Lauren Kay Sims’s Texas Lakehouse
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Lauren Kay Sims’s Texas Lakehouse

Texas is famous for its unparalleled barbecue, its gargantuan size, and—arguably our favorite reason—the collection of castle-like homes scattered across its hills, mountains, and plains. One such property, a seven-bedroom lakehouse in east Texas, belongs to lifestyle influencer Lauren Kay Sims, who is known for her fashion and style blogging, and her musings on building what she calls “a radiant life.”

As part of her pursuit of radiance, she enlisted Urbanology Designs’ principal designer and owner, Ginger Curtis, to help ensure their new vacation house would reflect her family’s style, without doing an entire remodel. She asked Curtis to outfit

The Best Underrated Paint Colors, According to Designers
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The Best Underrated Paint Colors, According to Designers

Any designer will tell you it’s true—paint instantly sets the mood in a room. If you’re seeking to give your home a quick refresh via a new coat of paint, look no further for inspiration. We’ve got advice from the pros, right here.

Editorial director Joanna Saltz asked creatives which overlooked colors they find irresistible right now—and hope to see used more often in the future. From deep purple to golden yellow, any of the colors ahead make excellent contenders for a home update. Just pick the one that suits your mood.


pink paint

“We love using pink in unexpected places. When

Home Design Software – Design Your House Online
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Home Design Software – Design Your House Online

Easy-to-use home design software that you can use to plan and design rooms in your home or even the entire house. Create floor plans, furnish and decorate, then visualize in 2D & 3D.

Christian Mortiz RoomSketcher Testimonials

RoomSketcher is an easy-to-use tool to create fast visualizable floor plans for remodeling or a new build from scratch.

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Home owner, Germany

Why Home Designers Think RoomSketcher is The Best Software to Design a Home

Wood and stone surfaces bring “rich texture” to the Primrose Hill House interior
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Wood and stone surfaces bring “rich texture” to the Primrose Hill House interior

Architecture for London has updated a 1960s house in London, creating an open-plan interior filled with natural materials and an improved connection to the rear courtyard garden.

The house is one of two detached properties set in a modernist estate in Primrose Hill that primarily consists of painted brick courtyard houses and small terraces.

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Primrose Hill House was designed by Architecture for London

The new owner asked Architecture for London to transform the interior into a modern layout that is better suited to their lifestyle.

“The house had a very broken plan consisting of lots of small rooms,” the studio’s

7 Home Decor Faux Fittings That Date Your Interiors, According to Designers
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7 Home Decor Faux Fittings That Date Your Interiors, According to Designers

Some home decor trends have an expiration date. While mid-century modern designs like sleek Eames furniture or Eero Saarinen–designed Womb chairs are back in fashion and selling big, for example, others can make homes pass. Not to mention, a home stuck in the past might actually lose some of its potential resale value. According to Eugene Colberg, principal of Colberg Architecture in Brooklyn, “Updates to a house can maximize value when placing the house on the market,” he says. “Homes are also more enjoyable to live in when they have been updated,” Colberg says.

The usual culprits, like popcorn ceilings

The 12 Finest Intelligent Dwelling Excursions of 2022
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The 12 Finest Intelligent Dwelling Excursions of 2022

Raised by two aesthetes in an historic 1899 home in Hartford, Connecticut, Audrey Rose Smith had an art-filled childhood. Her father was a preservation architect, and her mom ran an artwork gallery, so their residence was continuously hosted by artists and their work. It is solely logical that Audrey later turned a gallerist herself.

It additionally makes the sense that she swiftly falls in love with a fellow inventive. Solely eight months after assembly Ecuadorian photographer and designer Vicente Muñoz, the pair collectively bought their prewar Clinton Hill residence in Brooklyn. They married quickly after, partnering in matrimony in addition