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Small Bedroom Changes That Actually Help You Sleep
Small Bedroom Changes That Actually Help You Sleep
A designed bedroom and a restful one are the same project. Small changes to layout, color, light and texture that make a room easier to sleep in. Read more...
Middle Eastern Decor, From a Rug Maker Who Draws On It
Middle Eastern Decor, From a Rug Maker Who Draws On It
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Cedar and Wood Paneling, Done Right: A Designer's Guide
Cedar and Wood Paneling, Done Right: A Designer's Guide
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Does Good Design Add Value to a Home? An Honest Answer
Does Good Design Add Value to a Home? An Honest Answer
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Anatolia hand-tufted maze rug by Kevin Francis Design styled in a living room
The Best Luxury Area Rugs From Kevin Francis Design
A rug is the largest piece of art most people put in a room, and it is the one I always start with. Get it right and it sets the... Read more...
Emerald green lacquered walls in a paneled foyer with a gold mirror, Hollywood Regency style
Hollywood Regency Style: How to Get the Glamorous Look
Hollywood Regency is the style I love most, and I will defend it against anyone who calls it dated. It is glamour with classical bones: take the proportion and order... Read more...
Hand-knotted wool Turkish rug from the Iconium collection in a Buckhead living room by Kevin Francis Design
Hand-Knotted vs Hand-Tufted Rugs: A Maker's Comparison
Hand-knotted and hand-tufted are the two constructions people mix up most, and the confusion is expensive, because the price gap between them is enormous and not every seller is honest... Read more...
Brighton Bamboo trellis hand-tufted wool area rug by Kevin Francis Design
Types of Designer Area Rugs: A Guide to Construction, Fiber & Style
"Types of designer area rugs" can mean three completely different things, and most guides blur them together until the advice is useless. A rug has a construction (how it was... Read more...
Louvered bifold closet doors with brass hardware in a modern classic bedroom
Bifold and Closet Doors: A Designer's Guide to Getting Them Right
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Heating a Room Without Ruining the Room
Heating a Room Without Ruining the Room
Vents, hearths and the noises a heater makes before it fails. A designer's take on keeping a room warm without wrecking how it looks or feels. Read more...
How Interior Designers Get Their Creative Time Back
How Interior Designers Get Their Creative Time Back
The admin work eats the design work. Here is how Atlanta designer Kevin Francis O'Gara thinks about delegating the parts of the job nobody hired you for. Read more...
How to Arrange Furniture So a Room Feels Larger Than It Is
How to Arrange Furniture So a Room Feels Larger Than It Is
Most rooms that feel cramped are not small. They are arranged badly. Seven decisions that make the same square footage feel like more of it. Read more...