What does eclectic style really mean? For starters, it’s not about displaying and arranging a random mix of stuff around your house. There are a few simple rules to follow, lest your home wind up looking more like a junk shop than the comforting sanctuary... more »

Eclectic is a term that is often used when a person has a hard time pinpointing his or her own style — or anyone else's for that matter. Eclectic done right... more »

It takes a great eye and a lot of persistence to not only discover vintage finds, but also to understand how to use them. “Set me loose in an antiques mall, consignment store... more »

Sarah Bagner loves a good story, and she thinks our walls make the perfect storytelling platform. In her new book, Wonder Walls (October 2012), the stylist,... more »

Graphic designer Meighan Depke spent much of her 20s and 30s exploring Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Eleven years ago she put down roots in Chicago and bought a 1906 two-flat: a two-story brick building... more »

Using clever DIY methods, Craigslist bargains and materials from big-box stores, interior design couple Percy Bright and Tara Mangini have fashioned a gorgeous custom style for their three-story, early-20th-century row house in South Philadelphia.... more »

Fourteen years ago husband-and-wife mosaic artists Mike Minnis and Emily Stoger faced perhaps one of their largest blank canvases ever: an empty 1,500-square-foot industrial workshop in a former textile factory lit by buzzing 8-foot-long fluorescent lights.... more »

Though Kate and Cody Roebuck had never seen their rental house in person before moving from Georgia to Oxford, Mississippi — only a few smart-phone photos — the couple trusted that Kate, an artist and a textile designer, could make the space burst... more »

When couples join their lives and possessions under one roof, their styles don’t always match up. Compromises happen; sometimes arguments ensue and someone is forced to sell their beloved things or bury them in storage. This was not the case for... more »

After going through a “period of great difficulty for our family,” she says, Annie McDonald-Johnston and her husband, Michael Johnston, weren’t expecting much of the Toronto rental house they moved into seven years ago. “I was just grateful... more »

Once part of a warehouse for a women's clothing store, this kitchen retains bits and pieces of its original industrial structure. "The place was a wreck but structurally interesting," says architect Felipe Araujo of Egue... more »

Not being able to paint the white walls in their Toledo, Ohio, rental house could not stop artists Jose and Danielle Herrera from adding their own creative strokes. The walls simply became their blank canvas. Dramatic nature-inspired hand-cut vinyl decals,... more »

In true form given their creative backgrounds, artists John Ballantyne and Liz Davidson have made their 1862 farmhouse a working canvas. The two moved to this rural setting in Quebec and bought their home intending to use the adjoining barns as studio... more »

Described as a "sort of mutt," this 1911 home in Salt Lake City was an ideal match for first-time homeowners and stepbrothers Ian Wade and David Kamp. The pair benefited from upgrades done by a previous homeowner, who had gutted and remodeled the home... more »