Lydia Geisel

As everyone else goes wild with zellige, this Nantucket designer gave mosaic tiles a second chance—and the result is mesmerizing.

Whenever I tell people that my boyfriend and I live in a studio apartment in New York City, a look of fear washes over their face. “But we really love it!” I quickly tell them. Although, here's the truth: We didn't plan for this. When I moved out of my own studio in July and into his, we thought it would only be temporary—for a month or two—until we found a one-bedroom where we could picture ourselves for the next few years. But as we scoured StreetEasy and made the rounds at open houses, we struggled to find a place with a kitchen as nice as ours, windows as big as ours, or ceilings as high as ours. The idea of sparing ourselves a second move and saving on rent became more and more appealing. So we signed up for another seven months in a single room.

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Eva Chen designed her West Elm Kids collection with avid readers in mind (even the lofted bed has bookshelves).

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Tess Twiehaus wasn't sure if her client would bite when the first update she proposed for her kitchen was covering the backsplash in black zellige tile. She hasn't met many first-time homeowners who would dare to go that dark. But to the interior designer's surprise, the 30-something-year-old who works in fashion took her up on it. “So we were like, let's black out the whole area,” says Twiehaus. She and her team at

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It'll cost you about the same as a dinner out. Sign Up for a Domino Newsletter We all know buying a new sofa isn't a cheap endeavor.

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