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Designers Say Shapely, Angular Kitchen Islands Don't Just Look Good — They Can Improve the Flow of Your Space, tooBold, angular islands have overtaken smooth, curved designs as the shapely kitchen look everyone wants
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Designers Are Turning to Enclosed Staircases That Feel Closer to Sculpture — And These 7 Ideas Are Some of Our FavoritesClosing off your staircase does more than offer practical benefits — it's a chance to experiment with form, materials and color, as these ideas show
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5 Rug-and-Sofa Color Combinations That Just Work — Follow These Pairings If You’re Stuck for Inspiration for Your RoomThese pairings create dependable color palettes that you can build a room around
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Okay, This Unexpected Tile Color Combination Is in All My Favorite Bathroom Projects Right NowEye-catching yet understated, this is the color combination splashed all over the coolest bathrooms right now
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IKEA Just Launched a ‘Candle Chandelier’ — This Is Why They’re the Underrated Styling Trick for Atmospheric Autumn Tables, Says a StylistBecause nothing beats the flicker of candlelight during cozy dinner parties
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5 'Atmospheric' Japanese Lighting Tricks That Make the Looming Season of More-Time-Spent-Indoors Not Seem So BadInstead of a starkly lit home, these lessons from a designer will introduce warmth and comfort
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Most Scandinavian Homes Never, Ever Have High Headboards — Here's Why, According to a Danish DesignerThis simple change gives the bedroom a more open, restful feeling, and you may just want to style the home room around it
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16 Banquette Seating Ideas By Interior Designers That Are a Lesson in Styling These Space-Saving, Cozy Built-InsStraight from the Livingetc archives, these interior designer-styled banquettes will fill you with inspiration, no matter the size of the space
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3 Types of Unusual Textured Kitchen Countertop You'll Wish You Could Touch Through the ScreenWhen it comes to specifying your kitchen counters, don't just have to settle for basic, flat finishes. Here's what you're missing out on
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4 Key Things To Know About How Lighting Can Craft You A Better AtmosphereAt our Livingetc In Session event in the Corston showroom, Charu Gandhi and Connor Fox shared their most illuminating advice
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Pattern and Personality Came Together at Livingetc's Latest Design, Directed DinnerMany of the best designers joined us for a salon-style supper to help celebrate the newly launched collection of Heritage Papers from Farrow & Ball
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Why Designers Have Stopped Trying to Make Every Part of a Bathroom Match (and How to Make It Still Feel Intentional)Minimalist bathrooms are out. Nowadays, we're into the complex, layered look of a mix-and-match bathroom
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5 Unexpected Color Combinations I'm Stealing From Little Greene's 27 New Paint Shades — From Teal and Tangerine, to Olive and Poppy RedStriking teals next to warm oranges, bold yellows with rich purples, and soft pinks next to delicious browns — the pairs are unexpected, yet exceptionally stylish
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Introverts Need Different Homes — Designers Reveal 6 Things You Should Adapt for a House That Fuels You"There is something particularly lovely about creating an interior that feels personal, layered, and slightly removed from the outside world"
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6 Super Creative Ideas for Framing Your Home's Art That Take Your Walls From Basic to BrilliantHaving fun with art starts when you curate a collection and carries on through to the framing, so get the creativity flowing with these trending ideas
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No One's Doing This Anymore — Three Pendants Over an Island Feels Way Too 2010s, Here's How to Light It InsteadThe once-ubiquitous trio of pendants above the island is making way for a more layered approach to kitchen lighting — designers explain how to approach this area now
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4 Designer-Approved Ideas to Follow If Your Bed Takes Up Almost the Entire Bedroom — To Maximize Space and Style, No Heavy Renovations RequiredYou don't have to sacrifice a bigger bed size just because you have a small bedroom — these ideas maximize style and functionality
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5 Changes People Who Love Autumn Will Always Subconsciously Make to Their Homes in SeptemberIt's time to bring out the record players and dim the lights
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I Spent All Day in This Luxury Kitchen in Clapham — These Are the 5 Details You Miss at First Glance, but Make It Feel So Well-FinishedA masterclass in clutter-free design, seamlessly blending traditional design elements with modern sensibilities, there's a lot to learn from this kitchen
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I Visited Brompton Design District During London Design Festival 2026 — These Are the Designs and Ideas That Stayed With MeFrom new Milan introductions to a reading room and a workshop in a mews garage, my highlights shared an interest in how design acquires its character
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Designing a Tiny Bathroom? This Is Where I'd Spend My Design Budget for Maximum ImpactSmall spaces call for big design ideas — and in a powder room, that means a sculptural stone sink that works hard and looks good doing it
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What London Design Festival’s Soho Design District Revealed About Furniture, Lighting and LongevityBetween experimental lighting, enduring furniture and a renewed focus on craft, the most interesting ideas in Soho were the ones looking beyond the next trend
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Home Offices Don't Have to Be All Work, No Play, as These Designer Spaces Prove — Embrace Color, Pattern, and Texture InsteadBright ideas to make homeworking a success — these designer-approved schemes are your inspiration for a smarter home office
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5 Things I Learned About Material, Craft, and Sustainability at London Design Week in Shoreditch — And How It's Set to Shape Interiors in 2027Design is getting personal, intentional, and more considered, and the latest designers and innovations further prove these notions
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This Sussex Kitchen Cleverly Hides a Pantry Inside the Former Chimney Breast — "The Two-Inch-Thick Stone Helps to Keep the Space Naturally Cool"In this historical home, original features are adapted and reworked to support modern family life, while keeping all that traditional charm alive
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Stainless Steel Serveware Might Seem Like a New Trend, but Growing Up in an Indian Household, I Wonder Is It Just Our Everyday Dishes Rebranded?From katoris and thalis to mod must-have chrome bowls and jewelry organizers, let's talk about how the trend stands stripped of its history
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People With Dark Kitchens That Feel 'Atmospheric' Rather Than Gloomy, Do These 5 ThingsThere's no need to shy away from a naturally dark space when you can curate a unique cocooning kitchen experience yourself
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I Spent the Whole Day at Chelsea Harbour for the London Design Festival, and These Are the Very Best Things I SawThe Design Centre can be overwhelming at the best of times, so imagine it during the London Design Festival. Here's a digestible round-up of the very best on display
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We Went Inside 4 of London's Most Beautiful Homes — These Are the Rooms We Can't Stop Thinking About'Livingetc Unlocked' opened the doors to some of the most stunning homes we've seen, and our house hosts couldn't get enough of these spaces
