The Latest: Jan 23, 2018

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A “Kinda-Tavern” Basement Gets Reimagined Into a Modern Retreat

Welcome to Design Doctors, our new series in which two designers offer expert prescriptions to readers who need help with a room in their home. These are not full renovations being suggested, but rather approachable, generally affordable changes that can be made by laypeople. The doctors are in! In this second installment, we have a basement that the owner describes as, “A half-timbered dingy cream stucco kinda tavern.

Tess Wilson

Jan 23, 2018

True Story: My Parents’ Cat Is Richer And More Famous Than Me

My parents own an internet famous cat named Pompous Albert. With more than 140,000 followers on Instagram, appearances on People Magazine, Inside Edition, The Dodo, and BuzzFeed, (not to mention commercial deals with Honda), he has quickly risen to fame. Meanwhile, I’m a grownup with a college degree and full-time job just trying to survive adulthood. Pompous Albert and I both had a normal childhood.

Sage Singleton

Jan 23, 2018

Before and After: It’s Hard to Believe This is the Same House

As nice as it is to see Before & After projects that seem totally approachable—$15 under-cabinet lighting, a refreshed bathroom—aspirational whole-house renovations are highly entertaining and inspiring. And that’s exactly what we have today: a “bland, boring ’60s ranch” gets a total—and totally amazing—makeover. If you’re having a hard time orienting yourself in this room, it’s because it used to be two rooms and an attic.

Tess Wilson

Jan 23, 2018

A Gorgeous Ground Floor London Flat Opens onto a Garden

Name: Louisa Barfoot and her partner Jeff Location: Balham — South London, England Size: 830 square feet Years lived in: 3 years, owned I dream of the day I can have a home with doors that open wide and blur the lines between the inside and out, like the ones in Louisa and Jeff’s small home. Louisa, an architect, met Jeff, a designer (who has been renovating houses for years), just before he started renovation on this house…and just in time to add some input.

Adrienne Breaux

Jan 23, 2018