Few projects stir up more anxiety for parents than redoing a teenager’s bedroom. I once saw a well-meaning parent install a massive, custom sports mural for his son’s birthday. The problem? The son ...

I learned pretty quickly from the professional makeup artists I worked with that a truly functional vanity is a precision workspace. It’s a station designed for efficiency, accuracy, and honestly, ...

I’ve been obsessed with clothes from the 90s for what feels like my entire life. It started as a teenager, digging through dusty thrift store bins for that one perfect flannel. Now, I source authentic ...

After spending more years than I can count working with vintage clothing—everything from sourcing for film sets to helping designers find inspiration—one era comes up more than any other. It’s a ...

That failure taught me the most important lesson of all: to draw a cactus well, you have to understand it first. It’s not about just copying lines; it’s about figuring out how it grows, how it stores ...

I’ve spent a lot of time around those massive, imposing concrete buildings you see in cities and on university campuses. You know the ones. The first thing you absolutely have to do is touch them.

Forget the fluffy design articles for a second. A truly great small room is built on a solid plan. It’s about thinking like a pro, and that means starting with function first. We’re going to walk ...

My first real attempt? A complete disaster. I just drew what I thought I saw: a big, lumpy gray blob with a tube for a nose. The result was flat and lifeless, like a sad balloon animal. It taught me ...

I still remember my first dance with cerulean. A client wanted her master bedroom to feel like a perfect, cloudless sky. She handed me this tiny, one-inch paper swatch and my first thought was, “Oh ...

People usually laugh, but honestly, the image sitting behind all your icons is so much more than just a pretty picture. It’s the entire foundation of your digital office. It sets the tone for your ...

I’ve spent more time than I can count in kitchens, both professionally and for my own sanity, and I’ve probably cleaned and repurposed thousands of glass jars. Seriously, thousands. And early on, I ...

I’ve been in the world of event planning and gift curation for a long, long time. I’ve put together welcome bags for huge corporate summits, intimate wine-country weddings, and small charity ...