design

Dorm, Sweet, Dorm: Where Designer Touches Make the Grade

By Joy Donovan / September 23, 2025 /

Back in the day, going to JCPenney with a roommate to get a matching comforter for a dorm room was really something. Yes, there might have been a color scheme — school colors, maybe blue and yellow or pink and white — to class up the place. Anyone feeling particularly edgy could add a poster…

‘Hide and Peak’ Dallas CASA Playhouse Is Like Origami Come to Life

By Joy Donovan / June 9, 2025 /

Anyone lucky enough to get the playhouse named Hide and Peak, a part of the 30th annual Parade of Playhouses, will be set up for hours of imaginative and creative fun. “Everything was based on pure play,” said architect Patricio Sanchez, part of the team working on this unique playhouse that is part of the…

Andrew Bayer of Apothicc Creates Home Goods That You’ll Never Find at HomeGoods

By Nikki Barringer / November 14, 2023 /

A few weeks ago Andrew Bayer gave me arguably one of the best gifts ever. It’s currently tied for first with a pink Christmas tree and the birth of my two children. It was a handmade rug that measured two feet by two-and-one-half feet. It’s almost as big as my son and that’s going to…

Find 2024’s Emerging Color Trends in Kips Bay Decorator Show House Now Open

By Elaine Raffel / November 5, 2023 /

This year’s Kips Bay Decorator Show House achieved the near-impossible: It successfully merged the talents of 22 accomplished, uber-creative designers.

Rooftop Terraces, Golf Sims, and Walk-In Pantries Top Emerging Home Trends

By Elaine Raffel / October 22, 2023 /

Results of a recent Houzz home trend study revealed a common theme: For today’s owners, creating new living areas and improving their existing spaces to better fit their current and future lifestyles is top priority.