Welcome to the Varnish & Vibe blog, where we explore how interior design influences our emotions and well-being.

The journey began with the observation of various offices and workspaces, noting how different interior designs significantly impacted mood. These experiences highlighted the connection between our surroundings and our feelings, sparking a quest to understand this link further.

Here, we share practical tips and “tricks” to craft spaces that resonate with positivity. While individual preferences vary, we believe in universal design principles that can be tailored to create interiors that exude the right, feel-good vibe.

Join us as we delve into creating harmonious environments for all.

Guide to Good Vibes Interiors

Three antiqued brass taper candlesticks of varying heights styled on a wood console, an example of vignette styling from the Palisades collection

Modern Still Life: Creating Vignettes With Dept...

Why the small groupings on your shelves and console tables carry more emotional weight than almost anything else in a room There's a specific kind of arrangement you'll recognize the...

Modern Still Life: Creating Vignettes With Dept...

Why the small groupings on your shelves and console tables carry more emotional weight than almost anything else in a room There's a specific kind of arrangement you'll recognize the...

Channel-tufted boucle bench at the foot of a bed, an example of intentional slow decorating from the Palisades collection

A More Reflective Season: Designing Spaces That...

Why the best fall rooms aren't finished quickly, and what that says about how we choose to live in them There's a particular kind of home that takes longer to...

A More Reflective Season: Designing Spaces That...

Why the best fall rooms aren't finished quickly, and what that says about how we choose to live in them There's a particular kind of home that takes longer to...

Fluted black wood console table with architectural detail from the Palisades fall collection

Architectural Details at Home: How Fluting, Rib...

Why the detail in a piece of furniture matters as much as its shape or color There is a version of decorating that treats furniture as background. Things to sit...

Architectural Details at Home: How Fluting, Rib...

Why the detail in a piece of furniture matters as much as its shape or color There is a version of decorating that treats furniture as background. Things to sit...

Dark wood fluted console table with brass candlesticks and ceramic vase showing stone, wood and matte black fall textures

Stone, Wood and Matte Black: Why the Materials ...

The case for texture over color — and the three materials doing the most work this fall We talk about color a lot when it comes to seasonal decorating. Swap...

Stone, Wood and Matte Black: Why the Materials ...

The case for texture over color — and the three materials doing the most work this fall We talk about color a lot when it comes to seasonal decorating. Swap...

Amber glass vase on a dark walnut console styled in earthy neutral fall tones from the Palisades collection

Earthy Neutrals: How Fall's Warmest Tones Chang...

How warm tones shift the mood of a space, and why the right palette does more than just look good Color doesn't just sit on the wall or show up...

Earthy Neutrals: How Fall's Warmest Tones Chang...

How warm tones shift the mood of a space, and why the right palette does more than just look good Color doesn't just sit on the wall or show up...

Olive green sectional sofa with cream boucle pouf and warm geometric rug from the Palisades fall collection

From Light to Depth: Welcoming Fall With a More...

There's a particular kind of light that shows up in early fall — lower, slower, a little golden at the edges. It doesn't ask a room to be bright anymore....

From Light to Depth: Welcoming Fall With a More...

There's a particular kind of light that shows up in early fall — lower, slower, a little golden at the edges. It doesn't ask a room to be bright anymore....