Tag: design with meaning
Hand Me Down Hell (or Heaven)
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Let’s Talk About Hand-Me-Downs Not every gift is a treasure. That’s where we start. Because when we talk about “Gifted” in the TGIF philosophy—Thrifted, Gifted, Invented, or Found—we’re not just talking about things people gave us. We’re talking about the complicated reality of inherited stuff. The hand-me-downs. The heirlooms. The boxes of “perfectly good” decor…
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INTRODUCTION: BURN THE CATALOGS We don’t need more stuff. We need better eyes.Better questions. Better taste — and I don’t mean expensive. I mean earned. This is not another article about how to make your home look like a boutique hotel or a Scandinavian influencer’s rental flat. This is an article about not buying your…
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Color isn’t just a visual experience — it’s a psychological one. It shapes how we feel in a space before we ever have a chance to think about it. A room’s color can soothe or energize, focus or distract, uplift or overwhelm. That’s why choosing the right hue for the right room is one of…