You know what I wish I had more of? Focus. The moment I start working, it’s a repetitive struggle between concentration and distraction. I can never seem to hold my…
Living in the city, the noise never stops—the perpetual buzz of traffic, our countless interactions throughout the day, the nonstop activity. Then there’s the noise from our smart devices. Our…
Our possessions mean a lot to us. We value them because we need them to survive. We take care of them because they’re sentimental. They’re important to us because we…
If there’s one thing that kills the mood, it’s a smell that isn’t supposed to be there. Whatever turns your nose off—garbage, partially rotten food, molds, your dog—is eventually bound…
Most of us have spent the greater part of our lives living in these spaces that, whether we like it or not, we’ve come to call home. Their place in…
Lighting isn’t just a practical choice. It’s so important that every color combination, furniture piece, and pretty much any design element hinges on your room’s lighting. Just as every individual…
Take a look around: at the tumbler keeping your coffee warm, the chair you’re sitting on, the room you’re in, the screen of this strange device you’ve been staring at…
One word: simplicity. For a style so deliberately and compellingly lacking, minimalism never seems to have had any trouble at all calling attention to itself, in a good way. Minimalism…
With thousands of house paint ideas to choose from and many different styles to play with, you’ve finally—painstakingly—decided on a color for the room you’ve been dying to renovate. You’re…
Every color has its own temperament. They have the remarkable ability to convey a very specific feeling, mood, and atmosphere. They even have the power to influence emotion and behavior.…