Kitchens
12 Kitchen Ideas for a Room That Has to Work as Hard as It Looks
Twelve specific kitchen design decisions, from open shelving to a repeated metal finish, that work individually without a…
Eleanor Marsh
Eleanor Marsh covers interiors and decor for Room Almanac, with a focus on color, materials, lighting, and the decisions that make a room feel coherent. Her guides look closely at proportion, finish, undertone, and how individual choices work together in a finished space.
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Kitchens
Styles & Trends
Mixing Design Styles: How Many Is Too Many?
A repeated material or finish is what makes two different furniture eras look chosen together instead of accidental.
Living Rooms
Leather or Fabric Sofa? How to Choose the Right Upholstery
Leather and fabric solve the same problem in different ways, and neither one is the objectively correct choice.…
Living Rooms
17 Living Room Ideas for Every Layout and Style
A living room has to do more work than almost any other room in the house. It hosts…
Decor & Accessories
Art Above the Sofa: Getting the Height Right
The gap between a sofa and the art above it is a small measurement. It's also the one…
Decor & Accessories
Curtains or Blinds, Room by Room
Neither one is the universally right choice. Each room has a real reason to prefer one over the…
Decor & Accessories
Styling a Sofa With the Right Number of Throw Pillows
There's a real number of pillows where a sofa stops looking bare and starts looking overdone. It's narrower…
Decor & Accessories
Curtain Length: Puddle, Break, or Floor-Skimming
The three inches between the hem and the floor decide whether a curtain looks intentional or just short.
Color
Matte vs. Glossy Paint: Which One Actually Hides Wall Flaws
Sheen does more than change how a paint color looks. It changes what the wall underneath is allowed…
Rugs
How to Choose a Rug Size for Every Room in Your Home
A rug that's too small is the most common furniture-arrangement mistake in a living room. Here's the actual…
Lighting
How to Layer Lighting in a Living Room Without Overdoing It
Most living rooms have one light source doing all the work. Here's what the other two layers actually…
Color
How to Read a Green Paint Undertone Before You Buy
The paint chip and the actual wall rarely match, and undertone is almost always why. Here's how to…