David Eardley

Jan 8, 2025 | wsj.com | David Eardley

Whether a suburban powder room or the middle chamber of a railroad flat, a windowless room throws out the same decorating challenge: how to compensate for zero sunlight and a nagging claustrophobic feel. Layered lighting—a mix of flush-mount fixtures, sconces and table lamps—can help unrelieved walls feel more open. So can these strategies. Murals, whether hand-painted or printed on panels, transform oppressive walls into views.

Nov 21, 2024 | kanebridgenews.com | David Eardley

A brick wall, cement alleyway, a neighbour’s blacktop driveway—if one of your windows gives you a front row seat to an eye sore, interior designers have a chic solution If you live in a city, gazing out your window at a brick wall or weed-clogged vacant lot is not uncommon. Suburbanites, too, deal with ugly views—of car-strewn driveways or masonry walls. Anyone can, however, mitigate even the lousiest vistas, say experts such as Agustina Gentili. “Focus on enhancing a window’s other...

Nov 21, 2024 | wsj.com | David Eardley

If you live in a city, gazing out your window at a brick wall or weed-clogged vacant lot is not uncommon. Suburbanites, too, deal with ugly views—of car-strewn driveways or masonry walls. Anyone can, however, mitigate even the lousiest vistas, say experts such as Agustina Gentili. “Focus on enhancing a window’s other qualities, the entry of light and air,” advised the Mexico City–based designer. Here, how top design experts reframe a dreary outlook to do just that.

Jun 21, 2024 | family.style | David Eardley |Ella Quittner |Meka Boyle

Holly RollinsHolly Rollins is creating a vision for the world she wants to live in. A designer, creative director, and model all rolled into one, she’s cultivated a distinct aesthetic profile that is as sensual as it is modern. The catalog of her design house, Rolstudio, is at once icy and plush. She describes her pieces, like the curved and curling Aura chair, as artistic responses to her inner world and emotions.

May 17, 2024 | architecturaldigest.com | David Eardley

Bad lighting? There are few decor faux pas more immediately noticeable than the unfriendly glow of a poorly placed lamp or harsh white bulb. Tough both on the space and those who inhabit it, bad lighting is one decorating obstacle that is (thankfully) easy to rectify with a range of lighting hacks, even for those of us with little money or time to spend on updating our space.