Lauren is a writer and architectural designer living and working in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to being a writer at Forbes, she works as a freelance architectural designer specializing in residential ...

Paint plus pattern is a great formula for creating a striking transformation in a room, especially if you love color. It’s a ...

When Rosaline Elbay was apartment hunting in New York, the fireplace, brick walls, and large windows in the living room of ...

When you painted your home’s walls years ago, they looked amazing. The color was absolutely perfect, but now its faded. The problem: You have no idea what color you purchased for the walls all those ...

Let’s be honest: most living rooms are either over-designed or totally neglected. You walk in, there’s a bulky armchair that looks like it time-traveled from 2003, a table that doesn’t match anything, ...