If you weren’t in the loop with our stories during February, you’ve got a lot of reading to do. But as busy as the month was for design, it was also really refreshing and peaceful, so it’s nothing you won’t love.
Green Interiors
The garden has been hot on our minds (and hot in general as we’re now insulating sheds). We spoke to experts on how the shed has to pull more weight this year as people look for affordable and quick ways to increase their square footage: one of them being garden offices. One of the best examples we’ve seen is Jack Kinsey’s garden office. Remote working could not be greener.
In the cost of living crisis, people are getting creative and turning their garden extensions into annexes for aging parents. It’s become a great way for people to keep loved ones close and support family as care costs rise. We will get some expert insight on the trend and how it can be done thoughtfully.
Nostalgic Spaces
We’ve been tracking where the desire for “grandma-chic” and lived-in aesthetics is taking design and have landed on a street with two houses: Neo Deco, 70s Revival.
If you listened to February’s Tweed Talks episode with design psychologist Sarah Seung-Mcfarland, you’d know that a good explanation for this is that we’re at the 50th and 100th anniversaries of these styles (and we love big anniversaries).
February was the unleashing of 70s maximalism. Ruggable teamed up with Anthropologie for an archival collection of cross-stitch printed rugs, Tinker & Tallulah released a lampshade collection to honour Biba, the iconic 70s brand that cosplayed Art Deco decadence, and Graham & Brown released their Solstice collection, full of floral and fungal motifs that speak to the period. Speaking of fungi, we talked about the cool and complex history of mushrooms in design to chart how they ended up in our homes through mid-century minimalist styles.
Neo Deco, a hybrid between art deco design and contemporary functionality, has emerged. We talked about the birth of this new style and got advice from many experts on how to tastefully nod to the style in your home.
But has archival design gone too far? Expect an opinion piece this month on excessive nostalgic design and why we need to make our own mark.
Peaceful (Fredlig) Design
If you thought wellness-first design in 2026 was all talk, you’d be very wrong. This month, we’re talking about sensory walls, Japanese soaking tubs and flowers.
We’re also going to talk a bit more about wabi-sabi. Although implied in the expert advice we were given about gallery walls, our upcoming podcast episode gets into a bit more detail about what it actually means and what the design philosophy looks like in a home.
In our February home tour, our hosts were more than happy to share their love of IKEA products. This month, I’ll be sharing some tips on IKEA hacks from an expert and telling you why I think that IKEA will never die (sharing IKEA DIY projects that I’ve tried in my own home).
-Cheyenne
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