Even in the midst of a trend of pale neutrals in home design, color and pattern matter. A solid-color sofa — whether it’s white or gray or tan — always looks better with a pop of color somewhere ...

Maximalism is an invigorating interior design style focused on personality, rich storytelling, and character, not chaos. Homeowners are increasingly shifting away from minimalism to embrace spaces ...

For me, the success of a well-designed space often comes down to one simple secret: pattern combinations. Over the past year, I’ve noticed a real shift in interiors, with designers embracing bolder, ...

Two designers share how to mix color, scale, and pattern with circus stripes—and exactly where to use them for the biggest impact.

Kimberly Dawn Neumann is a multi-published NYC-based writer whose work has appeared in myriad publications ranging from Forbes to Real Simple to Cosmopolitan. She’s written hundreds of articles as ...

Morgan Farrow Interiors lead interior designer Rebekah Leal designed this University Park home for a family with three boys using bold, saturated colors and carefully selected textiles and materials.

For design duo Cloth & Kind, pattern mixing has become second nature. But while most people associate the sensibility with large, sprawling spaces, where it can be used to break up visual heft, ...

“If you’ve heard of minimalist design, it’s the opposite,” Hopp says of maximalism. Maximalist interiors often emulate the richer parts of life. It’s a design style rooted in a more-is-more philosophy ...

Maybe it’s no coincidence that at the same time builder John McClellan and interior designer Allison McClellan started the renovation of a 19th century brownstone filled with enviable detail, they ...

Cassidy was an updates editor whose main responsibility is to write and edit articles on a range of home improvement topics. Her passion for lifestyle writing began with her editorial apprenticeship ...

While many trends and techniques in web design come and go, one that remains constant is color. It is one of the basic principles of all design theory and a tool that contributes to an overall ...

Now that gray has fallen out of favor, you may be wondering what color is replacing gray. Of all the neutrals, gray is the one that always held the most gravitas with designers and decorators, however ...