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When two design-minded artists decided to move from Pennsylvania to Palm Springs, they asked architect Brandon Newell and his team for “a very modern house, with thin lines, high ceilings, large expanses of glass and places to showcase not only their own art collection, but also works from local artists…

Laundry is a fact of life. There’s no getting around it. And while there’s some joy to be found in washing, drying and folding the precious garments of our loved ones, whenever there’s opportunity to increase that joy, we should seize upon it. One way to do that is by creating a space with style that…

Finding the perfect rug can be time-consuming. Given the endless choices of textures, colors and patterns, sorting through them to locate a good fit with your furniture and accessories may require some trial and error. Add to that the goal of finding a family-friendly rug, and you’ve got even more requirements…

My mom still laughs about that Mother’s Day in the mid-1970s, when the whole family spent the day scrubbing out the aboveground pool. It was memorable, if less than ideal. But there are a lot of better ways to spend special time at home with Mom.
After talking with a bunch of mothers about what…

Can’t decide between a simple Scandinavian interior and a pretty country style? Why not have the best of both worlds? “Pale country chic” is an interior style that blends the two, combining the pared-back simplicity of a Scandinavian home with the rustic whimsy of a country one. So if you have a penchant…