Julie A. Palm

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Are you up for a “24 in 2024” challenge?

If you are still looking for ways to set goals for the coming year, here are 24 ideas that might inspire or get you started.

The colors, finishes and other interior trends that could define 2024

20 trend picks from designers and home interior style watchers. Some are emerging trends; some are carryovers with staying power. And a few are trends finally on their way out.

Making 2024 a profitable year for your design firm

The vast majority of interior designers are in business to make money. It’s not a hobby or volunteer project, right? But some designers aren’t giving the business side of their firm the attention it deserves, according to findings from a Pearl Collective survey. We look at some areas you might want to address to make next year your most profitable year ever.

Designer Lauren Meichtry on ‘making it home’

Having moved a staggering 29 times in 40 years, designer Lauren Meichtry knows how important it is to create a sense of home wherever you are living. Two years ago, she made another big move — this one a shift in her career as she branched out from her pillow and home accessories business, opening an interior design arm and expanding her e-commerce shop Elise Home to Elsie Home + Design.

Will 2024 be a dreary year for interior designers?

A new survey hints at slowdowns in business for designers. See what firms are doing to stay productive and profitable in 2024 and start making your own plans for a successful year ahead.

Color forecast: Optimistic, sizzling, versatile hues ahead

For each palette, FS selects an “anchor color,” and for Savory Brights, it’s Urgent Orange, a standout hue among standout hues.

How the Mix Master is shaking things up in Minneapolis

As her team has grown from two to six members in the past few years, Heather Peterson is rethinking her role at her Minneapolis-based firm, Heather Peterson Design. And with the recent addition of a second senior designer, she’s able to move into a creative director role.

How Jamie Young stays fresh and focused

After more than 25 years in the home furnishings industry, Jamie Young is determined to keep her business — and her products — fresh.

science in design summit in high point

Good design starts with asking the right questions

Creating restorative, healing, energizing spaces — the sanctuaries that many clients crave and need — starts by asking them the right questions. Designers who spoke as part of the recent Design, Art & Science Symposium in High Point shared the questions they use in initial client meetings.

Creating spaces that care for people

Dr. Rebecca Tapia, a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist in San Antonio, believes that interior designers have a superpower: the ability to dramatically improve the physical and mental health of their clients.