It feels like me
Charlie’s full bedroom reveal, the resource list, and why “peaceful” is the best review I’ve ever received.
Design School
A weekly design dispatch of inspirations, ideas, and recommendations—straight from the desk of the former Schoolhouse Head of Design Katie Elliott.
Live Last read · last published · next check
Latest posts
The Art of Making It Look Easy
On sprezzatura, dyed wood, noren curtains, and what happened when I spent a Sunday over a pot of blue dye.
Short curtains are back and I'm not sorry.
Plus bowtie joints, fabric dyeing, and the incense that marks my mornings.
The beauty of tension
On Wimbledon looks, color in Corsica, a very good side table, and the storage system that is almost done.
Strawberries, sailboats, and going high
On u-pick farms, a handmade festival poster, a Portland treasure, and the Obama Presidential Center.
Sentimentality is a design principle
On a dress made from Namibian fabric, my grandmother’s bowling jacket, an inherited lamp, and the perfect color blue.
The Line Between Sculpture and Furniture (And a Lamp I’m Obsessed With)
On the IKEA PS lamp, a Finn Juhl fish, RISD’s emerging designers, and ten rules of thumb from Wendell Castle.
A bedroom makeover planned over pancakes
Plus dots, hands and really good dance moves.
Spectacle is the product now
What Milan Design Week is really selling — and why I can't look away.
50 ways to honor the mothers in your life
Plus a reminder that the best gift might not come in a box.