Maximalism is an invigorating interior design style focused on personality, rich storytelling, and character, not chaos. Homeowners are increasingly shifting away from minimalism to embrace spaces ...

FORMAL BUT whimsical, the dining room in Chris Barnes and Maisha Closson’s home in Los Angeles’s West Adams neighborhood bursts with wildly disparate design references. How did local designer Dee ...

When an equestrian family purchased this 1886 painted lady Victorian in Saratoga Springs, NY, a horse-racing town, they wanted to design it in a style that’s an established winner: the patterned, ...

Decorating is about two things: style and comfort. Nowhere in your house are these two considerations more important than in the bedroom. Comfort in the bedroom means getting a good night’s sleep, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Pictured Above: By keeping the palette restrained, designer Greg Natale demonstrates how a mix of subtle ...

For design duo Cloth & Kind, pattern mixing has become second nature. But while most people associate the sensibility with large, sprawling spaces, where it can be used to break up visual heft, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Lauren writes about interior design and real estate. As the seasons shift, so do the ways designers think about interiors.

It's not that Frances Merrill never met a color or pattern she didn’t like. Not at all. “It just has to be the right color, the right pattern,” says the wildly imaginative founder of the Los ...

Pictured Above: By keeping the palette restrained, designer Greg Natale demonstrates how a mix of subtle patterns can still read as appropriately soothing for a bedroom. As people grow increasingly ...