Category: Design Essays
-
Spring Paint Colors for the Restless
You crack a window. You hear birds. You step outside without a coat and think, “This is it. I’ve made it.” Meanwhile it is still February in the Midwest and we are absolutely one dramatic snowstorm away from humility. And yet. The sun is shining. The air feels hopeful. I am suddenly evaluating every wall…
-
How I Create a Collected Home (and How You Can Too)
The collected look is often misunderstood. People see a finished room and assume it all happened at once. One lucky shopping trip. One perfectly styled afternoon. A very large credit card bill. That has never been my experience. When my husband and I were first married, we had very little furniture. Not “intentionally minimal,” just…
-
How Film Shaped the Way I Design
Long before I called myself a designer, I spent years of my life pouring over movie sets. I would actually try to pick certain movies based on how I thought the character’s home would look. I have quite literally said to my husband, “Let’s watch that movie. The house is incredible.” At the time, I…
-
What European Interiors Get Right That American Homes Forget
There is an ease to European interiors that is hard to replicate and even harder to fake. You feel it the moment you step inside. The room does not announce itself. It does not try to impress. It simply is, comfortable in its own skin, layered with time, and quietly confident. American homes, on the…