Lately, more clients have been asking me to include expensive conversation pieces in their homes. My wealthy clients also gravitate toward eco-friendly materials and statement stones such as onyx. As ...

Decorating a home involves various elements coming together at the right time and place: color palettes, fabrics, and well-placed furniture layouts. But ask any interior designer and he or she will ...

When Rachel and Mike Rosenblum moved into their San Francisco Edwardian earlier this year, they had an empty house and a serious case of decorator's block. "Even though I would flip through magazines ...

Even if you religiously read design magazines and take on home improvement projects, you may not be entirely certain as to what exactly the role of a professional interior designer entails. And you're ...

With clean lines and eclectic accents, Meichi Peng helps her clients express their individuality and feel serene. Peng, the founder of Peng Furnishings, lets us in on how to create a soothing, ...

As in any client-driven business, pleasing the customer is paramount in interior design. But sometimes designers must save clients from their own instincts (or from whatever unworkable thing they saw ...

As an interior designer, Henrietta Heisler always keeps up with the latest trends, but not all of them have to do with paint colors, fabrics and furniture styles. She recently created a new position ...

They say, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” That means for interior designers, meaningfully outfitting a client’s space with art that tells an accurate story while managing the budget is of the ...

Nearly 15 years ago, Karen Bye was flying to Las Vegas every six weeks from Fargo, North Dakota, for a design project for one of her clients who was building one of the first homes in Siena, an ...