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This designer home shows to do maximalist Christmas decor
There are so many ways to decorate your house for Christmas. Classic, with a tree and a palette of red, gold and green. Scandi, with a neutral grouping of beiges, browns and creams. But what if, this year of all years, you wanted to go all out joyful? That was the thinking behind the decoration of this architecturally incredible house in South London, UK, where a maximalist burst of bright colors fills each corner with festive happiness. In fact, this modern home, with its harmonious blend of saturated moody pastels enlivened with pops of invigorating jewel tones, couldn’t lend itself more to Christmas if it tried. A backdrop of luxe…
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11 Minimalist Christmas Decor Ideas From Designer Spaces
Pernille Loof Preparing your home for the holidays can be overwhelming even if you are full of holiday cheer. If you want to embellish your home with holiday spirit but want to refrain from going over the top, a minimalist perspective may be just what Santa ordered. Decorations don’t need to be excessive to be showstopping. Approach design with a theme that sings yuletide cheer but doesn’t crowd your space. Here are ten minimalist Christmas decor ideas for anyone looking to pare back, make do with a smaller space, or simply enhance their already minimalist home aesthetic. Advertisement – Continue Reading Below 1 Steer Clear of Tchotchkes Instead of going…
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Things an Interior Designer of 40+ Years Would Never Have in His Home
Interior designer Vicente Wolf shared which decor products he’d hardly ever have at property. Fluorescent lights are not only severe on the eyes but wreak havoc on decor hues. He advised swapping out copy prints for primary art and pretend fireplaces for real ones. Loading Something is loading. Many thanks for signing up! Access your beloved subjects in a customized feed even though you’re on the go. download the app When coming up with your house, it truly is crucial to select the right pieces— but selecting what not to bring into your property can be just as vital. Insider questioned Vicente Wolf, an inside designer with more than 40 years…
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A Toy Designer Turns a Glover Park Home Into a Kid-Friendly, Colorful Escape
“Look Inside My Home” is our series where we peek into the homes of Washingtonians. Want your house featured? Email [email protected]. Chloe Varelidi is the CEO and founder of Follies, a design-oriented line of children’s toys, as well as the founder of Humans Who Play, a design studio that focuses on play, education, and technology. She lives with her husband, Francesco, and her two children, Nefeli and Leonidas, in a three-bedroom, three-bath, contemporary-style Glover Park home. The couple purchased the home about a year ago, and have been updating the place with a relaxed, Scandinavian-inspired feel. Since Varelidi has been a play designer for over a decade—and was an architect…
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How Designer Trish Becker Saved a Decrepit 1930s Spanish Colonial Home in Florida
In September 2020, jewelry and interior designer Trish Becker took on an ailing Spanish Colonial style stucco home in West Palm Beach, Florida. Not only was it missing a kitchen (the prior buyer had gutted it before losing steam and putting the house back on the market), there wasn’t any plumbing. “We discovered that after we bought it, so the reno was even more significant than imagined!” Becker says. Plus, the house was infested with rodents. Undeterred, the designer worked her way through the 2,900-square-foot property, which was built in 1931, turning it into a three-bedroom showplace with a funky, Mediterranean sensibility. Before this project, Becker had never worked on…
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In His Vancouver Home, a Lighting Designer Embraces a Natural Glow
OMER ARBEL USED to live on the cliff’s edge. He had a windswept shack perched on a promontory overlooking the industrial port of Vancouver, British Columbia, the sort of experimental space — “no handrails,” he says, “and sharp things everywhere” — befitting an avant-garde architect and lighting designer. Then in 2015 he met a ballerina, Rachel Meyer, and after having a child together two years later, they decided to find a more conventional home, one fully at odds with his personal aesthetic. In his own practice — he builds bespoke residences and objects for private clients and since 2005 has served as the artistic director of Bocci, a British Columbian…
