
Interior designer Tineke Triggs is one of Homes & Gardens' new Editors-At-Large for By Design, sharing her thoughts on decor. See the rest of her articles here.
As a designer, I’ve learned that the details homeowners lose sleep over are rarely the ones that truly shape how a home feels or functions. People will agonize over the perfect shade of white for their trim but forget to consider the mood they want to create when they walk through the door. They’ll debate grout colors for weeks, yet treat lighting as an afterthought.