Interior Design Articles
Thoughts on interior design and loving your home
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The Pony Express: 15th Annual Horse Show & Fundraiser
I’m always grateful for the opportunity to shine a light on organizations doing meaningful work in our local community, and The Pony Express is…
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The Hidden Health Risks Behind Engineered Stone
I often talk about the importance of considering not only how the materials we bring into our homes look and perform, but also how…
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Most People Don’t Need More Furniture. They Need a Better Plan
Many Homeowners Today are Overwhelmed They’ve spent hours scrolling Pinterest, saving Instagram images, ordering samples, and trying to piece together rooms themselves. They’ve bought…
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Why Design-For-You Is Different From $99 E-Design Services
Over the last few years, online “e-design” services have exploded in popularity. For $99 or $299, homeowners are promised a professionally designed room delivered…
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The Quiet Secrets Behind Timeless Interior Design
Trends come and go with astonishing speed. One year interiors are filled with boucle and pale oak, the next they’re saturated in dark colors,…
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A Different Way To Work With An Interior Designer
Thoughtful, personal, and more accessible than you might expect. Have you ever walked into a home and immediately felt at ease? Not because it…
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Why Your Home Doesn’t Feel Quite Right — Even If It’s Beautiful
Have you ever walked into a home and instantly felt at ease? The light feels right, the rooms seem to flow effortlessly, and something…
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New Year’s Day
New Year’s Day always feels full of possibility-of grace, reflection, and quiet anticipation. Mostly, it’s full of dreams: for ourselves, for the people we…
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WHY SHOULD YOU HIRE AN INTERIOR DESIGNER?
For many people, hiring an interior designer feels like a luxury reserved for sprawling estates, endless budgets, and full-scale renovations. If you’re not knocking…
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Aging Gracefully: Designing a Home That Cares for You
Aging gracefully has little to do with years, and everything to do with ease – how easily we move through our days, our spaces,…
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Why Does Interior Design Matter (and what can you do about it)?
A well-designed room truly improves your life. Even better, marry biophilic principles with design excellence, and your result is compounded! Here are 5 ways…
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Design That Feels Like Home: Introducing A New Approach for Creating Spaces That Truly Support You
A well-designed room does more than look pretty. It can change the way you feel, think, and live. When the furniture fits the space,…
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Which Interior Design Path is Right for You?
Explore the differences between full-service design, retail design services, and the new SLI Studio Collection. Discover the best option for your home, budget, and…
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Introducing Design For You
Discover The SLI Studio Collection by Stacey Lapuk Interiors—affordable, professional interior design that feels like home. Get expert guidance, custom designs, and DIY-friendly options…
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Biophilic Design and the Relationship Between Interior and Exterior Lighting
Lighting is crucial in both interior and exterior spaces, enhancing mood, atmosphere, and functionality. But what happens when we blend the two? How do…
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STONE OR PLASTIC?
When it comes to creating a home that expresses comfort, joy, health, and well-being, every detail matters-especially, the paint on your walls. Traditional latex…
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How to Prepare for Your Interior Design Project: A Guide for Homeowners Investing in Joy
Your home is more than just a place to sleep; it’s the backdrop for your life, a space that should inspire, rejuvenate, and bring…
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Artists of Wine Country: Sonoma & Napa’s Finest for the Intrepid Collector
Featured artists: Victoria Veedell (in the foreground), and Kate Salenfriend (in the back). There’s something magical about the light in Napa and Sonoma. It…
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The Marriage of Art and Science in Design and Furnishings
This end of January saw the FOG Design and Art fair come to San Francisco. A celebration of modern and contemporary art and design,…
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Asmara Interview with Stacey Lapuk: How to Design an Award Winning Showcase House
This is an interview I did with Asmara, an amazing resource for handmade luxurious rugs, and named for a world heritage site, the capital…
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Indoor Interior Design for Outdoor Enthusiasts: Bringing Nature’s Luxury Home
For those who find solace in the great outdoors, creating an interior space that captures the essence of nature can transform a house into…
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Making a Room Come to Life with the Magic of Wallcovering
Few elements can transform a room as significantly as wallcovering. Whether subtle or striking, wallcovering adds style, character, and mood, turning a room into…
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What Is Biophilia and Why Is It the Future of Home Design?
Recently, I had the privilege of participating in a panel discussion hosted by LuxeSF, where we discussed the growing trend of biophilia in design.…
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The New Kitchen
Even those of us not super enamored with cooking have come to realize that the kitchen is truly the heart of the home. With…
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The Why and How of Art
Art plays a pivotal role in your experience of “home.” Learn more about how it makes an impact and contributes to your home’s ambiance.
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Why Invest in Heirloom Furniture When IKEA Will Do?
There is value in investing in something that will last. The energy invested in the creation of heirloom furniture is felt whenever you touch…
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You Only Cry Once: The Value of Well-Made Upholstery
Upholstered furniture pieces serve as sanctuaries of relaxation. However, not all upholstery is created equal. There is a significant gap between a well-crafted, luxurious…
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Biophilic Design Case Study: Etsy Headquarters
With so many different ways to incorporate it into a concept, it is worthwhile to look at a biophilic design case study for inspiration.…
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Why We Love Velvet
Velvet has long been synonymous with luxury and opulence in interior design. It feels wonderful to the touch, has a timeless elegance, and elevates…
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Space Planning 101
If you’re considering a redesign or refresh of your existing space and plan to tackle it on your own, here are some fundamental numbers…
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Flashback: Revisiting a Design From the Past
Years ago, I designed a primary bedroom for a Decorators Showcase House. Looking back on this design from the past, I still remember it…
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Interior Design with Intention: How Biophilic Design Affects Quality of Life
Interior Design with Intention: How Biophilic Design Affects Quality of Life
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A New Level Of Professional Design
“It takes a pro to create what you created in a home of that magnitude architecturally; very impressive…”
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Rearranging Your Furniture
Although there are no rules (always exceptions), consider the following guidelines when rearranging your furniture.
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Why is Custom Designed Furniture So Expensive?
Custom-designed furniture may seem extravagantly priced, but a deeper understanding of the craftsmanship and intricacies behind each piece reveals their true value. Let’s explore…
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The Home Trust™
Thank you to Christopher Ramey of The Home Trust International for this heart-warming testimonial he wrote last week.
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Design Trends
If you know me at all, you know I don’t “do trends”. Clients I’ve worked with over 20 years ago don’t want to update…
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Let’s Begin At The Beginning
Sometimes we need to take a breath, and get down to basics. So here we go!
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Featured in Luxury Daily
An increasingly popular concept is taking over opulent interiors. Finding its way into hotels, residences, retail openings, restaurants and beyond, biophilic design is becoming…
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Unlocking the Illusion of Space: Designing Small Spaces to Feel Larger
We all encounter spaces that present design challenges. It could be a compact entryway, a modest living area, a city pied-à-terre, or an accessory…
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The Quality/Price Conundrum of a Sofa
As a member of a business group of designers from across the country we have various discussions around what is happening in our industry.…
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Why Biophilic Design Matters and 10 Ways You Can Use It
Biophelia speaks to our innate need to connect with nature. After all, we’ve been in this human existence for hundreds of thousands of years,…
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A Story About a Client, an Architect and a Designer
I’m in the midst of an experience with a fire rebuild. A friend of mine, Ellen, lost her home in the Glass fire in…
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Biophilic Design – The Basics
I discovered an amazing discipline, Biophilic design, some years ago now. It’s all about how our vital connection to nature can be carried into…
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Working with Architects and Builders
I love collaborating with architects, builders, lighting designers, landscape architects and the myriad of amazing trades with whom I have the great honor of…
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Your Design Journey
Embarking on the new design of your home, whether it’s a new build, a remodel or addition, or updating your existing home’s interiors, is…
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Your Connection to Nature Biophilic Interior Design
Design happiness into your life through the implementation of Biophilic Interior Design. You can wake up to nature, and still be in your own…
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No Longer 14 Patterns Of Biophilic Interior Design
Feng Shui and Biophilic Design are two sides of addressing the same irrefutable concept, our connection to nature. Both disciplines highlight the fact that…
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Art Makes the Design
Feng Shui and Biophilic Design are two sides of addressing the same irrefutable concept, our connection to nature. Both disciplines highlight the fact that…
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Integrative Design: Biophilic Design and Feng Shui
Feng Shui and Biophilic Design are two sides of addressing the same irrefutable concept, our connection to nature. Both disciplines highlight the fact that…
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A Color Primer
Achieving color harmony – the experience of feeling balanced when surrounded by different colors found in nature on your walls, floors, rugs, fabrics -…
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Find your Happy Place with Biophilic Design Principles
If you could imagine yourself in your “favorite place” would that be somewhere outside, in nature? No wonder! We have an innate, genetically-determined human…
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What is Timeless Interior Design?
When designing the interior of a home, it’s easy to get caught up by the latest design trends. Here I explore the science behind…
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Paint: Not Just for Color Anymore
You probably wouldn’t consider the impact that wall paint could have on the air quality in your home. Though you may have appreciated the…
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Your Fifth Wall: An Area Rug Guide
Read our area rug guide to learn about the different types of area rugs and the dos and don’ts of your room’s often-forgotten fifth…
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Our First Ever Custom Rug Sale
*Sale Expires Dec 3, 2021* Normally we can sell these gorgeous carpets for less than our designer trade pricing. For a limited time, we’re…
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Outdoor Living Spaces: Thinking Outside the House
One of the surprise blessings of the last year and a half is our recognition and use of the additional living space available to…
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Working From Home: Your Desk Makes the Space
You’re beginning to get into the groove of working from home. The kids know to stay out of the room, the sound of the…
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Yes You Can
I know, right? Shelter in place. An in-your-face wake-up call to the importance of home and how it relates to our sense of security…
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Adjusting to the New Normal: Are You Ready to Work from Home?
Though many are forced to do so now, Kate Lister of Global Workplace Analytics (GWA), estimates that we will see 25 – 30% of…
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Welcome to Our Secret Source: Rugs for Less than Designer Trade Pricing
We have sourced an amazing company that creates for our clients the most beautiful, ecologically sustainable, 100% child-free labor and 100% natural materials custom…
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Buying Furniture: Retail is Not Your Only Option
A few years ago I was hired by a retail furniture store to help them “rebrand” themselves for the Marin and Sonoma markets. Subsequently…
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10 Most Embarrassing Mistakes When Designing your New Home as a Divorced Man
This article (3rd in a series) is about creating the space, the right home environment in your life from where you can make things…
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3 Action Steps to Move you Forward in Furnishing your New Home as a Divorced Man
This article (2nd in a series) is about creating the space, the right home environment in your life from where you can make things…
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Making Things Right Again: Creating a New Home, This Time as a Divorcee
This article (1st in a series) is about creating the space, the right home environment in your life from where you can make things…
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Living in Art: Your Home as a 3-Dimensional Painting
Do you have a favorite painting? Whether an abstract, a landscape or a painting of an interior you can feel the balance of color…
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Demystifying the Process of Interior Design
We guide you through the process of design, gently stretching your perceptions of what a warm and welcoming space can be.” Stacey says. “Our…
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Expectations and Reality
“She was interested in how I wanted to live- what my tastes and needs were. She has the quality of furnishings, the convenience, fees…
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What does “Pure Design” Really Mean?
I received an award from the American Society of Interior Designers, for a master bedroom I created for a Designer Showcase House some years…
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The 3 Most Important Questions to Ask When Hiring An Interior Designer
Whether you are building a new home or considering a renovation to your existing home, you know your design team – architect, interior designer,…
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Biophilic Design, Patterns of Nature Of The Space
As biological organisms, we have an innate desire to connect with nature. And we’re genetically predisposed to prefer certain types of nature and scenery…
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Biophilic Design, Patterns of Natural Analogues
Biophilic Design is based on research that identifies specific design patterns found in nature that have measurable, positive impacts on human health and well-being.…
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Biophilic Design, Patterns of Nature In The Space
Based on our love of nature, Biophilic Design provides a new framework for interior designers and architects, in which to create spaces where people…
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Biophilic Design – The Basics
I’ve recently become interested in learning about Biophilic design, how our vital connection to nature can be carried into the design of our homes.…
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Meet Stacey Lapuk, Principal Designer
Bay Area Women magazine interviews Stacey Lapuk, ASID, celebrating 30 years as a full-service luxury interior design firm. Our clients range from celebrities and…
