By Trish Whitsell | Beautifully Done Interior Design Trish Whitsell beside an antique wood cabinet in a dining room with modern chairs and a geometric mirror. You can love a room and still struggle to explain why it works. Maybe it is the woodwork. Maybe it is the way a simple chair balances an ornate cabinet. Or perhaps the materials feel connected, even though nothing came from a matching set. Interior design history gives us a better language for those observations. It helps explain where...

How to choose tile edges, compare porcelain and quartz backsplashes, and mix materials with confidence. By Trish Whitsell | Beautifully Done Interior Design A carefully planned miter can let porcelain appear to wrap around a shower niche. Trish Whitsell. Some of the most beautiful design decisions are the ones you barely notice. You simply walk into a room and feel that everything belongs. A tile edge is one of those decisions. The corner of a shower niche, the end of a kitchen backsplash, or...

By Trish Whitsell | Beautifully Done Interior Design Understanding how modern or traditional architecture influences the interior design of your space can be confusing I hope this little blog post helps you to understand the relationship of exterior and the interior of your home. Interior design should begin with the architecture. Before choosing a sofa, replacing a fireplace, or ordering a light fixture, we need to understand the rooms we are designing. I believe decorators do homeowners a...