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Textured cushion covers on a sofa

Layering a Sofa Properly

Most sofas are styled with cushions bought in a single matching set, which is exactly why so many living rooms look like a showroom rather than a home. Mixing textures...

Layering a Sofa Properly

Most sofas are styled with cushions bought in a single matching set, which is exactly why so many living rooms look like a showroom rather than a home. Mixing textures...

Marble glaze ceramic candle

The Art of a Thoughtful Small Gift

The best small gift isn't the most expensive thing you could find — it's the one that shows you thought about the specific person for more than thirty seconds. A...

The Art of a Thoughtful Small Gift

The best small gift isn't the most expensive thing you could find — it's the one that shows you thought about the specific person for more than thirty seconds. A...

Wooden serving tray with rattan handles

Small Trays, Big Difference

You don't need to redo a kitchen to make it feel considered. A handful of small, well-made objects on the counter do more than any amount of furniture ever will...

Small Trays, Big Difference

You don't need to redo a kitchen to make it feel considered. A handful of small, well-made objects on the counter do more than any amount of furniture ever will...

Copper pendant lights over a wooden console

Lighting a Room in Layers

One ceiling light in the middle of a room is functional and forgettable. Layering two or three light sources at different heights is what makes a room feel finished after...

Lighting a Room in Layers

One ceiling light in the middle of a room is functional and forgettable. Layering two or three light sources at different heights is what makes a room feel finished after...

Arched gold mirror leaning against a wall

The Wall That Does the Talking

Most walls don't need a painting. They need a mirror that pulls in light from somewhere else in the room and hands it back doubled. Here's how to pick the...

The Wall That Does the Talking

Most walls don't need a painting. They need a mirror that pulls in light from somewhere else in the room and hands it back doubled. Here's how to pick the...

Candle and book on a marble coffee table

The Art of a Properly Cosy Night In

Candlelight does more for a room than almost any other change you can make in five minutes.

The Art of a Properly Cosy Night In

Candlelight does more for a room than almost any other change you can make in five minutes.