It’s an understatement to say that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way the world operates this past year. You watch a movie now and it seems so foreign that people are partying at crowded clubs and not wearing masks in all public places. A …
Pantone 2021 colors of the year: Illuminating + Ultimate Gray
Pantone announced their color of the year for 2021 and turns out it’s actually 2 colors. This is only the second time in 22 years that they’ve opted for more than one color. What better year to switch things up than the shitshow that was …
Biophilic Design: connecting to nature in a modern world
Let me start this out by saying I’m not a huge nature person. I’m not someone who craves being in the great outdoors all the time. Most of the time, I’m very content in a concrete jungle. But I will say, even as a hesitant …
My moody jewel tone bedroom update
My bedroom has looked embarrassingly bare for the first several months that I’ve been in this apartment. I don’t know what it is about bedrooms that are so hard to finalize for me. It’s such an intimate and private space that I 1. don’t feel …
Designing for disabilities: accessible design for all
When we design for disabilities, we are not just increasing access for the disabled, we are creating better design for all.
Wood paneling: not just for your grandma’s house
Wood paneling is no longer for your grandma’s house. It’s back and bigger than ever. Here are my favorite ways to incorporate it into a home.
Neotenic design: the cutest trend in interior design
What would the design world look like if it was designed for adults who are young at heart? Neotenic design may be the outcome.
Pantone classic blue is the color of the year: why it’s in
Classic Blue is Pantone’s 2020 color of the year. Here’s my take on what’s so great about it, what it does, where to use it, and how to use it.
The worst interior design trends: do better in 2020
Some trends that should’ve been left in 2019 and what makes them so terrible