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LivingetcCan You Have More Than One Rug in a Room? The Open-Plan Conundrum, Solved by Our Design Expert The rugs we’re seeing now are often treated as more than a finishing touch — they can set the palette, bring patterns underfoot, or help a room feel a little more personal.
Livingetc"Poor Ventilation Can Cause Real Damage Over Time" — What You Need to Know About Bathroom Extraction to Avoid Renovation Regrets Bathroom extraction might be one of the most unglamorous elements of a new bathroom; I get it. Who wants to think about vents, ducting, and decibel levels when the visible elements of your new…
Livingetc"A Flurry of Contemporary Trends" — This Joyful Apartment Is a Dopamine Decor Dreamhouse That Mixes Everything From Color to Eras What started with a pink Murano glass chandelier and a dream is now a playful apartment that serves as a weekend retreat for the whimsically inclined.
LivingetcThe Heartbreak of Leaving Your Kitchen Behind When You Move — And the Lessons I Took With Me to My Next Home We put our house on the market in 2024 after a decade of family life. My three children had grown up there, but two of them were now at university, and the space that had been perfect for a hectic…
LivingetcThe 'Performed Home' Conundrum — How Much Are You Willing to Sacrifice for an Instagram-Worthy House? Welcome to The Meaning of Home , the new Livingetc series asking the big questions that shape, undo, and rewrite the way we live, think, and feel between our domestic walls.
Livingetc"I Have a Tiny Box Room for a Home Office That I Can't Make Work" — These Layouts Will Make It High-Functioning and High-Style A tiny box room might seem like the obvious place to carve out a home office, but making those awkward proportions work is often easier said than done.
Livingetc"A Chromatic Plot Twist Behind Every Door" — This Milan Apartment Is Full of Clever Color Combos, Cool Metals, and Plenty of Character "A house that is too perfect risks becoming impersonal," declares Veronica Lafleur. "I believe in spaces that evolve together with the people who inhabit them." The real estate entrepreneur has a…
LivingetcIn Chef Thomas Straker's London Home, He Doesn't Hide Kids Toys Away, He Makes Them Part of the Eclectic Decor Thomas Straker has a bit of a reputation as the 'bad boy' of London's culinary scene, and having just opened a Straker's in New York, he's a transatlantic force of nature.
LivingetcI Ordered Fabric Swatches for 10 of Habitat's Best-Looking Sofas — Here's My Take on Which of These Affordable Designs Are Worth Buying If you've been eyeing up Habitat's sofas for your living room, you'll know the one drawback to the brand's affordable offering — you can't try before you buy.
Livingetc"Personal Stories Are a Meaningful Anchor For Aesthetic Choices" — This Designer Leaned Away From Trends for This Naturally 1970s-Inspired Berlin Chalet-Style Home "I have a love-hate relationship with trends," says Berlin-based interior designer Kasia Kronberger. Having studied trend forecasting, which she applied to her first career in luxury retail, Kasia…
LivingetcAfrica Design Week Is Coming to London in 2027 — Here's Why You (and Your Home) Should Be Paying Attention I've been in many exciting conversations about looking beyond Eurocentric design of late. And unlike some of the more uncomfortable exchanges of the past, which wrongly attribute design styles and…
LivingetcCraftsmanship, Iconic Furniture Design, and Carl Hansen & Søn — Everything I Learned on a Trip to the Brand's Factory in Denmark I had never been to Copenhagen, or anywhere in Denmark, for that matter, when I received an email from Carl Hansen & Søn inviting me to travel not only to the famous Scandinavian city, but also to…
LivingetcElegant, Not Beachy — Why Shells Are the Motif Every Tastemaker Is Putting on Their Table This Year Bye-bye bows, there's a new chic motif in town, and this trend is about to be on the dinner table of all the coolest hosts around.
LivingetcStep Into Our Stars of the Season — These Are Our 10 Favorite Home Tours From October 2026 There's something about this time of year that feels particularly ripe for reinvention and change. Even if the back-to-school rush hasn't applied for several years, the invitation to reimagine…
Livingetc"Look for These Tricky Spaces First" — Michaelis Boyd's Christina Gregoriou Knows How to Turn the Part of Your Home You Dread Most Into Its Showstopper Few studios have shaped the look of contemporary hospitality and home as decisively as Michaelis Boyd.
LivingetcHere's Why Wallpaper is the Key to a Stylish, Design-Led Bathroom Perhaps a controversial take, but in my opinion, there is no room better suited to a full-on wallpaper moment than the bathroom.
LivingetcThis Interior Designer Transformed His Home for Halloween Into an Extravagant Surrealist Landscape for the Ultimate Dinner Party Experience Halloween is arguably one of the hardest seasonal celebrations to decorate for at home. Easily tipping into the 'tacky' category, the key to curating a space that's hauntingly stylish and…
LivingetcEverything but the Façade of This 100-Year-Old Farmhouse Was Demolished and Rebuilt — Now, It's a Creative, Colorful, and Luxurious Home Doing something interesting with color in your home doesn't need to come at the expense of how luxurious it feels.
LivingetcStyle Pulse SS27 — Next Season's Biggest Design Moments, Explained Our trend experts explore the guiding ideas that seek to make our homes feel more
LivingetcThe 'One Decorative Gesture' Trend Finally Explains What Your Room Is Missing — "The Best Interiors Have a Little Contradiction in Them" This article appears in Style Pulse for SS27, the biannual report identifying the biggest interior design trends for the upcoming season. Read the rest of the Style Pulse trend report , now.
LivingetcMint Green Is the Cool Hue Designers Are Using to Freshen Up Interiors in 2027 This article appears in Style Pulse for SS27, the biannual report identifying the biggest interior design trends for the upcoming season. Read the rest of the Style Pulse trend report , now.
LivingetcSpikes, Acid Colors, and Chairs You Can't Lounge On — How 'Discomfort' Became One of 2027's Biggest Design Trends This article appears in Style Pulse for SS27, the biannual report identifying the biggest interior design trends for the upcoming season. Read the rest of the Style Pulse trend report , now.
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