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Finding a Sofa for Small Living Room Layouts

Choosing a sofa for small living room layouts is mostly about three measurements and one honest question about how you sit. Here are the apartment-size sofas, settees and armless pieces I would look at.

Loveseat Sleepers for the Guest Room You Don't Have

Loveseat sleepers are how you host overnight guests in a home with no guest room. These are the ones I would look at, plus the bedding that makes a pull-out feel like a real bed.

GINORI 1735

GINORI 1735 traces its story to Marquis Carlo Andrea Ginori, who founded a porcelain manufactory near Florence in 1735 after becoming fascinated by Europe’s new “white gold.” The Doccia tradition grew through vivid color, sculptural forms and a willingness to let tableware carry the drama of a room. This selection keeps that tension alive across serving pieces, vases, candleholders and small objects for a table that does not need to behave.

How To Buy A Table Lamp Online

How to buy a table lamp online without seeing it lit, from new production to vintage and the named designers, with the measurements that actually matter.

Entryway Design Ideas for Every Kind of Front Door

The best entryway design ideas start with what you drop the second you walk in: keys, bags, shoes, the mail. Here is how I would set up a bench or console, a mirror and hooks, and a few baskets and trays, for a real foyer or a door that opens straight into the living room.

How To Mix Antique And New Furniture

How to mix antique and new furniture: one old anchor, a new soft layer, and a modern object that bridges the two.

What to Check Before You Buy a Queen Mattress on Sale

A discounted queen mattress is only a good find if it suits the way you sleep and you can still send it back. Here is what I would check first, plus the foam, hybrid and protector options I would look at.

An Olive Green Color Palette for Every Room

An olive green color palette works in almost any room because it behaves like a neutral with a little life in it. Here is how I would bring it in, from a pillow and a few candles to the rug or chair you sit in every day.

Chairs With Personality: Swivel, Accent, Rattan And Dining

The right chairs do more for a room's personality than almost any other piece of furniture. A swivel chair in a corner, a sculptural accent chair or dining chairs with a little drama can change how a room feels.

Very Small Open Plan Kitchen Living Room Ideas That Actually Work

Very small open plan kitchen living room ideas come down to three things: seating that tucks away, a table that fits, and light that tells each zone what it is for. Here is what I would use in a tight space.

Black Wood Flooring and What to Put on It

Black wood flooring looks dramatic in photos and surprisingly calm in real life, as long as what sits on it is pale. Here are floors to sample, plus the rugs and light wood furniture I would put on top.

How To Layer Glassware On A Table

How to layer glassware on a table without buying a matching set, starting with the water glass and ending with a decanter.

Marble Accents For Every Room

I have been buying marble in small doses for years, and it is the one material that makes a room look considered without much work on my part.

Are Upholstered Dining Chairs Practical

Upholstered dining chairs are more comfortable and more work, and whether they are practical comes down to the fabric, not the shape. Here is how to read a spec sheet, plus the performance fabric, wipe-clean faux leather and cane chairs that survive real meals.

How To Choose An Accent Chair

An accent chair has to do a job before it does anything decorative. A practical way to choose one, from swivel bases to cane frames.

Is Boucle Hard To Clean

Boucle looks delicate and behaves like a loop pile. What actually cleans it, what damages it, and which pieces are worth the upkeep.

Floor Lamp Or Table Lamp

Floor lamps and table lamps are not interchangeable. What each one is good at, the heights that stop glare, and how to layer both.

What To Put On An Empty Console Table: Vases, Bowls And Trays

What actually goes on an empty console table, in what order, and how to fill a surface with three objects instead of ten.

Do Faux Marble Tables Stain

Faux marble, sintered stone and real marble behave completely differently around a glass of wine. What stains, what etches, and what wipes clean.

Hostess Gifts By Price: What Changes From $40 To $450

What a hostess gift actually buys at $40, at $150 and at $400, and how to pick one that gets used instead of stored.

Swivel Counter And Bar Stools

The difference between a counter stool and a bar stool is one measurement, and it is the measurement most people skip. Here is how to get it right before you order.

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What Is Worth Buying for a Luxury Kitchen

Porcelain, crystal, silver plate and cast iron, and how to tell which is worth the money. A shoppable guide to Ginori 1735, Baccarat, Christofle and more at Bloomingdale's.

Mixing Plate Patterns At Table

Mixing dinnerware works when the table has one clear rhythm. Start with the pieces that do the daily work, then let different shapes and drawn details add variation around them. A dinner plate, a dessert plate and a