A beautiful home isn't just fancy furniture and aesthetically pleasing decor. It's also functionality; ingenious decisions, elevating good design to a truly modern classic. And where better to look ...

Spokane's skyline boasts three iconic buildings. The Pavilion. Gifted to the city by the United States government in preparation for Expo '74, the cable structure is unlike any other in Spokane. The ...

Lauren is a writer and architectural designer living and working in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to being a writer at Forbes, she works as a freelance architectural designer specializing in residential ...

Modern homes are meant to feel fresh and current, yet many furnishings fall into style traps that age faster than expected. What feels sophisticated one year can quickly turn into the next design ...

“Contemporary design came out after the midcentury-modern movement,” Sander says. Starting in the 1970s, the style was first seen as more of an amalgamation of various popular aesthetics of the time, ...

As noted, transitional design is generally defined as an interior style that combines modern style with traditional design. “Transitional spaces are defined by a tonal, textural, monochromatic, and ...

What is the difference between modern design and contemporary design? At face value, they seem to refer to the same thing — linguistically, they are synonyms of one another. However, in reference to ...

Hannah, an architecturally trained interior designer with over 15 years of design experience, finds joy in the art of transforming spaces. When not immersed in design projects or restoring her ...

LA Times Studios may earn commission from purchases made through our links. Let’s be honest, for years “coastal chic” meant one thing: blue-and-white stripes, a piece of driftwood, and a random bowl ...