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Can You Spot the IKEA in This Designers Home? Anna Logan © Read McKendree Connecticut designer Chauncey Boothby expertly blends family heirlooms and IKEA hacks to create a functional, stylish space for real life. If you could sum up the home of Connecticut-based designer Chauncey Boothby in just a short phrase, it would be“perfectly imperfect.” The mother of two young boys and a designer who studied under Charlotte Moss, Boothby knew she needed to strike a balance between...

Chauncey Boothby Designs a "Perfectly Imperfect" Home for Her Own Family Its full of practical, stylish design for real life. By Anna Logan Read McKendree If you could sum up the home of Connecticut-based designer Chauncey Boothby in just a short phrase, it would be “perfectly imperfect.” The mother of two young boys and a designer who studied under Charlotte Moss, Boothby knew she needed to strike a balance between an exquisitely designed home and durable space to raise her young...

Author, Kazuo Ishiguro. Photo by Andrew Testa. Kazuo Ishiguro’s “Klara and the Sun” is a novel focused on a small group of people in a robot future. It poses the questions: is there something actually special about each individual person; is there something like a soul inside of these bodies. Can uniqueness be replicated with enough data and technology? The protagonist Klara, an AF (Artificial Friend), is hungry to learn about the human world, and we learn as s...

Japandi interior design: Explained © Urban Outfitters Urban Outfitters Palmera Fan Headboard Move over, modern farmhouse decor; theres a new design aesthetic in town. Blending Japanese minimalism and Scandinavian hygge, Japandi is the latest trend gaining traction in the interior design world, bringing with it a cozy but simplistic look thats popping up in homes all over the world...and piquing the interest of design lovers like us. Case in point: Searches for Japandi on Pinterest are up 100...

In this extract from the Nobel laureate’s new novel, Klara, an ‘artificial friend’, takes her place in a store window

CNN Underscored Follow CNN Underscored CNN Underscored is your guide to the everyday products and services that help you live a smarter, simpler and more fulfilling life. The content is created by CNN Underscored. CNN News staff is not involved. When you make a purchase, we receive revenue. Everything to know about Japandi — and how to infuse it into your home By Courtney Thompson Jenna Ohnemus Peffley (CNN) —   Move over, modern farmhouse decor; there’s a new d...

Japandi interior design: Explained © Urban Outfitters Urban Outfitters Palmera Fan Headboard Move over, modern farmhouse decor; theres a new design aesthetic in town. Blending Japanese minimalism and Scandinavian hygge, Japandi is the latest trend gaining traction in the interior design world, bringing with it a cozy but simplistic look thats popping up in homes all over the world...and piquing the interest of design lovers like us. Case in point: Searches for Japandi on Pinterest are up 100...