Latest articles by Charlotte Olby
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This Hudson Valley Home Is the Antidote to City Living – L.B. Copeland Blended Timber, Rich Color, and Whimsy to Create This Refined RetreatSet across 14 acres in upstate New York, this thoughtfully reimagined home trades the pace of city life for light-filled rooms, vintage finds and a palette drawn from the landscape
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10 Outdoor Christmas Decor Ideas To Make Your Home the Most Festive in the NeighborhoodLooking to up your curb appeal this year? Create a warm and welcoming exterior with these designer-approved outdoor Christmas ideas
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Nickey Kehoe and AAHA Studio Totally Rethought This 1920s Spanish Home Without Adding a Single Square FootWorking within the original footprint of this 1920s home, the design teams reconfigured the home's layout, revived its Spanish character, and found clever new ways to make every space work harder
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Once the Childhood Home of Olivia Wilde, the Story of This 1897 Georgetown Townhouse Has Been Rewritten by Designer Zoë FeldmanRather than strip it back to its bones, Zoë Feldman worked with BarnesVanze Architects to create interiors that feel both richly layered and playfully surprising
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'Swamp Chic' Is the Unexpected, Everglades-Inspired Design Direction Behind This Victorian Home in Capitol HillInspired by the homeowners’ Florida roots, Evidence of Things reimagined this neglected 1890s house with wildlife-inspired details, earthy hues and clever space-saving solutions
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Designer Sabrina Albanese Brought a 'Touch of Quiet Wit' to This Empty Nester's Home – From a Luxury Milanese Coffee Bar to a Hidden Dog StationReimagined for empty-nesters, this characterful home pairs worldly influences and rich materials with thoughtful touches that make daily rituals a pleasure
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How to Style a Couch Like a Designer – 10 Things the Pros Always Do That Make the Biggest ImpactThe sofa’s just the start. From where you put it to the perfect throw pillow, these are the designer secrets that take it from good to great
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'Think About Atmosphere Before Decoration' – How Emma Sims-Hilditch Made a Vast Open-Plan Space Feel Surprisingly IntimateThis month, we delve into how Sims Hilditch made a generous open-plan space feel intimate
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Sophie Garland Made Her London Townhouse Feel Surprisingly Spacious with the Removal of Just One WallFrom treasured paintings by her late father to characterful vintage finds, the designer's West London home is filled with pieces that tell a story
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Working on This Dallas New-Build Home Was Never the Plan for Sees Design – But They Quickly Turned the Challenge Into a Layered, Character-Filled HomeTasked with reconciling the client's opposing tastes – his modern, eclectic style with her romantic, traditional sensibility – Sees Design created a richly layered home that feels light-years away from a spec home
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Annie Meyers-Shyer Reveals the 'Alchemy' Behind Her Collected, Cozy Bedroom – And it's All About Give and TakeFrom starting with fabrics to mixing old and new, Annie Meyers-Shyer shares the decorating decisions that give her generous primary bedroom its warmth, character, and sense of calm
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This New-Build Might Have Been Designed Without a Homeowner in Mind – But The Tiny Details Make It Feel So PersonalWith no specific client in mind, Nicole Salceda of Eye for Pretty created a new build designed to feel anything but generic
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The Humans Call It Interior Design – We Dogs Call It Making Ourselves ComfortableFrom the chicest built-in dog beds to clever feeding stations, our weekly series A Dog Lives Here explores stylish spaces designed around the cutest member of the family
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The Designers Gutted This 1910 Idaho Barn to Create a Cozy Family Retreat – But Inside, It’s Anything but RusticDesigned for a family of six, this cozy retreat pairs hardworking materials and dirt-disguising fabrics with vintage character, layered textures, and views of the surrounding farmland
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This Kiawah Island Home Turns Its Back on Traditional Coastal Style – Instead, Marie Flanigan Took a Quieter Approach Inspired by the Rustic LandscapeArchitect Jeffrey Dungan and designer Marie Flanigan combined Arts & Crafts, English antiques, and Lowcountry-inspired materials to create a new build with a sense of history
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Studio Solberg Didn't Want This Mid-Century Washington Home to Be a Time Capsule – So They Kept What Worked and Changed What Didn'tA reworked kitchen, brighter living spaces and a mix of old and new allow the home's original cedar and wooded setting to take center stage
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How Date Interiors Gave Broadway Actress Barrett Wilbert Weed's Brooklyn Brownstone All the Charm of a Nora Ephron MovieThe result is a character-filled home that balances restored details with playful color, eclectic pattern, and plenty of personality
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Hendricks Churchill’s 'Quieter, More Laid-Back Sibling' to a Connecticut Farmhouse Comes in the Form of a Carriage House With a Playful TwistBehind its traditional exterior, Hendricks Churchill has created a colorful, pattern-filled retreat designed for everything from family gatherings and billiards nights to quiet workdays
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There Was No Old House Here to Restore – Interior Designer Jay Jeffers Created This California Estate’s 'Imagined History' From ScratchInside, stone walls, timber beams, antique rugs, contemporary art and playful patterns come together in Jay Jeffers’ take on 'new rustic'
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You Would Never Guess That Inside This Tennessee New-Build Hides an Authentic Irish Pub – Designer Marie-Joe Bouffard Created the Entire Home Around ItInspired by the owners' love of Ireland, this characterful new home blends reclaimed materials, vintage finds, and old-world craftsmanship to feel centuries old
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Designer Chloe Heath Suggested Muted Green for This Santa Monica Forever Home, But Her Client Wanted More – Here’s How She Made Bold Color WorkThe result is a playful, pattern-filled family home where every room has its own palette
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This Tiny New-Build Cottage by Hommeboys Breaks One of the Biggest Small-Space Rules – And the Result Is Utterly InvitingWith no original architectural character to work with, Hommeboys created a richly layered home that feels as though it has evolved over generations
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An Elegant Halloween – The Homes & Gardens WayFrom hauntingly chic decor guides to the best scary season collections to shop right now, here’s everything you need to style your home for Halloween
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This San Francisco Pied-à-Terre Takes Its Cues From the 1920s – But Its Designer Had Much More Playful Ideas in MindA moody caramel bedroom, a green-marble bathroom and a diner-inspired kitchen bring a playful edge to this Pacific Heights pied-à-terre
