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The Art of the Casual Dinner: 9 Ways I Make Having People Over Feel Effortlessly Elegant
Because I want dinner at home to feel special — just never formal. I love having people over, but I don’t particularly love the kind of hosting that requires an entire day of preparation. I’ve done it before: planned too much food, cleaned parts of the apartment nobody was going to see, bought flowers on…
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How to Make Your Home Smell Like Fall — Without Pumpkin Spice
There is a very specific moment when we want our homes to start smelling like fall. Usually, it happens before we are ready to admit that summer is actually over. The windows are still open in the afternoon, but the evenings are cooler. We start making tea again. Someone brings home the first slightly unnecessary…
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Air-Dry Clay, But Make It Chic: 3 Sculptural Objects You’ll Actually Want to Display
A beginner craft with a decidedly non-craft-store finish. Air-dry clay has two personalities. One is kindergarten. The other is the kind of sculptural object you might find in a very tasteful design store. The material is essentially the same; the difference is shape, finish and how little you try to do. For a first project,…
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The Elegant Halloween Edit: 3 Ways to Decorate Without Ruining Your Interior
Cozy Harvest, Haunted Romantic or Midnight Glamour — choose your version of spooky season. Halloween décor has a branding problem. The choice often looks like this: fill your home with orange plastic, or pretend October is not happening. There is a third option — one that keeps the fun but edits the palette, materials and…
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Curated Clutter: 5 Rules That Make Collected Rooms Look Expensive, Not Messy
Books, objects, photographs and souvenirs are back. Here is how to layer them without losing the room. Minimalism had a very good run. Unfortunately, many of us interpreted it as “hide everything you like.” The pendulum is moving back toward rooms with books, objects, photographs, travel finds and evidence of a real person — but…
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Kitchen Witch, Refined: How to Make Fall’s Moodiest Kitchen Trend Feel Grown-Up
A little apothecary, a little country house, zero novelty potion bottles. “Kitchen witch” can sound like a theme, and themes are exactly where this look can go wrong. The beautiful version is not about filling your countertops with tiny broomsticks. It is about a kitchen that feels useful, sensory and slightly mysterious: dark wood, glass…
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The Elegant September Reset: 9 Ways to Get the Ralph Lauren x Nancy Meyers Fall Look
Equestrian polish, warm movie-house comfort, and a home that feels collected rather than decorated. Every September, fall decor starts getting louder. Pumpkins appear on every surface, orange takes over, and perfectly good rooms suddenly feel as if they need a seasonal costume. This year, there is a more interesting direction to borrow from: imagine Ralph…
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10 Small Fall Updates That Make Your Home Feel Cozy and Expensive
There is a particular kind of fall decorating we love — the kind that makes a home feel warmer without covering every surface in pumpkins. The best seasonal updates are often the smallest ones: softer lighting, richer textures, a branch clipped from outside, or one beautifully worn piece that looks like it has always belonged…
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Embracing the Essence of Minimalist Lifestyle Design
The Aesthetic of Minimalism In today’s fast-paced world, embracing minimalism offers a fresh perspective to lifestyle design. The essence of minimalist design is rooted in simplicity and functionality, focusing on what truly matters while eliminating the unnecessary. By adopting a minimalist approach, you can create spaces that reflect peace and tranquility, embodying a sense of…