Live well at home

Science-based recommendations from our studio, one room a week. Most cost little or nothing; if you're renovating or building, we go further.

Begin in the bedroom:

    What to Expect

    Four ways your home can do more for you

    ❋ REST MORE DEEPLY

    How light, heat and sound shape your sleep, and the small changes that help tonight.

    ❋ GATHER MORE OFTEN

    We look at how the kitchen, dining room and living room can make an evening easy to start and easy to end.

    ❋ FIND FOCUS AND KEEP MOVING

    Small changes to the rooms you already have, with the research on why they work.

    ❋ PLAN FOR WHAT CAN CHANGE

    If you're renovating or building, design for the family you’ll be in ten years.

    Beauty is what we see.

    Wellness is what we feel.

    Something to try this week

    Each letter opens on a room you'll recognize with design recommendations backed by wellness research. Then the advice converges: what you can change this week without a contractor, and what to plan for if a renovation or a new build is coming.

    Most weeks end with one small thing to notice in your own home. Clear the counters and see what comes back. Count how often you used the dining room this season. The answers tend to say more about what your house needs than any product could.

    Have your home take care of you

    You might be planning a renovation, building from the ground up, or living in a house you love that somehow never lets you settle. You might care deeply about wellness, or simply be curious. The letters are written for all of you, wherever you live.

    Design your home for living well

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