Interior designers are discovering a new desire among clients: color! While not everyone is quite brave enough to coat the walls in fuchsia or sunset yellow, there is still a trend towards wall colors and patterns with more to offer than beige. We saw the millennial beige era and now we’re moving into a realm of depth. Achieving this does not mean banishing the hues of soft khaki and eggshell altogether. Rather, it’s artfully mixing those basic neutrals with accents, wallpapers, and décor to embrace trending color palettes in your modern interior.

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Mixing table lamps, sconces, floor lights, and ceiling lights creates a varied and optimized lighting landscape. Especially well crafted lighting arrangements will also take into account the available natural light. Read more.

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We tend to shy from trends and work, instead, with the historical context, architectural beauty, and organic flow and feel of the home when approaching its rooms. However, occasionally a trend creeps into the spotlight that immediately catches our attention. One such interior design trend is color drenching.

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For Mexico City, the art galleries, showrooms, and design studios you find off the beaten path remind a tourist like me that I could spend a lifetime in this beautiful city and still have more to learn.

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Because every element is imperative and lights, specifically, can either enhance or destroy the experience of the room. Get a look behind the process and come with us on a tour of some of our most iconic light choices for ESD projects.

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Currently, we are coveting the ingenuity and craft of artisanal plaster and paints created by studios who understand the love of tactile experiences where we live and work.

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Together, with the architectural team at Barlis Wedlick, I worked on every room and floor of this gorgeous, neo-Gothic apartment. Designing this home, like designing many of New York’s iconic buildings, meant finding the perfect balance between the architecture and the modern look.

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I’m happy to say that the closet island is officially in vogue. And you’ll probably want one of your own for three very simple reasons.

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In an age of eco-friendly design, architecture, and technology, the considerations often branch well beyond the age of the walls and the originality of the archways into the realm of efficiency and how to blend that with beauty. 

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The Hudson Valley is a beautiful place filled with art, design, and life inspirations. Come with Elaine Santos Design on a quick city tour of some of the best places to eat, shop, and stay in Hudson, New York area.

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Fortunately, its new owners, alongside Mowery Marsh Architects (MMA), saw beyond the neglect and recognized its potential. I had the opportunity to contribute to the final design stages by enhancing the furnishings, art and decor.

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Most clients have a clear vision of how they’d like to use that room, so it’s endlessly important to capture personality and function with everything from décor to furniture. Here are some key ways you can beautify your living room.

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In the realm of design, our focus is on crafting spaces that transcend trends. By playing with color, texture, materials, and even the element of history, we enfold and embody timeless refinement in every room.

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I had the pleasure of gathering with the Senior Vice President at Novitá Communications, Kristin Coleman, and Franscesco Saia from Tony’s Imported Tile for a round table with Jason Kamery of the TILE magazine Podcasts.

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