Washingtonian’s “Ask a Designer” series takes readers’ home design questions and conundrums directly to the experts—interior designers. Struggling to find the best kid-friendly rug for your mudroom?

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2026 will see us embracing the natural, the organic and the unapologetically fabulous. So from tassels and trims to rich, ...

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Kimberly Dawn Neumann is a multi-published NYC-based writer whose work has appeared in myriad publications ranging from Forbes to Real Simple to Cosmopolitan. She’s written hundreds of articles as ...

“When working in historical houses, I love to create a balance of color and light— often painting the walls a soft neutral white (Farrow & Ball’s All White is a favorite) and then punching the trim, ...

Key Points Color capping involves painting a room in different shades of the same color.It can add texture, depth, and visual ...

When it came time to select the PPG 2024 Color of the Year, the manufacturer’s cohort of 35 color stylists from 11 different countries reflected on recent mentality shifts. In 2022, for example, the ...

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Following every design rule you hear these days is both impossible and pointless. Some directly conflict with one another, ...