collection Is Like Zendaya's 'Method Dressing', but for Serial Interior Obsessives
- 5 Design Tricks for Small Front Gardens That Make Them Feel Luxurious, In Spite of Their Size
- This Super Minimalist Pour-Over Coffee Maker Might Actually Be the Most Stylish One You Can Buy
August 5th
- I Watched an Iconic Chair Being Made, and It Changed How I Think About Good Furniture
- The 5 Features the Most Expensive-Looking Sofas All Have in 2026 — From Material and Color to Enriching Design Details
- M&S Just Launched a 'Denser' Linen Bedding — Here's What That Means for How It Looks and Sleeps
- "It's the Backbone of a More Unique and Idiosyncratic Home" — Designer Pandora Taylor on the Style Trick That'll Imbue Your Rooms With Theatrical Awe
- This Fennel-Inspired Outdoor Lighting Is the Soft, Organic Idea That Comes Alive at Nighttime
- The New Rules of 'Transitional Style' Aren't About Playing It Safe — They're About Mixing Eras With Confidence
- Wait, It Folds Down Flat? IKEA's Clever New KOMPISHÄNG Side Table Is a Dream for Small Spaces (and Frequent Movers)
August 4th
- Your Curated Finds | Farmhouse Style Sofas
- Your Curated Finds | Modern Dining Tables
- In the New Callum Turner Satirical Thriller 'Rosebush Pruning', the Villa Was Never Meant to Feel Like Home, Says Its Production Designer
- Rugs That 'Look Like Art' Are One of the Biggest Trends of the Year — This Is Where I Shop as a Stylist to Make Floors Feel Like a Moment
- This Compact Sofa Takes Inspiration From a Design Classic Everyone Loves — Just Scaled Down so It Works for Tiny Spaces
- 5 Reasons You Should Choose Big Plants for a Small Garden — It's the Modern Trick Landscape Designers Use That Actually Makes Outdoor Spaces Feel Larger
- "We Wanted It to Feel a Little Provocative" — Inside a Madrid Renovation Where Terracotta, Steel, and Latex Combine to Tongue-in-Cheek Effect
- Stop Lighting the Middle of a Room — This Alternative Rule for Lighting 'Edges' Makes Any Space Feel More Expensive
- Forget Millennial Pink, This Is the Exact Shade the Most Exciting Designers Are Using Instead in 2026
August 3rd
- IKEA’s Genius New KOMPISHÄNG Stacking Stools Save So Much Space by Transforming Into Display Shelves When 'Stored Away'
- "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
- Facing a Hosepipe Ban? Here's How Landscape Designers Are Tackling Summer Water Shortages
- DUSK Has Some of the Most Stylish Design Bedding Around, These Sets Are What an Interior Stylist Would Pick
- Kitchen Upstands Feel a Little Dated in 2026, and You Really Don't Need Them — Consider These 4 Modern Alternatives Instead
- This Splattered Enamelware Reminds Me So Much of TOAST's, but It's a Small Fraction of the Price
August 2nd
- 12 Bathroom Mirrors With Storage That Keep Your Skincare Out of Sight — Designs Picked by a Stylist
- "It's Our Sweet Little Jewel Box" — White Paneled Walls, Natural Stone and Soft Neutrals Give This Hamptons Home the Swedish Cottage Treatment
- 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
- H&M Just Launched These 'Cone' Lampshades That Will Make Any Lamp Base You Have Look Like a Designer Object
- Should a Rug Go Under a Dining Table? When You Should Avoid It, and the Scale Tricks to Know to Stop This Setup Feeling Awkward
- A Burl Wood Bedside Table Is an Easy Way to Instantly Elevate Your Bedroom — These Are Our Favorites for a Boutique Hotel Vibe
August 1st
- A Shortcut to Spaces Feeling Lived-In — These 16 Vintage-Style Rugs Make a Room Feel Collected Over Time
- Long Live the DIY Revival — In an Increasingly Digital Landscape, People Are Relearning Manual Crafts to "Reclaim Ownership" of Their Surroundings
- This High Street Brand Should Be Your First Stop for Trending Tableware — It's Affordable, Highly Aesthetic, and Will Still Survive a Dinner Party
- 5 Design Lessons to Bring to London Homes From Mediterranean Climates, According to a Cypriot Designer
- If Your Espresso Tastes Bitter, Sour, or Weak, This Is What Your Machine Is Desperately Trying to Tell You
- What's the Difference Between Japanese and Indian Incense? What You Might Have Overlooked When Fragrancing Your Home