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5 dated living room layouts to always avoid and what designers are doing instead for 2025

Here, we spoke with designers who share the dated living room layouts that just won't work in 2025

Homes & Gardens · Mar 13, 2025

It's London Design Week — These Are the Talks From Interior Designers You Won't Want to Miss

With more than 130 showrooms participating in the British capital's five-day interiors celebration, it is hard to know where to start — so we've worked it all out for you

Livingetc · Mar 11, 2025

Interior Designer Christian Bense Always Finds Classic Accent Chairs — These Are His Secret Sources

The London-based design pro uses accent chairs as the anchoring finishing touch in many of his spaces — here’s where he goes to buy them

Livingetc · Feb 13, 2025

Curved, L-Shape, Low-Slung — How and Why You Should Match Your Sofa to the Shape of Your Room

Selecting the perfect sofa for your space is about more than getting the right size. Here, experts share how to best match the style and shape to your room

Livingetc · Oct 19, 2024

How do you make your interiors look effortless? I asked designers to help me make my home stylish but not styled

Effortlessly chic interiors are something I have always strived for, here some of my favorite interior designers talk me through how it's done

Homes & Gardens · Oct 18, 2024

Decluttering tips for collectors and hoarders – how to compromise with clutter

Professional organizers share their best decluttering tips for collectors and hoarders to help you limit your collections and piles of clutter without decimating sentimental spaces

Homes & Gardens · Apr 22, 2024

Interior designer Jordan Samson shares the easiest way to hang artwork in just 4 steps

Interior designer Jordan Samson shares his top tips for hanging art, which are incredibly easy to follow. We've rounded them up to help you follow them

Homes & Gardens · Nov 12, 2023

WOW!house 2023 launches at London's Chelsea Harbour – see the work of the world's best designers

It’s that time of year again, we take a tour of the much-anticipated WOW!house event at the Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour in London

Homes & Gardens · Jun 8, 2023

Should every wall have something on it? Interior designers settle the blank vs decorated wall debate

Explore professional advice on whether every wall should be adorned – and how blank space and wall decor can both lead to decorating success

Homes & Gardens · May 5, 2023

15 ways artists and designers display artwork and collections to give their homes character

How you display your artwork can often be as key as the artwork itself. Here designers and artists share their top tips for getting it right

Homes & Gardens · Apr 5, 2023