Martin Cooper

The eternally stylish Jacqueline Kennedy loved to use Scalamandré, an American luxury textile manufacturer. She featured it in her home and the Kennedy White House. The line was only available to the trade for years and a yard of fabric could set you back $100 — until now. In a collaboration with The Inside, they now offer accents, furniture and textiles featuring several of the most famous patterns at affordable prices. The new collection features classic and affordable home staples like beds, ottomans and occasional chairs in seven patterns. All images courtesy of The Inside . The team went through the nearly 100 year old Scalamandré archive to choose six of the luxury textile house’s most iconic fabrics. They included the famous Zebra print from  The Royal Tenenbaums , as well as one never-before-seen print, Leaping Cheetahs. The graphic Baldwin Bamboo lattice pattern is also perfect for today’s interiors. They also tweaked each of the seven prints to look fresh and ...

  Buffalo check is a non-fussy way to add plaid decor to your living room. The unique lines of the Louna Armchair give it a contemporary look. Image courtesy of  Wayfair . We hope you like the products we recommend. Just so you are aware, Freshome may collect a share of sales from the links on this page.  There are some decorating trends that never fade away. Instead, they reinvent themselves over and over. We love plaid decor, and it’s a perennial favorite with interior designers. Just like floral prints, plaid has many different patterns that can weather interior design trends every season. The historically traditional plaid patterns have been adapted by decor designers for decades. That brought us the iconic patterns and colors of the upholstered furniture of the 1970s. Today’s trendy plaids return to their roots as tartan and buffalo patterns. You won’t see as many plaid sofas or carpets as we did decades ago. Instead, the plaid trend is used primaril...

Here’s how I made a large IKEA corner table from their work tops and legs. In total, we spent $325, which was far cheaper than buying a custom made L-shaped desk to fit the space. IKEA items used: 2 x GERTON table top 5 x OLOV adjustable legs Other Materials: Screws Metal brackets 4 x 6 ft. long 1×4″ wood planks Cable grommets Keyboard tray (optional) Tools required: Circular saw Guide for the circular saw Drill Tape measure How to make an IKEA corner table The first thing I did was decide how big I wanted the desk. I used the 29.5 x 61″ table top from IKEA whole, and cut the 2nd piece for the “L” with the circular saw with a guide to create a straight cut. I made that piece 18 x 34″ so that it would fit where we were going to use the desk. There are metal braces on the bottom of the table tops. Remove them before cutting, and make sure that you cut the table top so that the finished side of the desk will point outward, otherwise you’ll have the hole for t...

We hope you like the products we recommend. Just so you are aware, Freshome may collect a share of sales from the links on this page.  Using script in your wall art is a wonderful way to express yourself in your home. You can incorporate your favorite inspirational quotes, excerpts from beloved books or even a more abstract design. You can also use word art as boldly as you want – or as subtly as possible. And depending on how you design the script wall art, it can fit in with everything from the boldest of artsy styles to the most neutral and transitional of spaces. There are two ways to go about script wall art. Many styles use stencils or decals placed right on the walls themselves. These have a more country look to them so, below, we’ll focus on some of the more modern applications of script wall art. Script-based wall art can often focus on different words to evoke a certain image, as you can see in the ‘Kitchen Words I’ Textual Art . Image courtesy of Wayfair . Word The...

The kitchen is the heart of the home, and the kitchen island is the heart of the kitchen. It’s no surprise, then, that so many of us are looking for a way to make a splash with our islands. Yes, we want them to have key benefits like additional cabinetry and seating, but we also want them to leave a lasting impression. You can use bright colors or trending materials to make your island pop, but those might go out of style. That’s where waterfall countertops come in. As a high-end architectural feature, a waterfall countertop has staying power while still being very on-trend. So, without further ado, let’s look at 18 wow-worthy waterfall countertops. Whether you need inspiration for an upcoming kitchen remodel or just want to look at something pretty, these will deliver. Stone waterfall countertops Stone countertops have long been a fixture in high-end homes. A waterfall coutnertop continues that stone over the edge and only adds to the drama. The clean edge of the waterfall isla...