Living Room
The Slipcover Year: How One Family Re-Read Their Living Room Three Times
A 14-month, three-slipcover experiment in a 480-square-foot Brooklyn rental — what survived the dog, the toddler, and the in-laws.
Issue No. 412
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The Weekly Decor Digest
The Quiet Power of a Well-Roomed House
This week, our team of ASID-credentialed stylists pulls back the curtain on the small, livable choices — the linen slipcover, the imperfect stoneware bowl, the brass sconce that wears in beautifully — that make a house feel settled in five years instead of five weeks.
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Issue 412 cover
Fresh from the editorial desk
This Week on the Site
Four new pieces published in the last seven days — each one tested in a real home by a credentialed stylist on our 11-person team before it ever went live.
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Living Room
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"Your living room has north-facing light and a dog. Here's the sofa, the rug, the three lamps, and the slipcover we'd buy with our own money."
— Iris K., Senior Stylist
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Editorial features & citations
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From the Creative Home Decor Shop
A Curated Marketplace — Only 1 in 27 Brands Makes It In
The Shop launched in 2024 as a small, slow addition to the publication — a place to link out to the same pieces our stylists actually buy. Brands apply; we accept a sliver of them. We don't ship, we don't stock, we don't take returns. We just point you to what we'd put in our own homes.
Editor's Pick
Field Linen Co.
The 5-Year Slipcover Armchair — Oatmeal Linen
Tested in three real homes on our team. The cover story this week is, very nearly, about this chair.
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