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Is it a vibe? A look? No, a hammock is more than that.  It’s an instant shift to a different gear, a few quiet moments with a good book, a ridiculously satisfying afternoon nap. Really, it’s a breeze that feels like it’s coming in from another world. A hammock offers more than a place to … Read more

Sometimes your outdoor space is a piece of clear ground with a couple of chairs, an old table, and a citronella candle gallantly doing what it can. Totally fair. But there’s another way. Here in the early days of summer, we’ve learned designers are celebrating outdoor spaces as comfortable as indoors. Let’s zoom in on … Read more

Until recently, prepping outdoor seating for the season mostly meant a bottle of Windex and a broom, sweeping out spiders, dusting, and wiping mildew from stiff, cracked, and faded outdoor cushions. Those cushions were durable-ish, even comfortable-ish. If you didn’t look too close. Happily, the performance of today’s outdoor fabrics have liberated outdoor furniture from … Read more

There’s a romance developing in the world of interior design. We’re talking, of course, about Romantic Rural interior design. For years now, various styles with “farmhouse” or “country” names have come in and out of style. Well, if any of those styles have intrigued you, you’re in luck.  Romantic Rural is the meet–cute of styles … Read more

We’ve reveled in the insights and inspiration from Paris Déco Off, let’s check in with the High Point Market (HPMKT) — the world’s largest home furnishings tradeshow. While AI seems to be everywhere lately, the conversation around interior design and upholstery fabrics is deeply and decidedly human. Think more warmth, more layers, and more curves.  … Read more

Honestly, sometimes making an emerging design trend feel useful in the real world rather than just some hoity-toity notion dreamed up in design fantasyland seems like an insurmountable task. Blissfully, today is not one of those days.  The trends that have emerged from this year’s Paris Déco Off, one of the most iconic annual interior … Read more

You probably don’t think much about fabrics except when some need arises in your home. Then a well-meaning employee talks to you like you absolutely know the difference between two shades of white or two fabrics like, for example, velvet and chenille.  That said, most of us have responded to velvet and chenille with something … Read more

Unapologetic. That’s the word. You know that person at a party or even the grocery store who’s just rocking their own vibe? Between their clothes and way of being, they’re unapologetic. Not flashy. But clearly comfortable in their own skin.  In interior design, that looks like a piece of furniture that’s seemingly overdressed for the … Read more

Tiny lights dance through curtains canopying a walkway. Chairs look elevated, not incidental. Table settings positively pose for pictures. And on a cushy bench beside the dance floor, two grandparents hold hands and beam as their grandchildren waltz by.  Wedding season is fast approaching. And there’s such a difference between a wedding that feels like … Read more