Articles by Marissa Hermanson

Newlyweds with a traditional sense of style asked mother-and-daughter design team Suzanne and Lauren McGrath to transform their contemporary apartment into a classically designed space with a soothing color palette and custom furniture. “It had been a very modern apartment, and the…

Drawing inspiration from contemporary European kitchens, Texas designer Erin Williamson transformed the tired kitchen in her 1970s Tudor home into a bright, happy space for cooking and hanging out with her family. “The previous iteration was pretty dark and cramped,” Williamson says.…

Texas designer Erin Williamson turned the tired kitchen in her 1970s Tudor home into a bright, happy space for cooking and hanging out with her family. “The previous iteration was pretty dark and cramped,” Williamson says. “The finishes were dated, and the layout was not serviceable…

After their kids left the nest, this Denver couple realized it was time to downsize. So they found a bungalow with great bones in the city’s hip Washington Park neighborhood, then gutted it to start from scratch. With the help of friend and architect John Hindlemann, they…

When interior designer Gita Jacobson’s clients asked her to redecorate their daughters’ bedrooms in Redwood City, California, Jacobson went right to the source and asked the little girls for their input. “They really wanted the girls to be involved and to help design it,” Jacobson says. “The girls were…

We spend a third of our lives in bed, on average. So it makes sense to invest in our places of slumber. While buying a coordinated “bed in a bag” at the department store may be the easiest way to go, you deserve more. Coordinating super-soft linens and cozy quilts, and accessorizing them…