in Ideas I'll admit, at first, thinking about an orange and green color combination in an interior made me squirm. Even with my affinity for color, I was perplexed by how they could be paired well together. But then I spoke with designers, and the overwhelming opinion they shared was that it's an obvious choice, it just requires a little care. "In the language of interiors, color is more than decoration — it’s storytelling," shares St. Louis-based interior designer, Rachel Blindauer. "Orange...

in Ideas Split complementary colors can be considered the sister to decorating with complementary color palettes — they are very similar, but their respective nuances make them unique. While a complementary scheme pairs two colors directly opposite each other on the color wheel, a split-complementary color scheme takes a base color and pairs it with its direct complement, as well as the color adjacent to it. When designing a space that needs both harmony and energy with a color wheel in...

in Advice It's certainly popular right now, but will crown molding eventually fall out of style? Has it done so already? The decorative detail certainly brings an air of sophistication that feels custom, considered, and effortlessly Parisian, but the more we think about it, the more we question whether it really has a place in contemporary homes. So, we asked designers. And it's good news: turns out most crown molding ideas are timeless. But, before you pull out your peel-and-stick paneling,...

(Image credit: Design: Duelle.) in Ideas As anyone who has just moved into a new home knows, decorating your space takes time. I've spent just under a year perfecting my new apartment, and still have plenty I want to do. To plan it all, I use Pinterest. And want to know what's made its way onto every moodboard I make? Chrome decor. If you follow the latest interior design trends, you'll surely have noticed the growing popularity of chrome decor over the last year or so. If you're a true...

White walls are often considered the holy grail of interior design. They're crisp, timeless, and impossibly versatile. But for all their classic appeal, interior designer, Nina Lichtenstein still says, "Painting your walls white comes with a few surprising challenges that most people don’t discover until the roller’s been cleaned and the room is (seemingly) finished." Often, going with a pure, bright white paint for your interior walls can make a space feel stark and overly formal. It's a...