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THE HUMAN BRAIN loves a good pattern. Evolutionarily speaking, we’re hard-wired to recognize repetitive shapes. They organize the world around us. From a design standpoint, patterns can also help our ...

Dorothy Draper, the mother of American interior design, was a master at mixing patterns, with her liberal use of motifs and colors. She paired glossy black-and-white checkered floors and thick-striped ...

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In 2025, home design celebrates character with texture, attention to architectural details, and prominent shapes. As today's homes blend subtle elements with dynamic colors and patterns, interior ...

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Celebrity interior designer Jeremiah Brent is drawing inspiration from his family's 400-year-old farmhouse in Portugal. Brent's Portuguese heritage and time spent at the property influenced an ...