Design

The fifth season of ‘The Crown’ and the films ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ and ‘The Pale Blue Eye’ provide vivid windows into interior design of other eras

As the winter solstice looms, candlelight jolts warmth and radiance into sullen rooms. Here, some holiday holders to help.

A Florida transplant struggled to integrate Old World antiques into her beachy bedroom. The solution: embracing the breezy, bohemian, luxe feel of a West Indies estate.

What feels right this holiday: a return to heirloom-quality presents. A print of  ‘Starry Night’ might be destined for a yard sale. But a framed, hand-woven art work from an up-and-coming maker? Precious. 

Want to add bespoke charm to any room? Swap your blah bulb-topper for a hand-painted shade.

The architecture of bird boxes is crucial. Perches, for example, should be avoided because they give predators easier access. Here, more tips.

Your interiors don’t have to be sun-starved just because gray skies predominate and night falls early in winter. Decor and architecture experts share tips for maximizing natural light.

Seduced by its versatility and velvety good looks, designers are putting the old-school staple to surprising use in cabinetry, flooring and furnishings—proving it’s not only sustainable but chic.

Surprise your guests with a few twists on classic Turkey Day decorations

Layouts that thwart conversation. Furniture that’s too chunky. Rugs that are too runty. Design pros share the living-room decor mistakes they see most often and how to steer clear.

Use a panoramic wallpaper or immersive mural to turn the runt of restrooms into a stylish retreat. It’s a bit guest-startling and so worth it.

The exquisite finishes—glass, marble, brass, leather—of a famed 1930s villa in Milan inspires a design writer to rethink her plain old wood-on-wood world.

A young family yearned to blend their fondness for the homey interior design of Vermont and the refinement of their life in Los Angeles. Here’s the elegant but livable result.

Two design writers lock horns over the aesthetic merit of including fauna motifs in home decorating. What one considers daring, the other finds disrespectful. Where do you stand?

We tasked Mexican designer Aranza García with sifting through seasonal offerings from the mass-market retailer and other mainstream brands to find spooky decor good-looking enough for her own home. Here, her spirited selections.

A trip to the cozy, neoclassical, Northern England home of this famous writing family helps a blocked journalist re-see her own workspace.

Why do we design the most important room in the house around the gear that simply provides our morning cuppa? Because there’s nothing simple about coffee anymore.

The house that Ukrainian architect Serhii Makhno shares with his family exemplifies every style-minded homeowner’s goal: originality that’s still welcoming and beautifully habitable.

Greenery-enclosed spaces within your landscape give you a place to slow the heck down and can even make small yards seem bigger.

Designing spaces for children requires a balancing act. We polled pros about common pitfalls—and how to sidestep them.