The seating style has become a fundamental of casual dine-in kitchens, but deciding between a high-back style versus a neatly tucked away backless one is just the beginning of your sourcing considerations. Lumbar support for those of us with a weak core can certainly dial up the comfort level, while footrests and contoured or cushioned seats are other nice-to-haves as well.
My husband and I purchased our very first home a few years ago, settling for what I considered a lovely fixer-upper on the east side of Los Angeles. The small two-bedroom home, perched upon a hilltop among other micro-sized homes, is just shy of 900 square feet in total - it felt palatial to us, given that we spent 15 years of living exclusively in cramped New York City apartments.
Over the years, I've found that after the Christmas decorations come down, I look forward to rearranging rooms or surfaces and adding a small touch of spring. Yes, I said spring. 🙂
Plaid bedding and home decor have shifted into something far more versatile than the dated tartans and checks most of us grew up with. Today's versions show up in brushed flannel bedspreads, softened wool grids, woven linen patterns, and washed color palettes that work in a cabin-inspired space and beyond. Instead of dominating the room, the best plaids act as a stabilizer: They give a space definition, add texture, and help solid colors feel more intentional.
Every meal deserves to be cooked with love, which is why pink is the perfect shade for a kitchen - a colour that evokes joy, fun and passion. This pretty shade is having a major revival, but this time, it's stylish, considered and grown-up, as seen in these pink bathroom ideas.
Deliberately undone florals, moody tabletop arrangements, warm splashes of natural light-interior stylist Colin King's lived-in flourishes have become fixtures in design photography. Initially from Ohio and trained as a dancer in New York, King, who has styled over 60 projects for AD, brings an organic, almost choreographed sensibility to his shoots. Everything he touches "is with gentle hands and a sunny, collaborative disposition," says AD's Global Visuals Director Michael Shome.
