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wood wall ledge
Before & After

This Aussie Couple Chose Ski Storage Over a Pantry in Their 400-Square-Foot London Apartment

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Mariell Lind Hansen

green built-in bunk beds with drawer
Design by Room

Plot Twist: This “Built-In” Bunk Bed Is Actually a $299 IKEA DIY

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Wendy Gilmour

beige sofa
Design Inspiration

This London Home’s Designer Plans to Re-create This Cool Kitchen Feature in the Future

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Christopher Horwood

wood kitchen cabinets
Before & After

This Foodie Graphic Designer’s Reno Goal Was to Re-create an Italian Grandma’s Kitchen

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by The Venetian Pantry

red striped bedroom
Design Inspiration

Plot Twist: Stripes Keep This Maximalist Edwardian Home From Looking Too Busy

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Alicia Waite

pink kids room
Design Inspiration

The Closets in This Designer’s Home Had a Big Wallpaper Moment Coming for Them

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Rachel Smith

blue kids room
Design Inspiration

After 35 Years Untouched, This London Home Went Full Kaleidoscope

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Chris Snook

Living in a Rental Didn’t Stop This New Mom From Designing Her Dream Nursery
Design by Room

Living in a Rental Didn’t Stop This New Mom From Designing Her Dream Nursery

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Melanie Acevedo, Styling by Alexandra Morris

hotel dining room
Before & After

Backdrop’s Checkerboard Wallpaper Looks Right at Home in This Restored Historic Hotel

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Hannah Hoggatt

Kids' room with frilly white pendant lamp and green banquette sofa.
Design Inspiration

A 9-Foot-Tall Playhouse (Squiggly Slide Included) Is One of Many Fun Features in This London Home

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Megan Taylor

wallpapered bedroom
Design Inspiration

Before His Childhood Home Hit the Market, This Chef Swooped in to Create a Cozy B&B

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Olive Guest

Brown striped boy's room
Design by Room

One Playroom and Two Beds Later, This 5-Year-Old’s Space Continues to Evolve

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Alicia Waite

sisters at dining table
Design Inspiration

These Sisters Don’t Just Design Jewelry Together, They Live in Almost Identical Houses

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Nina Wernicke

archway threshold
Before & After

Why a “Dated” Flooring Choice Was Just What This London Home Reno Needed

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Anna Stathaki

round white arm chair
Design Inspiration

This Paint Color Was a Homeowner’s “Nightmare”—Until She Saw Her Designer’s Vision

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Kensington Leverne

glasses on white table
Design Inspiration

A Stair-Landing Shoe Drawer Is a Must When You Live in 430 Square Feet With a Toddler

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Tarry + Perry

red striped bed nook with matching window shade
Design by Room

Pony Palace, Safari Adventure—Each of These 4 Kids’ Rooms Is Its Own Little World

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Tom Lakeman

red curtains under countertop
Design Inspiration

Water-Damaged Flooring Made for Chic Ceiling Panels in This Rental’s Bathroom

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Luke Atkinson

floral bedroom
Design Inspiration

A London Restaurant’s Candy-Colored Seating Inspired This NYC Duplex’s Kitchen Banquette

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Kate Sears, Styling by Yitka Zajac

large stone house
Design Inspiration

There’s Not One Nook or Cranny in This Surprisingly Cozy 21-Room House That Doesn’t Get Used

By Olivia Lidbury

yellow kitchen
Design Inspiration

Paddington Bear (You Know the One) Semi-Inspired This London Home’s Sunny Color Palette

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Hugo May

green kitchen wall
Design Inspiration

This Kazakhstan Home’s Designer Not Only Accepted Its Imperfections, She Added New Ones

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Damir Otegen

yellow kitchenette
Design Inspiration

The Brits Do Everything Better, Including Tiny Vacation Rentals

By Olivia Lidbury

oblong mirror
Design Inspiration

This 800-Square-Foot Kyiv Apartment Is an Ode to Hipster Grandmas

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Yulia Yakubyshyna, Styling by Viktoria Volosevich

view into porch
Design Inspiration

After Years Pining Over This Whimsical Wallpaper, a Designer Finally Found the Right Home for It

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Jess Isaac

child going down blue indoor slide
Design by Room

When Friends Sleep Over, This Playroom’s Double Bunks Are Also Front-Row Movie Seats

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Rebekah Westover

arched pass through window
Before & After

3 Cabinet Styles, 3 Hardware Types, 1 Kitchen—It Can Be Done

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Virtually Here Studios

concrete exterior
Design Inspiration

The Living Room Layout This Melbourne Home’s Designer Will Definitely Use Again

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Lillie Thompson

pink bathroom
Design Inspiration

The Monochromatic Bathroom Idea That Gave These Designers Their “Bingo!” Moment

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Owen Gale

bright loft dining room with wood pendant
Before & After

A Glassed-In Home Office Sits in the Center of This Family’s Hardworking Brooklyn Loft

By Olivia Lidbury

kitchen with skylights
Design Inspiration

In This Designer’s Home, a Pink and Saffron Powder Room and Bouclé Banquette Are Like “Little Winks”

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Chris Snook

red mantel against green jungle wallpaper
Design by Room

How a Mom Pulled Off a Superhero-Themed Bedroom Without a Cartoon in Sight

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Laura Reeves

wicker elephants over bed in kid's room
Design by Room

An Old Art-School Hack Helped This Designer Mom Customize Her Kids’ Wardrobe

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Robert Sanderson

pitched roof with fireplace
Design Inspiration

Try Not to Be Charmed by This Cotswolds Home’s Crooked Walls and Fairy-Tale Fireplaces

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Harry Crowder

bookshelf
Design Inspiration

Everyone Told This Designer to Open Up Her Prewar Apartment’s Layout—Here’s Why She Didn’t

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Kirsten Francis, Styling by Francis Bailey

colorful closet interior
Design by Room

The Coziest Hangout in This London Home Was Previously the Barely Used Dining Room

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Jonathan Bond

Children's room with blue striped walls.
Design by Room

The Castle Next Door Inspired This British Teen’s Stripes-on-Stripes Bedroom

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by House of Hackney

lower wood cabinets
Design Inspiration

Bamboo Wood Doors Meet IKEA Cabinet Frames in This London Apartment’s Kitchen

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Ben Sage

large porch
Design by Room

This Oregon Home’s Gingham “Playzanine” Is As Much for Dad As It Is for His Son

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Don Cantillo

green kitchen island
Design Inspiration

This Apartment Was a Blingy Bachelor Pad Until It Became One Woman’s Dream Home

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Hugo May

painted fireplace mantel
Design Inspiration

Even the Open Kitchen Shelving in This Textile Designer’s Home Is Patterned

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Emma Lewis

black and white kid’s room with boy on mini car
Black

Both of These Boys’ Rooms Are Black and White, But That’s Where the Similarities End

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Rikki Snyder

farmhouse sink
Before & After

This London Kitchen’s Galley Layout Didn’t Stand in the Way of the Designer Carving Out a Banquette

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Chris Snook

front door of cottage
Design Inspiration

Never Mind Its 500-Square-Foot Footprint—This Cottage Packs in the Charm With a Church Pew and Plants

By Olivia Lidbury

rattan light over marble table
Design Inspiration

How a Designer Figured Out Different Purposes for the Redundant Rooms in This ’90s Home

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Chris Snook

modern brick home with sliding door
Design by Room

This Family’s London Home Sports a Genius Alternative to Recessed Lighting

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Elsa Young/Bureaux, Production by Nicky Guymer for Someday Studio

blue kitchen cabinets
Design Inspiration

Playful Touches (Scalloped Stone! Rhubarb Shelves!) Grace Every Room in This English Home

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Chris Snook

diagonal striped entryway
Design Inspiration

An Emerald Green Shower Is One Highlight of This Tile Designer’s Home

By Olivia Lidbury

Pattern-on-Pattern Is the Opposite of Childish in This Little Girl’s Bedroom
Design by Room

Pattern-on-Pattern Is the Opposite of Childish in This Little Girl’s Bedroom

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Georgina Viney

stone exterior
Design Inspiration

Brown Tile May Become Your Countertop of Choice After Touring This English Airbnb

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Yuki Sugiura, Styling by Daisy Frost

A 5-Year-Old Called the Design Shots on Her All-Yellow London Bedroom
Design by Room

A 5-Year-Old Called the Design Shots on Her All-Yellow London Bedroom

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by: Leo Davut

Liberty Fabric and a Lick of Cherry Red Paint Make This IKEA Hack Shine
Design by Room

Liberty Fabric and a Lick of Cherry Red Paint Make This IKEA Hack Shine

By Olivia Lidbury

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Bedrooms

The Paint Trick This English Mom Used to Make Her Kids’ Attic Bedrooms Shine

Photography by Natasha Lyon, Olivia Lidbury

vintage desk
Design Inspiration

In This London Attic, a Daybed Was Built to Fit the Awkward Sloped Ceiling

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography By Chris Snook

The Peppy Patterns in This London Apartment Clash on Purpose
Design Inspiration

The Peppy Patterns in This London Apartment Clash on Purpose

Photography by Matt Clayton, Olivia Lidbury

An Easy Paint Trick Elevates Simple Stripes in This Boy’s Nursery
Color & Paint

An Easy Paint Trick Elevates Simple Stripes in This Boy’s Nursery

By Olivia Lidbury