Make Magic in Your Home with 10 Creative Decoration Tips

A decorator's job is just as creative as that of an artist's: it often involves reviving old, unused items and breathing new life into them. The following design ideas will show you how you can create a spectacular focal point in your interiors with the help of ordinary objects in extraordinary functions. Imagine a coffee table made from a couple of surfboards, a floor of two-toned striped wood, or a ceiling decor made from a canoe. Your pieces of furniture and home decoration items may find a new identity, and also provide fresh inspiration, creative energy for your living space.

Inspired by Multiple Styles of The American South

Wanting a modern oasis in the middle of Miami, architects Melissa and Jacob Brillhart designed and built most of this shutter-clad home themselves.

This Curvaceous Timber and Earth Cabin Blends Into a Japanese Forest

Japanese architect Tono Mirai-a pioneer of “earth architecture”-works with master artisans to craft a holiday retreat for a family from Tokyo.

Living Room Wallpaper Ideas You're Going to Love

From florals to stripes, and everything in between.

Elegant Ways to Arrange Living Room Seating

All the inspiration you need to experiment with your layout.

Making The Most Of The Mantel: 15 Gorgeous Mantel Decoration Ideas

A bare mantelpiece is a missed opportunity.

The Top Design Trends You’ll Be Seeing in Living Rooms Next Year

From neutral hues to natural materials, here’s what designers say is on the horizon for 2021.

Curtain Designs for the Most Luxurious Living Room Windows

Dress your windows for the home you want.

15 Beautiful Laundry Room Designs for Small Spaces

Washing clothes wouldn't feel like a chore in any of these rooms.

Statement vases: the easy decor update trend that is taking over our coffee tables

Statement vases are back, bigger and more provocative than ever. Here's what the key home accessory looks like in the new...

Japanese Influences Grace

The serene, two-bedroom residence outside San Francisco offers the chance to go off-grid in spectacular settings.

Say No Mo by Balbek Bureau: 2020 Best of Year Winner for Beauty

Asked to design a beauty salon, Balbek Bureau, a local architecture firm, did its due diligence, researching salons and taking...

Bold Colors Welcome Shoppers to Fancy Pants in Mumbai by Quirk Studio

With a mission to empower the women of Mumbai, clothing and accessories retailer Fancy Pants teamed up with the women-run local...

Transitional Style Is the Most Popular Kitchen Design-Here's How to Ace the Look

These bright, no-fuss spaces are the perfect mix of classic meets contemporary.

An Australian Family’s Dream Home Celebrates Mies van der Rohe Down Under

Nature, midcentury design, and a less-is-more mentality informed this family’s private residence in Suffolk Park.

Zooco Estudio Designs Latest Locale for Big and Tiny in Los Angeles

Big and Tiny Silverlake in Los Angeles is exactly as its name suggests-an expansive 5,027-square-foot space designed by Zooco Estudio...

Storeage Designs New Retail Store for B+Tube Cosmetics in China to Appeal to Gen Z

Confidence comes from within, but makeup can help tease it out. Teenagers know this better than anyone, and digitally oriented...

An Australian Architect’s Dazzling Interpretation of Prairie Style Lists for the First Time

Built in the 1960s and now asking $4.2M, the Frank Lloyd Wright–inspired Mirrabooka House sits on five acres of magnificent gardens.

The Top Clever Renovation Stories of 2020

We rounded up our most popular sources of reno inspiration this year

See How This Condo in a Former NYC School Got a Major Update

Creative storage solutions helped make sense of the idiosyncratic spaces

Includes a Swing, a Full Bar, and a Tree House

The eclectic home will serve as the set for season two of A Little Late With Lilly Singh

Scoop Up This Sprawling Frank Lloyd Wright–Inspired Midcentury for $370K

Designed by Wisconsin architect John Randall McDonald in the ’50s, the Prairie-style home features an interior of wood cladding, built-ins, and stacked stone.

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend Give AD a Candid Update on Their Home Journey

They’re still in search of a buyer for their Beverly Hills mansion-and Teigen says that person should expect her to drop in sometimes

Tim Tadder Breaks Out With “Black Is a Color”

A master class in the use of color and form, photographer Tim Tadder’s latest series, “Black Is a Color” is also one of the great art names in recent memory.

Linebox Transforms Historic Montréal Building into a Modern Office

Nestled between the Lachine Canal and the St. Lawrence River, Montréal’s urban Pointe-Sainte-Charles neighborhood reflects the...

20 Beautiful Embroidery Ideas And Projects For Everybody

Embroidery projects are what a lot of people would call tedious and while they do sometimes take ridiculous amounts of time to...