The Journal — Read Before You Renovate
Materials, budgets, upkeep — the lessons we've learned, written down.
43 articles
Our Kitchen Window Seat: The Best $400 I Ever Spent
Discover how a wasted, cluttered kitchen windowsill was transformed into the mos...
Palette of a Place: The Colors I Stole from Rainbow Row
Discover how to translate the iconic, candy-colored palette of Charleston's Rain...
Window Treatments Are Architecture, Not Accessories
Discover why curtains and shades should be treated as fundamental architecture r...
Teaching Lily to Make Her Bed — a Soft-Furnishing Story
Discover how teaching a child to make her bed became a profound lesson in soft f...
Pattern Mixing for People Who Are Afraid of Pattern Mixing
Discover how to master the art of pattern mixing without the fear of getting it ...
Lily’s Big-Girl Room: From Nursery to First Grade
Discover how designer Caroline gently transformed her daughter Lily's nursery in...
Hospitality Starts at the Door: A Southern Entryway Guide
Discover why true hospitality does not begin when the table is set, but right at...
Spill-Proof Style: Fabrics That Forgive in a Family Home
Discover how to strike the perfect balance between practical family living and s...
The Swatch That Changed Everything (a Love Story About Velvet)
Discover how a quiet Sunday afternoon and a single, overlooked square of green c...
The Playroom That Doesn’t Scream “Playroom”
Discover how to design a playroom that absorbs real childhood noise and mess wit...
Rugs 101: What Nobody Tells You About Pad Height
Discover the hidden secret to making a room feel truly grounded and comfortable ...
Southern Light: How to Dress a Window for the Lowcountry Sun
Charleston light does not behave like the light in standard design books. It is ...