Designed with longtime collaborator Stephen Shadley, Jen's kitchen leans fully into 2025's "quiet luxury" trend. It's filled with organic finishes, timeless materials, and an effortlessly calm yet ...

Key PointsBreak up heavy, dark furniture for a more modern and mixed look.Update antiques with fresh fabrics or colors to add ...

It’s possible to remodel a kitchen and keep the same footprint, but if there’s budget for it, knocking down walls can help ...

Move over, light and bright, and let the darkness in. Contrary to what you might think, a dark color palette can liven up your living room rather than weigh it down. Moody colors needn’t feel ...

“At the edge of the kitchen, the floor level changes by 2 feet, dropping suddenly into an adjacent living room,” says Tosti. “There were stairs, but they only ran a short way across.” ...

Mixing light and dark wood furniture in the same room? I don't think I'd do it. A mix of two woods in the same piece might look OK. Lighter wood flooring with darker wood furniture might look OK.

Despite the high ceilings, a combination of dark wood floors and worktops meant there was little light in the kitchen of this Borders home. To better reflect 21st-century lifestyles, the planners ...