Latest articles by Julia Demer
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Joanna Gaines Just Quietly Dropped Her New Spring Collection at Target – and I Think It Might Be Her Most-Expensive-Looking Launch Yet
From arched storage furniture to multitasking lamps, Joanna's latest Target drop makes organizational aspirations feel oddly exciting
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This Designer’s Take on a Once-Dated Trend Proves Gallery Walls Aren’t Dead – They are Totally Timeless When Done Right
We swore we’d never do them again – until a $23 million townhouse changed our minds. The project's co-designer breaks down the gallery wall rules worth ignoring
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Forget Framed Art, Designers Are Hanging Tapestries Instead – Here’s Where They Source the Best Old and New Designs
Once stuck between castle-core and college dorm rooms, tapestries are suddenly cool again – and surprisingly difficult to source. Designers share where they’re actually finding the good ones
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Design DNA: An East Coast Townhouse with West Coast Sensibilities – Tour the $23 Million NYC Parlor Room That Refuses to Play It Safe
In a townhouse parlor room with serious architectural lineage, Sven and Sara Simon show how far instinct, art, and a little irreverence can take a historic space
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The Power of Texture in Interior Design – 6 Ways Designers Use It to Shape the Look (and Feel) of Every Room
As tones of white take over interiors in 2026, texture becomes the primary design lever. Discover where it does the work color can’t
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Why Designers Always Start, But Never End, With Layering – 10 Ways They Build Depth Into Every Room
The most interesting interiors don’t feel finished all at once. Designers explain how layering lets a space evolve, piece by piece
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If You Follow Just One Interior Design Rule, Let It Be This One – Designers Explain Why It Makes Every Room Work
It’s the most overused word in design – and still the one that matters most. Here’s why designers think balance is the one design rule you should always follow (and how to spot when it’s working)
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Leopard Print Is the 'Old Money' Pattern That Brings Subtle Glamour to Every Neutral Scheme – These 24 Pieces Are Wildly Chic
Once taboo, now tastemaker-approved. Leopard’s latest revival is design-forward, a little feral, and very much at home
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6 Guest Bathroom Mistakes Designers Always Notice, and What You Should Do Instead
Small but scrutinized, the guest bathroom leaves a lasting impression – here’s how to get it right
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Minimalism Is Out, Murals Are In – Tour Corey Damen Jenkins’s Cohasset Garden Room, Where Humor Meets History
The designer on casting ‘lead actors,’ making murals feel modern, and the death of minimalism
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The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Bed Frame: Every Style That Matters (and How to Pick Yours)
Discover the bed frame that fits your room and suits your style. This is the essential guide
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‘Not Every Space Needs to Be Filled’ – Interior Designers on the Art of Negative Space and 7 Ways to Use It Well
A well-placed pause is everything. These seven techniques show how negative space can add intention, not emptiness, to any interior
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Your Old Shower Curtain Is Bringing Down the Vibes – 24 Designs That Instantly Change the Whole Room
It’s the largest surface in the room, yet somehow the most ignored. These shower curtains prove it deserves better
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Three Years Later, Joanna Gaines' Castle Project Reads More Timeless Than Ever – Here Are the Design Lessons You Can Still Take From This Iconic Renovation
The makeover wrapped in 2022, and yet, this project has never looked more relevant
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24 Characterful Pieces That Will Turn Your Bathroom Into the Most Interesting Room in the House
Character bathrooms are warm, nostalgic, and wonderfully un-bathroom-like. These are the finds to take you there
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‘A Home Doesn’t Need to Be Perfect to Be Beautiful’ – Inside Anthropologie x Ruggable’s Artfully Off-Kilter Collaboration
Finally, a rug collection that loves your messy, beautiful life as much as you do
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The Bedside Decor Edit: 18 Hotel-Inspired Touches That Will Instantly Make Your Bedside Table Look More Elegant
A nightstand is only as powerful as its objects. Shop above-and-beyond accents that play butler and refine your daily rituals
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Emily Henderson’s Christmas Mantel Breaks All the Right Rules – Here’s How to Re-Create Her Dreamy, Decidedly Non–Ralph Lauren Look
Blending bows, blues, and wooden beaded garland, Emily keeps classics at play while being anything but traditional
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Shop 2026's 5 Biggest Color Trends – From Lighting to Linens, These Are the Easy Ways to Bring Next Year’s Biggest Shades Into Your Home
Backed by designer surveys and the season’s most directional runways, this edit makes bringing the year's biggest color trends into your home simple
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Bows Come Back Every Year, but These 24 Elegant Homeware Pieces Prove How Chic This Whimsical Trend Can Be
The internet broke bows; design fixed them. Shop holiday-ready pieces that prove what a redemption arc looks like
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Yes, It's Unexpected for Pantone to Have Picked White – but Designers Say ‘Cloud Dancer’ Could be the Design Reset We All Need
A blank canvas only works if you know what to do with it. Designers break down the smartest ways to style Pantone’s most simplistically subversive pick yet
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Forget About Lightbulbs, The Quickest Way to Add Ambiance to Any Room Is With Candle Sconces – Shop Our Style Editor's Pick of the Best
Antique-inspired or totally avant-garde, candle sconces are the old-world lighting choice having a decidedly modern moment. Shop our most-mountable favorites
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They’re the ‘Classic White T-Shirt of the Home’ – Discover 6 Shoppable Ways to Style White Bed Sheets
White isn’t the absence of style; it’s the invitation. I asked designers how they treat a ‘blank’ bedscape as a creative canvas. Their most inventive strategies, ahead
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So You Want a Joanna-Gaines-Coded Christmas? Shop the 5-Rule Formula Behind Her Most Festive Living Room Yet
It isn’t the tree – it’s the treatment. Joanna’s blend of analog glow, dried citrus, and sly ’90s references shows how small seasonal swaps make for the most magic
