How to Style a Console Table Like a Designer
If your console table looks slightly off, there's a good chance the problem isn't what you bought—it's where you put it. Learn how to use scale, height, layering, natural texture, and a little empty space to style a console table that feels collected instead of cluttered.
Boy Nursery with a Classic Blue Dresser
If you want color in a nursery without committing the entire room to it, put it on one really good piece of furniture. A classic blue dresser, crisp white shiplap, warm rattan, soft upholstery, and subtle stripes create a boy's nursery that feels sweet now without having an expiration date.
Girls Bedroom with Coastal Pinstripe Wallpaper
A little girl's bedroom can feel sweet without requiring you to replace half of it when she suddenly decides she's much too old for little-girl things. Soft blue pinstripe, painted furniture, natural rattan, touches of green, and a classic upholstered bed create a girls' bedroom designed to grow right along with her.
Preppy Boys Bedroom with a Navy Upholstered Bed
A navy upholstered bed may be one of the smartest decorating decisions you can make in a boy's bedroom. Powder blue furniture, classic stripes, woven texture, warm brass, and personalized details create a preppy boys room with plenty of personality—and plenty of room to grow.
White Kitchen with Cane Counter Stools
A white kitchen lives or dies by its texture. Woven cane, linen lighting, warm oak, marble, brass, and a little darker wood give this bright white kitchen plenty of warmth without taking away from its clean, airy feel.
White Living Room with Soft Blue Sofas
Two blue sofas sound like a fairly serious commitment until you see what they do for an otherwise very neutral room. Soft chambray upholstery, ivory swivel chairs, a coffered ceiling, oversized lighting, and quiet layers of texture create a classic living room that's polished without feeling the least bit formal.
Classic White Bedroom with Black Nightstands | Shop the Look
Matching bedroom furniture is one decorating rule I am very happy to ignore. A white cane bed, black furniture, warm brass, and soft blue create a classic bedroom with plenty of contrast—and prove that everything absolutely does not need to match.
Blue Sitting Room with Cherry Blossom Wallpaper
A sitting room really only has one job: make you want to sit down and stay awhile. Soft blue cherry blossom wallpaper, pale blue swivel chairs, warm burlwood, marble, and brass create a polished conversation room that still feels relaxed enough to actually use.
Blue Living Room with Grasscloth Walls
If you love blue but aren't quite ready to buy a blue sofa, put the color on the walls instead. Soft blue grasscloth, white slipcovered upholstery, pale blue swivel chairs, warm burlwood, and sculptural glass lighting create a timeless living room with plenty of color—and plenty of flexibility.
Blue and Blush Nursery with Cherry Blossom Wallpaper
A baby girl's nursery doesn't have to be covered in pink to feel sweet. Soft blue cherry blossom wallpaper, classic white furniture, warm brass, and just a touch of blush create a timeless nursery that feels special now with plenty of room to grow.
Blue and White Dining Room with Floral Drapes
A dining room is one of my favorite places to make the decorating decision you're slightly too nervous to make in the living room. Large-scale blue floral drapery, textured walls, white slipcovers, warm wood, and brass create a classic dining room with plenty of personality without feeling overly formal.
White Kitchen with Blue Counter Stools and Marble Island
If you're nervous about adding color to a white kitchen, start with something you can carry out of the room. Soft blue Chippendale stools, dramatic marble, warm oak, and brass give this bright white kitchen plenty of personality without making the color feel like a permanent commitment.
Navy Home Office with a Dining Table Desk
My favorite desk isn't actually a desk—it's a dining table. Deep navy built-ins, a generous warm wood work surface, white slipcovered seating, and simple styling create a home office that works hard without looking like an office at all.
Blue Girls Bedroom with Blush Gingham Bedding
The easiest way to make a little girl's bedroom last is to put the sweetness in the things you can change. Soft blue walls, blush gingham bedding, a classic white spindle bed, warm brass, and natural rattan create a charming girls' bedroom with plenty of room to grow.
Grandmillennial Girls Bedroom with Floral Wallpaper
Grandmillennial style does not require putting a floral pattern on every available surface. Soft floral wallpaper, classic white furniture, ruffled details, warm brass, and touches of sage create a girls' bedroom that feels sweet, collected, and timeless without trying too hard.
Grey and White Bedroom with Mural Wallpaper
If one wall can do most of the decorating for you, I am very happy to let it. A soft scenic mural, ivory upholstery, dark furniture, warm brass, and layered blue textiles create a bedroom with plenty of impact without filling every wall with artwork.
Coastal Boys Bedroom with Sailboat Art
A coastal boy's bedroom needs exactly one sailboat. Soft blue walls, crisp white furniture, natural wood, relaxed bedding, and one vintage sailboat print create a coastal kids room that feels playful now without turning the entire space into a nautical theme.
Classic Entryway with a Black Console
Sometimes an all-white room just needs one piece willing to be the bad guy. A black console, oversized arched mirror, statement chandelier, warm brass, and vintage-style rug give this bright entryway just enough contrast to make the whole space come alive.
Coastal Home Office with Slipcovered Swivel Chairs
A home office is considerably better when you don't immediately want to leave it the minute you're finished working. Soft blue cabinetry, white slipcovered swivel chairs, a dining table used as a desk, warm brass, and tailored drapery create a workspace that feels just as inviting as the rest of the house.