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an LA living room with large tudor window dressed with sheer drapes, a marble fireplace is surrounded by leather couches, a vintage rug, vintage bamboo chairs and a black wooden coffee table

This 1928 Silver Lake Tudor Revival Reclaims Its Character With Bold Wallpaper, a 30-Foot Library Wall, and an Antique Desk Filled With Secret Love Letters

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This 1928 Silver Lake Tudor Revival Reclaims Its Character With Bold Wallpaper, a 30-Foot Library Wall, and an Antique Desk Filled With Secret Love Letters

This West London Townhouse Hid a Secret Studio – Now It’s a Showstopping Kitchen

A Relocation Didn’t Mean a Reinvention for This California Family – They Left SoCal for the Suburbs and Designed a House Inspired by Their Favorite L.A. Restaurant

From White Box to Jewel Box – Inside an Unrecognizable Tiny London Apartment That's Now a Cozy Cottage Meets Lake Garda Villa

How a New Catskills Mountain Retreat, Born From a 'Serious Challenge,' Became a Timeless Family Home Rooted in the Landscape

Inside a 200-Year-Old Colonial Family Home Reimagined Through a Vision of 'Beautiful Chaos' – It's the Ultimate Party-and-Playdate Escape

Inside a Quietly Classy London Townhouse, Transformed With Warm Colors and Calming Curves

This Arts & Crafts Home Was Ready for a New Chapter That Honored the History but Wasn't Restricted by It – ‘We Didn’t Want a Museum’

Architecture Shaped by Nature: Inside the Austin Home Designed Around a Protected Oak

This Small Texas House Went Against All the Cliché Design Rules – The Result Is an Elegant, Cozy Home Inspired by Parisian Apartments

Not Your Average Barn Conversion – This Whimsical Retreat Breaks Farmhouse Traditions With a Dose of ‘Unexpected Red’

This New Family Home Says No to Open-Plan Living and Instead Embraces Once-Outdated Layout Rules – ‘I Prefer Spaces to Feel Intentional’

'If in Doubt, Add' – Inside a More is More Country House Reimagined with Bold Color and a Kitchen Inspired by The Designer's Own

Nostalgia and Restraint Meet in This Newly Built Vancouver Tudor Home – Designed to Feel ‘Restored, Not Recreated’ for a Couple with Contrasting Styles

Inside a Charming Cedar-Clad Sag Harbor Home That Balances Historic Features With Warm Modernism

How a Small London Apartment Went From ‘A White Box With Great Bones and No Soul’ to a Cozy, Colorful Alpine Chalet–Inspired Home

'Cut the Lighting Budget and Triple the Wallpaper' – Inside a Texas Home Where Pattern Clashing and Color Drenching Is Perfectly Curated to Stay on Just the Right Side of Bold

In This Small London Apartment, a Minimalist IKEA Kitchen Mixes with Characterful Antiques, Family Heirlooms, and Collected Artwork – It's a Lesson in High-Low Design

Nate Berkus Shows How to Use a Kaleidoscope of Colors and Still Keep Your Scheme Feeling Calm in This Greenwich Village Apartment

This New York Fashion Insider’s Apartment Is a ‘Gentleman’s Salon,’ Dressed in Menswear Fabrics

You Would Never Guess This Whimsical Oregon Cottage Was Once A Cold, Characterless Home Built In 2010

'For Just a Moment, I Was Like, Is This Too Modern?!’ – This Interior Designer Shows Just How Contemporary You Can Go in a Historic Home

‘This Is Not a Cookie-Cutter Home. In a Market Where a Lot of the Homes Look Homogeneously Designed, We Wanted Something That Would Feel Highly Personal’ – Explore a 1930s Texas Redesign That’s Chic, Cozy, and Characterful

‘You Could Be Fooled Into Thinking You Were Sitting Inside an English Country House’ – See How Designer Elizabeth Hay Turned This Singapore Rental Into a Charming Home-From-Home

'We Made Choices That Weren’t Necessarily Trendy or of the Moment, but Could Last and Grow With Us' – See How Neutral Backdrops and Playful Pops of Color Make This Elegant London Home Both Timeless and On Trend

‘We Literally Rebuilt the Whole House From the Inside Out’ – Explore a Small Dark London Mews That’s Been Given a Chic Contemporary Makeover

'Every Room Tells Part of the Family’s Story, It’s Filled With Decades of Memories' – See How Sims Hilditch Transformed This Old London Villa From Family Heirloom to Family Home

‘If Walls Could Talk, the Level of Chatter Would Be Cacophonous’ – See Inside an Old Artist’s Retreat Whose Radical Renovation Still Honors Its Impressive Legacy

This Oxfordshire Home Is a Life Lesson in How to Mix Design Styles Confidently

'It’s the Juxtaposition That Feels Thrilling’ – Step Inside an 1800s London Home Where Classic Features Collide With Colorful, Contemporary Styling