The Curated Home

By Interior Designer TRACY SVENDSEN | Published on September 16, 2024 | Updated on October 23, 2026 |

A curated home is built slowly, one chosen piece at a time, and the difference shows. The rooms feel personal because every color, material and object was picked on purpose, and nothing is there only to fill space.

It’s how I decorate my own home and how I work with clients: start with a palette and a few good materials, mix old pieces with new, and edit until each room has a clear point of view. In our own home, painting the fireplace wall black up to the peak of the vaulted ceiling was a single decision about color, and it changed how the whole room reads.

Below are the guides I return to most, from color palettes like sage green, deep green and dark and moody, to cozy rooms like the bedroom and breakfast nook, to the details that give a room character, such as fireplaces, wall decor and old-world charm. Feature image courtesy of Studio McGee.