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Living room with a cream sofa, low black coffee table, plants and tall windows

Living room with a cream sofa, low black coffee table, plants and tall windows

Designing for San Francisco Light

San Francisco light is its own thing: soft and grey under the morning fog, then suddenly golden. Designing here means designing for both.

Living room with navy fireplace wall, cream sectional, root-wood coffee table and leather sling chair

Living room with navy fireplace wall, cream sectional, root-wood coffee table and leather sling chair

The Beauty of Mixing Old and New

The homes I love most never look like they arrived on one delivery truck. They look collected, and they keep evolving with the people who live there.

Cognac leather sling chair and monstera on a jute rug beside oak shelves of terracotta vessels and a solid oak staircase

Cognac leather sling chair and monstera on a jute rug beside oak shelves of terracotta vessels and a solid oak staircase

What I Bring Home: Lessons from Lithuania, Italy and Beyond

People often ask me where my style comes from. The honest answer is: everywhere I've been, and everyone who has shaped me.

Living room under a beamed pine ceiling with black and white abstract art, a cream sofa and black tub chairs on a Beni Ourain rug

Living room under a beamed pine ceiling with black and white abstract art, a cream sofa and black tub chairs on a Beni Ourain rug

Designing a Vacation Rental That Doesn't Feel Like One

We know the feeling well. You open the door of a rental, and everything is fine. Grey sofa, white walls, a print that says "relax". Nothing is wrong, and yet nothing stays with you.

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