A dining room with textural alls and mid-century furniture. What is modern interior design? For the uninitiated, it's a multitude of styles that give life to different looks and moods in interiors.

What is the difference between modern design and contemporary design? At face value, they seem to refer to the same thing — linguistically, they are synonyms of one another. However, in reference to ...

“Contemporary design came out after the midcentury-modern movement,” Sander says. Starting in the 1970s, the style was first seen as more of an amalgamation of various popular aesthetics of the time, ...

Interior design is full of little quips and phrases that help even the world's top designers to remember everything that goes into a well-designed space, for instance, the three F’s of interior design ...

Not traditional yet far from modern, contemporary interior design can feel like the best of all words. Audrey Scheck of Audrey Scheck Design tells me, “While modern design refers to a specific time ...

Many people have a personal style for clothing — maximalism, monotones and more. But what about a personal style for your home? Although interior design may seem daunting at first, experts say anyone ...

At first, “interior design trends” can feel like an oxymoronic term. Decor doesn’t tend to undergo seasonal changes or flash-in-the-pan fads—furniture, textiles, art, and wall coverings are too ...

The idea of interior design trends can seem a little nonsensical: the whole point of a home is to offer a sense of permanence, while the fleeting nature of trends suggests the opposite. Then, there’s ...