One of the joys of touring an old, premodern pile isn't just looking around at the stately furniture and beautiful wall coverings, but looking up at the fine materials, intricate murals and meticulous ...

While they used to be popular, popcorn ceilings are often seen as an eyesore. Spruce up your dated ceiling without scraping ...

Here’s a coffered ceiling disclaimer: They may cause an overwhelming desire to dress in formalwear—even for a night in. Interior designer Joyce Huston of Decorilla recalls a coffered ceiling ...

High ceilings exude sophistication but don't ignore essential tips when choosing impactful lighting fixtures to transform ...

Julia Child famously towered over most people. She said that being tall always gave her an advantage in the business world; there was clean air to breathe in a crowd. For a small room, having a high ...

Maximalism is back and the latest example is called “color capping,” applying a complementary hue to the top of a wall or across the ceiling ...

IN DISNEY’S 1950 animated film “Cinderella,” the eponymous heroine is consigned to sleeping in an ostensibly punishing attic room. Despite dreary stone walls and rough-hewn floorboards, however, her ...

Sloped ceilings and awkward corners don’t mean you have to compromise on style in your home. We asked the experts for their advice. You may think that a sloped ceiling bedroom doesn’t offer much room ...

APOLLINA BAKER had every intention of papering the walls of her children’s craft room. Then reality set in. “Paint splatter and markers often end up all over the walls,” said the attorney turned ...

It might feel counterintuitive to paint a small room a dark color, but deep hues can add depth, drama, a sense of luxe, and an enveloping coziness to a bijou space. And, as well as being a design ...

That was certainly true of DIYer and real estate agent Melissa Doucet’s dining room in her 1922 home. “When we bought this ...

Building or updating a kitchen? You may wonder how to keep your range hood from blocking light or distracting from your design. Designer Janelle Patton offers a few suggestions, like choosing a thin, ...