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Growing up in humid South Carolina summers, then living through three rounds of heatwaves this year in London without AC, it's safe to say I know what hot feels like. But feeling hot while trying to relax in your home? Going to sleep in your beautifully curated bedding while sweating? It's not ideal, to say the least. So how do you design a home that stays cool throughout t...

It might sound screamingly obvious, but without the right lighting, life would appear a little flat, particularly after dark. Nowhere is this more true than in the case of garden lighting, where the right design scheme can mean the difference between a space that feels just as welcoming and considered as the inside of your home, and one that is nothing more than a bland pat...

Brownstones — those evocative American townhouses with brown sandstone façades, mostly constructed in the 19th century — are usually a period affair. Unusually, however, this one in Harlem was built in 2022, having been an empty space between two other brownstones for a century.

When interior designer Crystal Sinclair was instructed to reconfigure the new build and t...

Do you know when you just see something and instantly fall in love? That's what the Marilo Banana Bark chest from La Redoute did for me when I was scrolling the brand's interiors section this week.

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When choosing kitchen color ideas, our attention tends to stop somewhere around the top of the cabinets, but designers are increasingly making a case for looking up.

Far from being destined for default white, the ceiling can completely change how a kitchen fe...