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Designing the Same House for the Second Time Was This Pro’s Chance to Punch Up the Palette

By Lauren Jones, Photography by Diana Paulson

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This Swedish Fashion Designer Isn’t a White-T Kind of Girl, and Neither Is Her Stockholm Apartment

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Felix Odell, Styling by Caroline Sandström Blasiak, Art direction by Kate Berry

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Beyond This Southampton Home’s Dutch Door: a British-Inspired Kitchen and a Dreamy Sunroom

By Kelly Dawson, Photography by Tim Williams, Styling by Mariana Marcki-Matos

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Elegant Wall Paneling Meets a $20 Sofa in This Fashion Designer’s Historic Barcelona Apartment

By Jenna Adrian-Diaz, Photography by Flavia Ribeiro

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Design by Room

When You Can’t Hide Your Ugly Bathroom Plumbing, Paint It

By Samantha Weiss-Hills

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Behind the Design of a Narrow NYC Apartment That Fits a Breakfast Banquette and a Big Sofa

By Ashna Lulla, Photography by Brad Stein, Styling by Pablo Olguin

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This Brooklyn Couple Turned Old Pocket Doors Into a Headboard and Drenched Their Nursery in Green

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Zach Pontz

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Behind the Design of a Crime Writer’s NYC Apartment, From the Swedish Nods to the Chic Sleeper Sofa

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Jacob Snavely, Styling by Julia Stevens

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Picture Windows and 100-Year-Old Evergreens Make for Magical Views at This L.A. Home

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Anna Wolf, Styling by Merisa Libbey

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A Built-In Sofa Is the Ultimate Fix for an Awkward Layout

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Natalie Folchi

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As Hospitality Industry Veterans, This D.C. Couple Were After Cool Hotel Vibes at Home

By Kelly Dawson, Photography by Michael P. H. Clifford

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Style & Shopping

34 Clever Coffee Tables for When You Don’t Have Room for Much Else

By Lydia Geisel, Anna Kocharian

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Style & Shopping

This Swedish Brand Makes All Of Our Favorite IKEA Couch Covers

By Samantha Weiss-Hills

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Style & Shopping

Pantone Just Named a Color After Drew Barrymore

By Lydia Geisel

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This A-List Esthetician’s Skincare Mantra—“Less Is More”—Applies to Her Home, Too

By Kelly Dawson, Photography by Michael Clifford, Styling by Lisa Rowe

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Style & Shopping

We Never Thought to Put a Stool Here Until Amber Lewis Did It

By Erika Owen