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By Liz Bingham Photos courtesy of M.S. Rau, New Orleans   This month, for the Art & Philanthropy issue, The VOICE’s CFO, Co-Owner and Science Columnist Steve Humphrey caught up with M.S. Rau Third Generation Owner & CEO Bill Rau to learn more about his exquisite collection and what’s in store for the future of […]

The pandemic has had a major impact on real estate in terms of pricing, inventory, availability and values. But it has also left its mark on home design with many homeowners, builders and remodelers reimagining almost every room in the house. When the pandemic forced both parents to work from home, and children were schooling […]

Basic colors The trend this year is “naturalness,” the site says, because bright colors annoyed many people who were spending so much time at home. Warm and cool shades of beige will continue to be popular, as will the entire palette of blues. Benjamin Moore’s Aegean teal is a mix of blue, green and gray. […]

The verdict is in: Cozy fabrics, warm, earthy tones, vintage pieces and private spaces are taking over the fall design scene. At the start of 2020, many were forced to reconfigure our homes into multi-multi-functional spaces that could accommodate the needs of working parents and home-schooled children. However, the novelty of ‘work from home’ has worn […]

“I think the biggest trend [of 2021] is the increased interest in interiors in general,” explains interior designer Kate Lester. “People are more willing to invest and spend money in their homes after realizing that they are the ultimate safe space. We are realizing how important it is to put in that additional effort into your […]

When you think home security, Alexa and Google Assistant are not the first devices that come to mind (despite the inclusion of a camera in the Nest Hub Max.) After all, no one really wants their smart assistant to be that smart — the last thing we need is a Terminator situation. The question is: Why not? A […]

Just like floor plans, paint colors, appliances, lighting and flooring, another key element that can make your kitchen look incredibly fresh or impossibly outdated is your cabinetry. There are numerous choices when it comes kitchen cabinets ranging from surface type, color, hardware, doors, spacing and size. And the trend of what’s in style right now […]

Grass-green shag carpet evokes the Nixon era on the lower level of my family’s turn-of-the-century farmhouse. The wall-to-wall floor cover, like a teddy bear underfoot, was all the rage in 1974, when my grandparents left urban life to retire at the homestead. Most trends — appliances in harvest gold and avocado, reflective brass fixtures, open […]

According to the interior designer Emily Shaw, the days of cookie-cutter homes and identical Pinterest-approved decor are heading out the door. Anyone searching for proof need only scroll through the 23-year-old’s TikTok account, where videos of her loft apartment show bold geometric shapes, funky wallpaper, and gold accents. “The whole eclectic nature of having different types of […]