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LivingetcCurated Finds for Jackie | Rugs Thank you so much for sending through the extra photos, I can really get a sense of how your room flows and feels now, which is such a pleasure as a designer.
Livingetc"There Wasn't As Much Money to Play With As You Might Expect" — A Strict Budget Helped Shape This Expensive-Looking North London Townhouse The thing about this four-storey townhouse in Tufnell Park, north London, is that it looks expensive: bespoke joinery, a clearly custom-built L-shaped kitchen island, a wet bar slathered in burl…
LivingetcPut This Zesty Color in Your Blue Room, and It'll Change Everything, Says a Color Expert Some of the first things I remember learning in art class were the colors on the color wheel and how they each relate to one another.
LivingetcSorry to Accent Walls, but 'Accent Floors' Work Much Better in Kitchens It's easy to obsess over your kitchen design. From countertops to hardware to cabinetry, there are seemingly endless options to pore over, each one offering a slightly different effect.
LivingetcI Went to Sit on All the John Lewis Armchairs I Could — These Were the Ones I Actually Loved for Looks and Comfort An armchair has a funny way of becoming everyone’s favorite seat — or the one that looks lovely in the corner but somehow never gets sat in.
LivingetcAre You Brave Enough to Paint a Gloss Ceiling? The 'Next Step' of Color Drenching, Debated Believe it or not, homeowners, decorators, and even interior designers once routinely treated their ceilings as something of an afterthought.
LivingetcHeard of Schplendid Sofas? I Visited This Still-Quite-New Brand's Showroom and Put Their Couches Through Their Paces If you're looking to invest in a sofa right now, Schplendid is a British brand worth knowing. Heard of them already?
LivingetcBefore, It Was Modern, but a Little Soulless — Now, Founder Grace Beverley's Kitchen Feels Like It's Been Part of This House for Decades With 1.2 million followers, 3 multi-million businesses, a podcast, and a Forbes 30 Under 30 feature under her belt, it's safe to say that Grace Beverley is no stranger to hard work.
LivingetcI Went to the Main Frieze Week Events So You Don't Have to — 3 Rising Trends Show Art and Decor Grappling With the Present Frieze Week isn't the kind of city-wide event to leave the public short of spectacle, but I am not the first, nor will I be the last, to say that PAD and Frieze London 2026 and satellite events like…
Livingetc5 Stylishly Unexpected Colors That Designers Really Want You to Know Go With Yellow Yellow is everywhere right now, from butter to ochre, but when decorating in the home, many people mistakenly think the only option is to pair these sunny shades with neutrals.
LivingetcThe Coolest Interior Designers in Paris Will Make You Rethink This 'Retro' Trend What makes a room more visually interesting? Most of the time, the answer is texture. A layered blend of materials and finishes that add depth to the decorating scheme.
Livingetc"Some Are Genuinely Old, Others Newly Created" — The Owners of This London Villa Worked With an Artist to Make the Walls Feel Atmospherically 'Aged' It's the dream of anyone who buys a period property, especially one that's been unsympathetically modernized, that they find some sort of 'buried treasure' underneath those contemporary…
LivingetcIs Taste Dead? We Asked 4 of London's Most Exciting Creatives to Unpack Our Obsession With the 'Hyper-Curated' — They Didn't Hold Back There was a time when taste — an individual's inherently subjective discernment of anything good, appropriate, or beautiful in food, behavior, or the arts, from design and music to fashion, and their…
Livingetc"I Never Imagined I Could Afford a Place in This Part of Manhattan" — This Tiny, City Apartment Was 4 Years (and a Lot of Graft) in the Making Living in a big city is a big ask, financially, but when you're looking to live in Manhattan, specifically, it can feel like a pipe dream.
LivingetcI Went All the Way to Munich to Test Westwing's New-to-the-UK Sofa Collection — These Were My Big Style and Comfort Winners Looking for a new sofa is hard. I know because I've been on the hunt for one myself for longer than I'd care to admit, in what feels like an almost endless research quest — not to mention the…
LivingetcI'd Have Never Expected to Want 'Tassels' in My Modern Home, but These Spaces Prove They’re the Mood for Right Now I have to confess that you’d be hard-pressed to find a fringe, pom-pom, or tassel anywhere in my house.
LivingetcA Detailed History of Sage Green in Interiors — From Indian Buddhist Frescoes to Queen Victoria's Bedchambers and Beyond Sage green is a color that’s nothing new on the decorating circuit. It feels like ever since we’ve had walls, we’ve been drawn to painting them in the subtle, soothing tones of sage, and while it’s…
LivingetcThis Iconic Chair Just Turned 100 Years Old, But It Looks Like It Was Designed Yesterday — This Is the Secret to the Bibendum Chair's Ageless Good Look Few chairs are as instantly recognizable, or as loved, as the Bibendum. Designed by Irish-born Eileen Gray in 1926, it stacks plump, tyre-like rings of upholstery around a gleaming tubular steel…
LivingetcArt Deco Swimming Pools, 1960s Japanese Love Hotels, and Space-Age Style Inspired the Interiors of This Former Garage, Now Family Home in Paris What do you get when you combine Space Age style with a family home? Well, the answer lies in this Parisian apartment, designed by Studio HA.
LivingetcSorry Sage, but This Paint Brand Has Just Named a 'Deeper' but Equally as Timeless Green as Its Color of the Year There's a chill in the air, the streets are paved with crisp, brown leaves, and our knits are finally out of retirement. All that's to say, it's officially autumn.
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