Interior Design

Painting an accent wall is the easy part. Living with it — and loving it at 9 a.m., at sunset, and under lamplight at night — is where most living…

Most reading corners do not fail because the chair is wrong. They fail in the first two minutes: the lamp glares, the blanket is in another room, your glasses are…

s-tipsMost open-plan rooms do not fail because the big decisions were wrong. The sofa is in a sensible place, the dining table sits near the kitchen, and there is a…

Your sectional is already in the room. The layout is decided, the size is right, and it is genuinely comfortable — so why does it still not look like the…

The TV wall is the hardest-working wall in the living room. It hosts movie nights, anchors the furniture layout, and sits in your line of sight more than any other…

A fireplace mantel is the most-styled and most-misunderstood surface in the house. It gets more visual attention than any shelf or sideboard, yet most of us decorate it by placing…

Your coffee table is the most looked-at surface in your living room — and the most lived-on. It holds mugs, remotes, books, feet, and the occasional spilled snack, all while…

A neutral sofa is the easiest piece of furniture to buy and one of the hardest to style well. Beige, cream, gray, ivory, taupe — these tones go with everything,…

Most small living rooms are not short on space. They are short on decisions. The sofa lands where the delivery crew left it, the TV goes on the biggest empty…

Kids, pets, guests and everyday life all land in the living room first, which is why a family room has to work harder than any other space in the house.…