Luxe Interiors + Design Magazine

Author: Jennifer Boles / Dallas-based designer Jan Showers is renowned for her glamorous style, both personally and professionally. Luxurious fabrics, chic furniture and mirrored accents characterize her work, which also often includes elegantly papered walls. “I’m drawn to wallpaper because I love variation within a house, and nothing creates that variation better,” she states.

Author: Abigail Stone — Photographer: Sam Frost / Coastal dwellings with coveted ocean views in Southern California often embrace a chic beach house aesthetic wholeheartedly. Think pastels, earthy textures and bleached woods, all embodying a soothing seaside vibe. But that kind of atmosphere is definitely not what the owners of this Corona del Mar residence overlooking the Pacific had in mind. “They didn’t want to see a single shell or sisal rug,” recalls Jay Jeffers.

Author: Maile Pingel — Photographer: Manolo Langis / “Let’s dream together,” Richard Landry recalls telling his client as he sketched ideas on the tracing paper draped over the existing floor plans of a hilltop Mediterranean villa in Rancho Santa Fe. “When you listen to what someone wants and then get creative, that’s when the magic happens,” the architect declares.

Author: Maile Pingel — Photographer: Douglas Friedman / On a vineyard-covered ridge overlooking Calistoga stands a newly built home that embraces wine country living while offering something of a surprise: an urban edge. It reflects what its architect, Richard Beard, describes as a cultural shift. “Past wine country clients put entertaining guests at the forefront, but now there’s a greater family focus,” he says.

Author: Kathryn O' Shea Evans — Photographer: Heather Talbert / Sometimes, new builds can suffer from a lack of intentionality, with large rooms and stark-white paint in every direction. But this Chicago-area family home takes a more curated approach. Lead designer Haley Pearson and her mother, creative director Karen Pearson, crafted a residence that feels as though it has existed for decades. “I wanted something that could grow with our family as we evolve over the years,” the homeowner recalls.

Author: Luxe Interiors + Design / At The Gathering House, Kristi Will Interior Design brings a refined sense of warmth to a home conceived around connection. Working alongside Arcanum Architecture and Mike Smith Construction, Will layered the light-filled architecture with sculptural furnishings, rich textiles, vintage pieces and art to create interiors that feel elevated yet deeply livable.

Author: Luxe Editorial / After years dominated by crisp whites and cool grays, American interiors are warming up. But according to new data from Samplize, the change isn’t the return to beige you might expect. Keep reading for a deep, data-based dive into the hues that are redefining U.S. homes. For its first American Paint Color Report, the paint-sampling platform analyzed millions of samples ordered across the United States during the first six months of 2024, 2025 and 2026.

Author: Maile Pingel — Photographer: Ema Peter / “The bar was set extremely high from the beginning,” architect Brent Kendle says of the picturesque Paradise Valley dwelling he designed as a generational home for his clients. Drawing on their backgrounds in design and construction, the owners imagined a sophisticated main residence that would also serve as a gathering place for their whole family.

Author: Sarah Shelton / In the world of wallcoverings, Phillip Jeffries has led the charge decorating beautiful spaces for 50 colorful, pattern-filled years. To commemorate the milestone, a new book, Phillip Jeffries: Walls: Inspiring Design One Wall at a Time (Rizzoli), has been released celebrating five decades of inspiration.

Author: Zlata Kozul Naumovski / Born from a desire to bring something fresh and new to the brand, Onward is Holly Hunt’s first collection designed under the creative leadership of Jo Annah Kornak, senior vice president and executive creative director, and Chris Eitel, design director (at right). “We wanted to reinterpret the brand’s legacy while continuing to build upon it,” Eitel says.