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Oil Burners Are the Overlooked Heroes of Home Fragrances — These Are the Best Design-y Ones for an Aesthetic Home
But first, let's talk about how this scenting format works in the first place...
By Amiya Baratan Published
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I Bet You Wouldn't Guess This Expensive-Looking Stainless Steel Homeware Collection Is From IKEA — And That It's Actually Very Affordable
At first glance, I could have sworn this was a Georg Jenson campaign...
By Emma Breislin Published
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A Film Colorist Owns This Greenwich Village Apartment and, Perhaps Unsurprisingly, It's a Masterclass in Unexpected Color Combinations
In this film colorist’s New York apartment, design classics are successfully mixed with bold pieces from the modern art scene
By Fleur Britten Published
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"We Completely Avoided White" — How This Designer Used a Palette of Soft, Soothing Pigments to Create a Calming Home
Designer Brian Woulfe used a palette of mushroom, caramel, and walnut to enrich this sophisticated Notting Hill home
By Pip Rich Published
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This East London Coworking Space's Calming and Characterful Checkered Scheme May Actually Help You Get Stuff Done — And Make You Feel Like You're at a Cool Boutique Hotel
I was never the 'WeWork' type, but Conductor just convinced me it's time to give my routine the design upgrade it has long deserved
By Gilda Bruno Published
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In This San Diego Home, the Kitchen Backsplash Set the Tone for the Whole Property's Design — A Mediterranean-Inspired Nest Sculpted From Glaze, Textures, and Memories
A leak in the existing kitchen expanded the scope of the 1980s renovation, leaving room for interior designer Abbie Naber to create layered spaces and add depth through tiling and color
By Ifeoluwa Adedeji Published
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This Neglected Madrid Villa Was Once "on the Verge of Collapsing" — Now It's a Modernist Masterpiece With Socializing and Comfort at Its Heart
An exhausted building is given a new life through design studio Plutarco's modernist vision. Transforming a traditional Madrileño villa into a stylish social space that echoes its fellow European architectural movements
By Matilda Bourne Published
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What Exactly Is 'Traditional Interior Design' in 2026? This Is How You Can Bring It Into a Modern Home Without It Feeling Like a Pastiche
Equal parts heritage and contemporary, without falling victim to imitation — nailing traditional interior style all about balance
By Lucy Lindfield Published
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I Always Presumed That Wicker Planters Would Spell Disaster, but Then I Discovered This Clever Range With Removable Liners
Allowing for easy planting and upkeep, there's lots to love about these rattan planters that are perfect for spring
By Emily Moorman Published
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Forget Whitewashed Walls and Beachy, Rustic Furniture — The New Balearic Style Is Brighter, Bolder, Odder, and 2026's Most Grounding Design Trend
We have spotted the style rising right on time for you to get on with stealing the feeling of the Spanish sun
By Gilda Bruno Published
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"If You Put Color and Rich Patterns Everywhere, It Becomes Overkill" — This Paris Apartment Is a Masterclass in White as a Balancing Force
Designed with a playful elegance through clever hits of color and pattern, this Parisian abode is one very chic and happy place
By Ian Phillips Published
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Anthropologie's New Collaboration With Fashion Label Farm Rio Has Confirmed It — Tropicals Just Became Cool Again
From banana platters to palm leaf-embroidered tablecloths, this homeware collaboration is luxurious, playful, and perfect for warm, sunny days
By Olivia Wolfe Published
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IKEA Just Collaborated With an Award-Winning Italian Designer on Two Expensive-Looking Floor Lamps You Really Need to See
Made with solid oak, blow-moulded glass, and Italian white Carrara marble, the floor lamps — somehow, miraculously — start from just £50
By Ellen Morris Published
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The Boldest Choice in Interiors? Creating Spaces That Don't Conform — Designer Tolù Adẹ̀kọ́ on Rejecting Trends to "Design a Home That Tells Your Story"
For the Nigerian-born British designer, "it's not just about how something looks, but about what it reveals about you: your culture, your history, your influences, and inspirations." Personality in decor just got cooler
By Gilda Bruno Published
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I Don't Like Rose-Scented Candles — I'd Pick These Instead for a Romantic Floral Home Fragrance
I know it might be controversial, but there are so many less powdery and more balanced candles to scent your space for spring
By Amiya Baratan Published
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I Went to Google HQ to Learn How to Use AI to Visualize Your Home Renovations — Here Are the Tricks I Learned
An architect specializing in AI image generation helped me understand better how to use Google Gemini as a tool in the design process
By Hugh Metcalf Published
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IKEA's New £25 Outdoor Planter Has Just the Right Amount of Cartoonish Charm, While Still Feeling Super Contemporary
Planters are an affordable way to add style to your outdoor space
By Ella Kipling Published
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Where to Shop for Tiles — The 10 Luxury Tile Shops You Shouldn't Start Your Renovation Without Knowing About
Don’t start your kitchen or bathroom reno before reading (and saving) this
By Lara Sargent Published
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I Found This Privacy Screen You Can Stake Into Your Lawn That Makes It Easy, Flexible, and Actually Very Stylish to Screen Out Neighbors
Ready in just 10 minutes, everyone's patio needs this privacy screen — plus, it's on Prime, so it will be delivered fast
By Matilda Bourne Published
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Nestled in Rome's Most Magical Piazza, This Grand Tour-Era Hotel Captures the City's Layered Heritage Into a "Gesamtkunstwerk" — With Help From Its 'Sun-Baked' Palette
"You can travel emotionally through architecture and interior design, through atmospheres, scents, music, textures, or even the way light enters a space," designer Hugo Toro says of his intention for Orient Express La Minerva
By Gilda Bruno Published
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The "Controlled Femininity" of a Klimt Painting Inspired This Parisian Apartment — It's the Perfect Combination of Warm Minimalism, Materiality, and Clever Functionality
This reimagined Art Deco apartment has a refined mood underpinned by a sense of quiet strength
By Kate Jacobs Published
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I Asked Interior Designers What They'd Buy From Soho Home's New Outdoor Collection for "Garden Spaces That Feel as Considered and Layered as Interiors"
From outdoor sofas to tables, accessories, and dining chairs, these were the pieces that stood out to those who know best
By Ellis Cochrane Published
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Sabrina Carpenter's Interior Designer Has Collaborated on a Range of IKEA Sofa Covers Made From Mohair Velvet and Vintage Chenille
This is an IKEA hack that even the most anti-DIY can manage
By Ella Kipling Published
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This Kelly Wearstler-Designed Restaurant Proves Brutalist Interiors Don't Need to Feel Hostile — Its Nature-Inspired, Textural Look Captures the Edgy Face of Alpine Style
The powerhouse's debut hospitality venture across the ocean takes her signature Cali-cool style to the French Alps. Enter L'Apogée Courchevel's Beefbar
By Gilda Bruno Published
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I Tried Habitat's Extra-Deep Fitted Sheet That Has 100s of 5 Star Reviews — Reviewers Say It 'Feels More Expensive Than It Is'
I'm a recent convert to extra-deep sheets, but does Habitat's £28 one stand up to my favorites? Here's my review
By Luke Arthur Wells Published
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I Tested The White Company's Just-Launched 'Primrose Hill' Spring Diffuser, and It's Exactly How You Want Your Home to Smell Right Now
Made to evoke the scentual ambiance of a warm afternoon spent at this panoramic London viewpoint, this fragrance feels spot on for the season
By Amiya Baratan Published
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This 7,000-Square-Foot London Townhouse Is Complete With a Wellness Suite, Cigar Room, and Jelly Pea Sofa by India Mahdavi
In an excerpt from the new book 'Townhouse', design studio Banda demonstrates the enduring nature of Victorian London houses
By Peter Martin Published
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IKEA's Iconic £19 FADO Globe Lamp Just Got a Colorful Update, and It Looks So Much More Expensive Than Its Pricetag
It's easy to see why this fresh twist on the original is already going viral
By Ellis Cochrane Published
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Is a 'Palette-First' Approach the Key to a Personal Home? Designer Simone Brewster on Using "Color as a Material in Its Own Right" to Craft Spaces That Feel Alive
Forget neutrals: for the London-based artist and furniture maker, decorating with confidence begins with bolder chromatic choices
By Gilda Bruno Published