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Party Tricks to Make Your Small Space Feel Big

Inviting over forty of your closest friends isn't insane if you prepare

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September 2026

Where Do the Rich Put Their Kitty Boxes?

Dispelling the myth of clutterless kitchens and cable-free living rooms

Sep 17 • The Velvet Chaise

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Tansu: Japan’s Gift to the World

Tansu cabinetry has brought beauty, high function, and a dash of mystery to interiors for more than four centuries

Sep 2 • The Velvet Chaise

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August 2026

Brilliant Kitchen Storage Ideas

Ingenious built-in nooks, drawers, pullouts, and vertical storage for the space-challenged

Aug 20 • The Velvet Chaise

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Room for Improvement #6

Lackluster dining room needs three wishes granted for a fairytale ending

Aug 12 • The Velvet Chaise

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July 2026

What Is Your Heirloom?

Thoughts about what we leave when we leave this world behind

Jul 29 • The Velvet Chaise

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Living Artlessly on a 1907 Ferry

Famed ceramic artists Victoria and Richard MacKenzie-Childs built a second life on the Hudson River aboard the earth's last remaining Ellis Island…

Jul 17 • The Velvet Chaise

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Genius Idea: Build a Bunkhouse

Both families coming over at the same time? Not a problem

Jul 2 • The Velvet Chaise

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June 2026

The evolution of TV placement

How we decorate with (or around) the TV says a lot about its intrusive importance in modern life. It's a black hole with no perfect solution.

Jun 25 • The Velvet Chaise

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Rehabbing the Faded Farmhouse Fad

Looking to real farmhouses for inspiration

Jun 19 • The Velvet Chaise

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Art Collecting for Us: Meet Laurie MacMillan

A mostly self-taught artist, MacMillan guides the gazer into a natural world distilled by the abstract

Jun 12 • The Velvet Chaise

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May 2026

Decorating like it's San Francisco

Bringing the best of the City by the Bay into your home

May 27 • The Velvet Chaise

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