Latest articles by Julia Demer
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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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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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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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Say Hello to ‘Candlescaping’ – The Chic New Trend that Makes Even Basic Candles Look Centerpiece-worthy
Featuring an ornate lineup of candle wreaths, cuffs, and pins, Terrain insists that candles call for outfits, too
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Joanna Gaines’s ‘Glimmery Gold Goodness’ Christmas Tree Perfectly Balances Luxury With Kitsch – and the Sparkle-Drenched Look Couldn’t Be Easier to Recreate
Shop the jewelry–box mix of glass and gold that turned Joanna's living room into an echo chamber of shimmer
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Lone Fox’s ‘Collected’ Christmas Tree Is Breathtaking – and I’ve Just Sourced Everything You Need to Recreate His Cozy, Layered Look
He riffed on a tapestry he already had, then added character-rich ornaments, aged metals, and sly pops of red
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Our Edit of the Chicest Sleeper Sofas You’ll Actually Be Proud to Offer Guests – These Are the Best Buys and Brands We Would Recommend to Friends
Here's everything you need to know to help you choose a sleeper sofa that is stylish yet doesn't feel like sleeping on a rock
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I Thought Night Lights Were for Children's Bedrooms Only – Until This $18 Crystal-Clad Plug-In Proved Me Wrong
This tiny chandelier lends low-lit, Liberace-level ambience around any outlet
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Marco Zamora's Mesmerizing ‘Frozen’ Christmas Tree Proves There's So Much Chic Holiday Decor Hiding on Amazon – Here's What He Used to Create His Elegant Look
One whimsical plant might make it the coolest Christmas tree we’ve seen in ages – and every last detail is from Amazon. Here’s how Marco built it, step by step
