Yelena Moroz Alpert

We’ve all heard about the benefits of renovating your kitchen. In addition to the enjoyment you’ll get out of your new space, a kitchen remodel is likely to increase the resale value of your home. In fact, experts estimate you’ll recoup about 60 percent of the money you put into your kitchen.

It was hate at first sight. The shaggy brown carpet that covered our staircase and the top of the landing reminded me of a dirty mop.

The line between messy clutter and intentional clutter is not one you want to cross. The messy kind is what you usually think of when hear the word clutter—it is, in essence, the accumulation and overflow of stuff. Picture what happens to your kitchen counter after a busy day that ends with cooking dinner while doing homework, unpacking deliveries, and sorting mail.

A place to chill is becoming a hallmark of creative workplace design. Here are three inspirations.
Tom Kundig, of the Seattle-based architectural firm Olson Kundig, built a 70-square-foot hut in Hawaii for a client that looks out to a Japanese garden.

House Beautiful editors are lucky to see beautiful new home goods every day. For our 2023 Shopping Issue, we highlighted seven of the most exquisite new pieces of furniture, tableware, bedding, and decorative objects we've come across lately to collect and gift. Like the best home stores across the country, they bring something unique and personal to your decor.

For a Chicago family with three small children, a cozy house was imperative, but not at the expense of good design. “They are not flashy people, but they have very discerning taste,” says interior designer Wendy Labrum, who worked on the 6,000-square-foot, six-bedroom, seven-bathroom 1926 home for two-and-a-half years. “They value something special and historic over new and generic.”

*This article is part of our Design special section about water as a source of creativity.*
Water is a popular motif with product designers because it symbolizes tranquillity and clarity. But this force of nature also “adds movement, freedom and flow in a space,” said Golnar Roshan, who with her partner, Ruben de la Rive Box, recently introduced a rug collection called Fluid that evokes the moody skies reflected in the canals of Amsterdam, where they live.

The best base layer for cold weather feels like a second skin and has strong sweat-wicking properties for high-intensity workouts. Regulating body temperature is key to optimal performance. No one wants to feel frigid one minute and swathed in a heated blanket the next.

History of rose gold jewelry and engagement rings. (The Knot)

Celebrate 25 amazing women throughout history with Mudpuppy’s Little Feminist Picture Book. With easy to process words by Yelena Moroz Alpert and colorful illustrations by Lydia Ortiz and Patrick Rafanan, this book is the perfect way to introduce young children to these inspiring women. Features artists, scientists, politicians, athletes and much more!

- Women included: Amelia Earhart, Josephine Baker, Maya Lin, Billie Jean King,

These are not the family jewels King Charles III waited for his whole life. The surprisingly symmetrical 30-foot-long phallus, landscaped on the pristine emerald lawn across the prestigious Royal Crescent in Bath, England, is hard to miss. The city had organized a celebratory picnicking event for the coronation, but this party decor was not part of the plan.

WHEN A CLIENT sent Chicago interior designer Elizabeth Stamos Instagram images as aesthetic references, some depicted encaustic-cement flooring tile in a black-and-white, four-leaf-clover pattern—a particularly trite trend. Ms. Stamos’s unspoken reaction? “Take a damn risk.”
Thanks to home-reno TV and social media algorithms, Americans’ tastes in décor have congealed into a sort of groupthink monotony.

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A paint job is the Botox of DIY projects—it gives the space a refresh with minimal effort. But you need to do your homework. You know to browse design sources for inspiration, but while the photos show you how color infiltrates a room, they don’t always highlight the paint finish—a crucial component that can elevate your paint job from ho-hum to handsome.