Design Trends

Gone Dishing: News, Trends, Market Prices, and More with Candy Evans and Blake Stephenson

By Elaine Raffel / February 5, 2025 /

When it comes to dishing – we’re talking juicy scoops and insider drama – no one does it better than our founder and publisher, Candy Evans. Case in point: last week’s North Dallas Chamber of Commerce Dish Session, hosted by stone purveyors extraordinaire Texas Counter Fitters.

Celebrate National Dog Day With a Little ‘Barkitecture’

By Brenda Masse / August 26, 2024 /

National Dog Day is celebrated every year on Aug. 26 and is dedicated to the love of our furry best friends. The holiday was founded in 2004 by animal welfare advocate, author, and pet lifestyle expert, Colleen Paige, to bring awareness to the number of dogs who need to be rescued each year. We at…

Poll Reveals Americans’ Biggest Home Decor Regrets

By CandysDirt / August 20, 2023 /

The ‘70s nostalgia is over — 42 percent of Americans regret ever thinking shag carpets, conversation pits and wood-paneled walls were ever trendy. A new poll of 2,000 US homeowners found 75 percent admit some of their past home improvement choices aged poorly over the years, and 69 percent are embarrassed to have people over…

Top Design Trends, According to Bella Custom Homes

By Joy Donovan / July 20, 2023 /

Poodle skirts? Gone. Land lines? Almost gone. Model T car? Museum piece. And so it is with design trends for homes. Trends come, trends go, and sometimes they circle back around. “Interior design and home trends are always evolving, but overall do tend to stick around for quite some time,” said Stacy Brotemarkle, vice president…

Modern Americana Design: Red, White, Blue – and New

By Elaine Raffel / July 2, 2023 /

Happy Fourth of July – the ideal time to pay homage to one of design’s most enduring styles: Americana. Stripes, stars, red, white, and blue. Yes, please.