Interior Design Insights
Expert tips, inspiration, and behind-the-scenes looks at our Sacramento design projects.
Standard Bathroom Vanity Height: A Designer's Guide to the 2026 Look
Picture dark tiles and a floating wood vanity. Add a round lighted mirror. There's a wall-mount toilet, shower with gold fixtures. So, is the standard bathro...
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Acrylic vs Latex Paint: A Designer's Guide to the 2026 Look
Big windows, leather chair, stone hearth. Choosing paint in 2026? Get clear on what acrylic and latex truly offer. Acrylics hold up well and go green. We’l...
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How Multi-Colored Furniture Can Brighten a Room (Without Looking Like a Kindergarten)
Field Note · Color & Furnishing Multi-colored furniture works in exactly two scenarios — controlled, designer-led; or accidental, impulse-le...
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How Multi-Colored Furniture Can Brighten a Room (Without Looking Like a Kindergarten)
Field Note · Lighting Specification Silk lampshades photograph beautifully and age badly. Real silk yellows under UV, tears at the gimbal ring, dusts ...
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What Is Smart Home Interior Design? A Designers Field Guide Silk Light Shades: What Holds Up, What Yellows, and What to Spec Instead Modern Tudor Homes: Authentic, Revival, and Neo-Tudor — A Designers Reference
Field Note · Smart Home Interior Design Smart home interior design is not "adding gadgets to a finished room." It is the coordinated specification of ...
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Kitchen Backsplash Ideas 2023: What Aged Well and What Did Not
Field Note · Kitchen Backsplash 2023 was the year the kitchen backsplash stopped being a single tile band and became a wall-treatment decision. Slabs,...
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Interior Doors Design Ideas: A Designer’s Guide to the 2026 Look
Interior doors design ideas. In 2026 interior door design ideas are shifting toward sleek, smart, and sustainable solutions that elevate modern home aestheti...
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Farmhouse Bedding: A Designer's Guide to the 2026 Look
Wood island. Mail, bottles, everywhere. Gray cabinets sync perfectly with stainless appliances. Farmhouse bedding's 2026 trend? Classic meets modern. We see ...
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Coastal Lamps: A Designer's Guide to the 2026 Look
A cozy bedroom with a large bed, two bedside tables with lamps, a dresser with a round mirror, a green armchair, and a large window with curtains overlooking...
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Does Paint Expire: A Designer's Guide to the 2026 Look
That corner's got a beige armchair, simple. Add a wooden side table with a small lamp and bowl. Abstract black and white art hangs above, and you get an autu...
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Plain Purple Wallpaper: A Designer's Guide to the 2026 Look
Curved beige sofa, floral wallpaper. Coffee table: round, marble. Huge arched window dominates. Everyone's eyeing purple wallpaper for 2026. Multiple shades ...
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Light Green Paint Colors: A Designer's Guide to the 2026 Look
That corner's minimalist. Beige chair sits next to a round wooden table. The lamp is quite sculptural. Muted green wall in the background with abstract art. ...
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