With strategically used patterns, a room can be styled particularly elegantly. Certain patterns are even indispensable for ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Patterns on animal skin, such as zebra stripes and poison frog color patches, serve various biological functions, including temperature ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." As I chronicled in my book The Grand Design: A Novel of Dorothy Draper, Dorothy embraced bold choices in ...

Labor Day has come and gone, which means it’s time to think of all things fall. You know: jewel tones, romantic, intricate patterns, plaids and plum-colored paisleys and warm taupes, deep forest ...

If one style has dominated home decor over the past few years, it's biophilic design. This trendy buzzword may have you picturing spaces overrun with houseplants and mossy walls, but that's not ...

The first step in creating a color-drenched bedscape is to select a foundation color, or what Jasmine Artis—owner and principal designer of Chicago-based J’Miracle Designs—likes to call the “anchor ...

Many butterflies develop wing patterns that mimic other species to protect themselves from predators. While growing complex body parts like wings involves many genes, the difference between two ...

Some things I will never understand. One of them is minimal bedding. I see these modern and contemporary homes that parade their restraint like a badge of pride. Why, oh why would anyone want a spare, ...