Latest articles by Julia Demer
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Leopard Print Is the 'Old Money' Pattern That Brings Subtle Glamour to Every Neutral Scheme – These 24 Pieces Are Wildly ChicOnce 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 InsteadSmall 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 HistoryThe 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 WellA 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 RenovationThe 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 HouseCharacter 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 CollaborationFinally, 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 ElegantA 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 HomeBacked 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 BeThe 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 NeedA 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 BestAntique-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 SheetsWhite 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-worthyFeaturing 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 RecreateShop 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 LookHe 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 FriendsHere'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 WrongThis 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 LookOne 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
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According to Kathy Hilton, There’s One Thing You Should Never Put on a Holiday Table – Plus, What She Swears By InsteadMrs. Hilton – or Mrs. Claus, this season – shares her stance on faux foliage, her vintage-first philosophy, and why preparation is the greatest luxury
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Thought You’d Never Try Colored Christmas Lights? This Nostalgic Holiday Trend Returns for 2026 – and ALDI Has Them for Under $15Turning back the clock and the color forward, these $14.99 icicle LEDs might even convert the most committed white-light loyalists
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5 Outdated Christmas Trends Designers Say Are Cliché in 2025 – and How They’re Decking the Halls InsteadFrom string lights to the ongoing DIY ornament dilemma, designers dish on what definitely not to do this Christmas
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The Whimsical Christmas Tree Trend That Convinced Me to Forgo My Fir – And It Happens To Be Perfect For My Small ApartmentSwapping branches for twigs and tangled lights for built-in LEDs, these lit-up trees are exactly what my small space needed
