Step 1: Start by Grouping Like Items Litman's first tip was to pull everything off the shelves and sort it into categories. "Start by grouping all your items together. Then decide what you want to showcase and group based on category," she says. "This could be grouping by collections, types of books, colors, or whatever you feel makes sense for your stuff."
"Canopy beds add an instant sense of charm and architecture to a space, creating a feeling of enclosure that's both playful and cozy," explains Cate Gutter, owner and principal designer at CWG Design in Charlotte, North Carolina. "I love how a canopy bed can anchor a room visually, while offering opportunities to layer pattern and texture in a way that feels intentional - but still lighthearted."
In the competitive world of retail, every detail counts. While product quality is paramount, one of the most powerful levers you have to attract attention, build trust, and drive sales is your retail labelling. The label is often the first interaction a customer has with your product - the thing they see, read, touch. An eye-catching label from CDM Labels can turn a glance into a purchase, while a dull or confusing one can leave your product overlooked.
ACPV ARCHITECTS Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel presents Casa Moncler, the new headquarters of the brand, located within the Symbiosis District in Milan, a strategic area of urban regeneration in the southern quadrant of the city. The project takes the form of a complex spanning 77,000 square meters, distributed across six above-ground floors and two basement levels, reaching a total height of approximately 32 meters.
As a House Tours editor, you can basically find me at any time looking through photos of gorgeous homes. I love seeing people's creativity and thoughtfulness in their spaces. Of course every now and then I'll see the same product in different homes, but there's one IKEA find that's been popping up over and over again in small homes; It's IKEA's JÄTTEBO sofa, and if you have a small home it should definitely be on your radar.
I'm dreaming of Paris right now and its gorgeous apartments. Having visited the City of Lights in every season, I actually think fall is the best time to travel there. Light jacket weather but the gray, rainy days haven't quite set in, fewer tourists to bump elbows with at museums - you get a little bit more for your time and money in late September and October in my opinion.
Software keeps evolving, and with it, the design experience. In recent years, this evolution has accelerated- machine learning, AI, prompts, and integrated workflows have moved from the periphery to the core of design practice, becoming part of the shared language between software and users. As these tools take hold, a key question emerges: How will this reshape our experience of designing architecture in the future?
The project, known as the Galeo Pavilion, was commissioned by a client seeking a separate lodging unit on their coastal property in Chorrillos, central Chile, intended primarily for adolescents and their guests, while remaining near the family's main holiday residence. The client's brief was exceptionally direct, requiring an 8 by 8-meter freestanding pavilion on an already prepared clearing, with earthworks completed and construction slated to start within one month.
SCI-Arc alumni continue to make an indelible mark on the global design landscape, pioneering new approaches in architecture, technology, and interdisciplinary practices. With a reputation for fostering radical experimentation, the school has produced graduates whose work challenges conventions and redefines spatial possibilities. Recent alumni achievements underscore SCI-Arc's role in shaping the next generation of architects and creative thinkers. Innovators in the Field Among SCI-Arc's notable alumni, several have garnered recognition for their groundbreaking work.
Summertime in Maine gets all the glory, but there's something truly enchanting about Vacationland on the cusp of fall, especially Mount Desert Island. By early September, the throngs of hikers along the oft-packed trails of Acadia National Park have thinned, the lines at popular lobster joints like Abel's and Beal's are mercifully short, and the rocky beaches are blissfully crowd-free, leaving plenty of room for leisurely walks and tide pooling.
Two things about me: I love decorating my small apartment for Christmas, and I didn't grow up with a real Christmas tree. When I was growing up in Texas, my mom always said that getting a real Christmas tree was a waste - that they died way too quickly that far south of the Northeast (I think she just didn't want to clean up the pine needles).
Aiming for architecture that harmoniously coexists with nature ZED Ishikari is located in a 100% renewable energy area in the industrial zone extending along Ishikari Bay in Hokkaido. This is a region where people have been exploring ways to adapt to the vagaries of nature, such as inclement climate and the flooding of the Ishikari River.
Rivers generate a distinct typology of architecture bound by design threads of material practice, environmental adaptation, cultural symbolism, and imagination. Each river system produces a unique ecosystem where water, soil, vegetation, and settlement converge to form a living network. Designing within this environment requires a capacity to read movement rather than resist it, to build on uncertain ground, and to understand permanence as a balance in motion.
When Jane Keltner de Valle, then an editor at Architectural Digest, visited Ulla Johnson's Brooklyn home in 2019, she wrote that the brownstone reflected the American fashion designer's 'love of textiles and craftsmanship' and 'easy, effortless, sophisticated take on bohemian style'.
Australia's tiny house movement has found its perfect ambassador in the Harper, a stunning 20-square-meter dwelling that redefines what small-scale living can be. Created by Gold Coast-based Black Clay, this compact home proves that downsizing doesn't mean downgrading when it comes to style and comfort. The Harper stretches eight meters long and 2.5 meters wide, built on a robust triple-axle steel trailer designed for full transportability. What immediately strikes visitors is the exterior's sophisticated blend of curved Decobatten aluminum and Colorbond steel cladding.
If you're lucky enough to have a working fireplace, the best firewood racks are the functional adornments that bring stylish order to your hearth. After all, one of the downsides to flickering flames and a warm glow is how difficult it can be to keep the surrounding space neat and clean. Thankfully, the vessels we found to corral logs and fire starters can suit your very specific taste in design as well as provide ample storage to your abundance of lumber.
Some people can't resist going above and beyond when decorating a tablescape - especially for extravagant dinner parties. If you've always had family or friends over for the holidays, it's understandable that you may want to outdo yourself this year. However, the next-best centerpiece isn't going to be bought from your regular decorating spots: It's actually hiding in your grocery's produce section.
Their customer base spans urbanites in compact apartments and suburban families in larger homes who simply want rooms that adapt to how they actually live. What strikes me about their approach is the rejection of "small space furniture" as a limiting category. These aren't miniaturized versions of conventional pieces or folding compromises that sacrifice quality for compactness. Instead, Expand Furniture treats transformation as the primary design challenge, creating pieces that maintain full functionality in multiple configurations while hiding mechanical complexity behind clean aesthetics.
"Think about how the sleeper will function day-to-day," says Wolf. "Is it for frequent guests or just occasional overnights? If it's part of your main living area, prioritize a streamlined silhouette that doesn't look like a sleeper. Today's best designs blend seamlessly into modern interiors. Avoid bulky roll arms and overstuffed cushions, which can instantly date a room." Peltier agrees: Slimmer profiles work best, especially in smaller spaces where scale matters.
I was once convinced to spend over $1,000 on a desk chair. And to be fair, the sales associate made a decent point: you spend just as much time in your office chair as you do on your mattress, so why not invest the same amount of money in both? It's an honest argument. However, a chair and a mattress aren't exactly comparable, and price doesn't always dictate quality.
The optimistic 1980s were quite the eccentric decade. It was the era of leg warmers, vigorous aerobics, and some of the most iconic movies ever made. It was also the time of kooky and opposing kitchen design trends. On one side were the brown-centered kitchens, still reminiscent of the '70s, embracing consistency and earthy tones. On the other side of the spectrum were kitchens exploding with funky neon colors. In the middle stood country-style white kitchens with bold pops of color.
