51+ min ago   (462+ words) HSL Lightness Lies About Contrast. HCT Tone Does Not. I used to think lightness was a reliable way to build …...

14+ hour, 22+ min ago   (458+ words) Wooden Overcoat’s “Home” began with Brant Hajek thinking about something beautiful that couldn’t last. Wrapped in tape echo, reverb, fuzz and layered harmonies, the song turns that slow disappearance into a hazy collision of psychedelic pop, garage rock and shoegaze....

21+ hour, 53+ min ago   (1471+ words) A 1900 Upper West Side home already had exposed brick, wood floors, built-ins, and a fireplace, but its rooms had collected finishes that pulled in different directions. Cream kitchen cabinets met small backsplash tiles, the fireplace sat inside dark painted millwork,…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (491+ words) For another take on innovative lighting design, explore Charlie Firth’s luminous sculptures, which fuse 3D printing with Memphis Movement aesthetics. Tongqi Lu, based in Shanghai, reimagines lighting with silicone shades that require no physical switches. By designing the entire shade as…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (984+ words) How Balenciaga Became the Muse for This Rhythmic Georgian Townhouse in Dublin, Where Historic Grandeur Meets Scandi and Italian Flair "We Were Constantly Saying, 'Make it Dirtier!'" — This Designer Turned a New Build Into a Home Inspired by Aged Parisian…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (777+ words) Seth Rogen’s Houseplant has teamed up with British fragrance house Droplet for a new home fragrance collection, introducing a hand-selected reed diffuser inspired by a scent Rogen created in Grasse, France. Seth Rogen is taking his love of design and…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (761+ words) Four years after touring it, designer Sterling McDavid finally got her dream home. “The Golden Rules of Decorating” from House Beautiful’s October 1989 Issue: Michael Greer, an avowed neoclassicist, believed that every space needed “one marvelous decorative object which you love…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (346+ words) Slovak architecture studio Oatelier has completed the Husárik Hut, a modern wooden dwelling perched on a hillside overlooking the Javorníky Mountains. The project reinterprets the traditional architecture of the Kysuce region in northwestern Slovakia, including the shepherd's huts that are…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (902+ words) Putting Agromonte on a flower sleeve is easy. Keeping that name visible all the way to the florist is much harder. I am the General Manager at the Colombian Dianthus and Lisianthus farm, Agromonte. And if I had complete control…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (638+ words) Make the most of this chic Crate & Barrel exclusive There’s something wonderfully enduring about sage green. This soothing shade has been spotted everywhere in interiors over the last few years, from gracing kitchen cabinets to uplifting bedroom walls. Now, Caraway…...