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Beyond Beige: The Return of Colour in Interior Design

Colour in interior design is making a comeback. After years of beige palettes, soft whites and understated interiors, homeowners and designers are embracing bolder…

Warm Mid-Century Modern: The New Way to Create Warmth

Warm mid-century modern interiors are bringing a softer, more inviting feeling to one of the most recognisable design styles. While clean lines, sculptural silhouettes…

Sourcing Bespoke Mid-Century Furniture: What Designers Need to Know

Mid-century design is not just a trend — it’s a legacy. And when it comes to creating interiors that are both timeless and tailored, sourcing bespoke…

A mid-century modern penthouse in magical Istanbul

When the Palm Springs feeling travels across the ocean to meet Turkish design, magic happens. Located in a cosmopolitan district on the Asian side of Istanbul, Khalkedon House is a two-floor, recently refurbished penthouse that wraps a mid-century modern sense of style with a contemporary sensibility of comfort and elegance. SEE ALSO: 8 breathtaking mid-century modern living rooms Designed by Turkish, […]

The Watergate Hotel Gets a Glitzy Midcentury-Inspired Makeover

Washington’s Watergate Hotel, which opened in the mid-1960s, reopened for the first time since closing in 2007 with a gleaming $125 million makeover that the new owners hope will restore some of its original glamour and generate new heat 44 years after the scandal that gave us a suffix for the Nipple-, Monica-, and Panama-gates […]