Before & After: NYC Living + Dining Room by Home Stylist Jody McCallum
Tweet Brittany was moving to New York City and into her first apartment on her own — but she was starting from scratch! Inspired by the Stencil Rug by Alyson Fox, Brittany worked with west elm Home Stylist Jody McCallum from our Chelsea store to furnish her first place in just 5 short weeks…
Will Taylor + Colorful Content at Bright Bazaar
Tweet Welcome back to Mr. Bazaar! We first interviewed Will Taylor of Bright.Bazaar over a year ago — now we welcome Will back as part of our ongoing collaboration with Holly Becker of Decor8 and her friends in the international blogging community. We caught up with Will and chatted with him about the recent redesign...
Brett Bara of Brooklyn Craft Camp
Tweet Brett Bara is the mastermind behind Brooklyn Craft Camp, an epic Saturday packed with awesome food and hands-on DIY workshops about everything from terrariums to macrame. It’s all happening in Greenpoint on March 16th, and we’re excited to be a sponsor! Honestly, Brooklyn Craft Camp couldn’t have a better host. Brett is a published...
Anu’s Customized Woven Felt Storage Baskets
Tweet FEATURED: Woven Felt Baskets WHY IT WORKS: It’s always a treat to see what our creative customers do to customize our products! Anu of Nalle’s House shows us how she added a colorful blue blanket stitch to our Woven Felt Baskets to make them more at home in her Scandinavian style mini-mudroom…
Amy Azzarito: Author of Past & Present
Tweet We’re very excited to help Amy Azzarito launch her new book: Past & Present: 24 Favorite Moments in Decorative Arts History and 24 Modern DIY Projects Inspired By Them. In preparation of the official launch party at west elm Broadway on March 7, we chatted with Amy about her love of design and decorative...
Before & After: Kitchen Renovation by 7th House on the Left
Tweet We commend Greg and Ashley Brown of 7th House on the Left blog — their gut renovation of their Hanover, Virginia kitchen was a huge undertaking. And the results are amazing…
Lucy Feagins of The Design Files
Tweet Welcome Lucy Feagins! The founder of Australian blog The Design Files joins Holly Becker of Decor8 and our growing list of influential home decor and style bloggers from around the world. We chatted with Lucy about her five years blogging at The Design Files and the fast-approaching opening of West Elm Sydney — our first...
Lex’s NYC Apartment Refresh
Tweet We love how art director Lex Evan refreshed his NYC home with west elm! See if you can spot it all, then shop the look. I like to make things look like they belong in the space. Clean lines and simple shapes are ideal, but adding in old world elements makes it feel like...
Studio Visit: Leah Durner
Tweet Leah Durner‘s abstract paintings in oil, gouache, and poured enamel were the inspiration behind her colorful new collaboration collection with west elm. We love her eye-popping vibrancy and post-Warholian pop sensibilities. So we took a look inside Leah’s studio to learn more about what inspires her, and her daily practice as a working artist...
Before & After: Transitional Teen Bedroom by Nicole Lanteri
Tweet In this teen bedroom, designer Nicole Lanteri welcomed the challenge of adapting the space to better serve the needs of a college-age student and also ease the transition for the room to function as a guest bedroom…
Talking With Justina Blakeney
Tweet Any home is a reflection of its owner, so maybe the best way to introduce designer Justina Blakeney is with a description of her Los Angeles bungalow. The place is overgrown with lush plants, oversaturated with color, overflowing with incredible vintage pieces, and yet somehow never completely over-the-top. We’ll also go ahead and tell...
Lauren’s San Francisco Living Room
Tweet FEATURED: Henry Sofa + Alyson Fox Chevron Rug + Faceted Mirror Side Table + more! WHY IT WORKS: We love how Lauren keeps a comfy neutral color palette but makes her San Francisco living room pop by mixing different textures and geometric shapes with west elm!