Install a checkered floor. Varney says that one of his favorite Dorothy Draper looks is a black-and-white checkered floor. “This instantly adds interest to any room and can make as big of a ...

Of course, designers hope that you ooh and ahh over the rooms they create, but they don’t want you to forget how you got ...

There is no combination more classic—or striking—than crisp white juxtaposed with velvety black. (Illustrating the point, an array of black-and-white kitchen ideas can be found in the pages of ...