Daily Furniture & Home Renovation Brief | 2026-07-12
Selected updates from the last 7 days for furniture and home improvement operators.
SEO Summary: Daily furniture and home renovation news roundup with market trends, design updates, and retail insights. Featured: This 18th-Century Apartment in Paris Defines the “Happy Gothic” Aesthetic; This New Build Colorado Farmhouse Was Designed to Look as If It Had Been There Forever.
1. This 18th-Century Apartment in Paris Defines the “Happy Gothic” Aesthetic
Above Mario Botta’s Quinta Chair from 1985, there’s a work by Martín Ramírez and, above it, a gaucho swinging a lasso by German artist Aleksandar Pertemov. Art: Aleksandar Pertemov, Gemälde / Aloïse Corbaz, Zeichnung / Martin Ramirez, Zeichnung Save Story Save this story Save Story Save this story Paris is not a place where walls are torn down casually.
2. This New Build Colorado Farmhouse Was Designed to Look as If It Had Been There Forever
The clients, a family of four, needed a home that reflected their values: a responsibility to land stewardship, community, and activism. Portions of the property are leased by local farmers, like Labyrinth Dairy Company, whose milk bottles are on the brick porch.
3. Inside Christian Interior Design: What Would Jesus Design?
Today’s topic is Summertime Hospitality, and the host focuses on the sweet little touches that can transform a humble home. Rardon, who is 38, has a milk-fed complexion, pearly mega-smile, and a pixie cut inspired by the artist Pink.
4. The Globe: Why This Age-Old Instrument—and Living Room Staple!—Keeps Spinning
Typically reserved for royalty, terrestrial and celestial globes from this period were often displayed as pairs. In Albert Frey’s famous Frey House II in Palm Springs, California, an illuminated globe was one of the few decorative touches, a suggestion of worldliness.
5. 9 Best Mattresses-in-a-Box for 2026, Tested by AD Editors
Photo: Sam Frost Save Story Save this story Save Story Save this story A bed is one of the few pieces you’ll use every single day, and yet choosing the best mattress-in-a-box is one of the hardest purchases to make for your home. It ships quicker and (usually) easier than full-size types, but between memory foam , innerspring , and hybrid constructions , not to mention varying firmness levels, searching can quickly turn into a rabbit hole.
6. 7 Best Kitchen Towels for Drying, Wiping, and Everything Inbetween (2026)
Art: Mark Corfield-Moore / Kate MacGarry Save Story Save this story Save Story Save this story The best kitchen towels are an easy way to layer softness against your kitchen ’s typically sterile and harsh fixtures. While these textiles may bring to mind back-of-house sanitization rituals and impromptu landing pads for your larger, hand-wash-only pots , we’re insisting that they should do more than hang beautifully off your oven handle.
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