Looking for aesthetic boutique hotels in Downtown Los Angeles? A hotel designer shares the DTLA stays with the best design, and why each is worth booking.

Aesthetic Travel Guide, Sleep

October 11, 2026

Where to Stay: Aesthetic Boutique Hotels in Downtown Los Angeles

Cover graphic for an aesthetic hotels in downtown Los Angeles post, shown over the warm lobby bar at Freehand Hotel with tall columns, wood paneling, candlelit tables, and a glowing back bar. Large text on the image reads “Aesthetic Hotels in Downtown Los Angeles.”

Looking for the best home decor store in NYC? Here’s what designers love (and most tourists miss) about this unforgettable design destination — and what to know before you go.

Shop, City Guides, Roam and Reside, Uncategorized

October 3, 2026

This NYC Home Decor Store Is Basically Design Heaven – ABC Carpet & Home

ABC Carpet & Home storefront in New York City, widely considered the best home decor store in NYC. The entrance features a lush pink and red floral garland wrapping the doorway, a crystal chandelier, antique urns, and a vintage wood-and-glass door—an iconic stop for design lovers and aesthetic travelers exploring Manhattan.

Want to decorate your home like an interior designer? Most people skip a few crucial steps. Find out what they are before you start decorating.

Interior Design Tips

September 20, 2026

How to Decorate Your Home Like an Interior Designer: The Steps Most People Skip

Decorate your home like an interior designer. Sunlit modern coastal living room styled like an interior designer, featuring built-in wood shelving, a plaster fireplace, layered neutral seating, blue accent pillows, arched black-framed windows, and a sculptural wood coffee table overlooking the ocean.

What’s the best way to find your style, an interior design style quiz or Pinterest? The answer isn’t quite as obvious as you’d think.

Interior Design Tips

September 20, 2026

How to Find Your Interior Design Style: Quiz vs. Pinterest

Woman sitting in a warm home office while taking an interior design style quiz on a tablet and comparing two room inspiration images. The space includes a coral desk chair, abstract wall art, a cream lounge chair, and soft natural light, creating a styled setting for a blog post about finding your interior design style beyond Pinterest.

Wondering where to stay in Polanco Mexico City? I did the hotel homework. Here are the ones worth checking into, plus two favorites worth a detour.

Aesthetic Travel Guide

September 18, 2026

Aesthetic Hotels: Where to Stay in Polanco, Mexico City

Indoor rooftop pool with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Mexico City skyline at sunset. A gold unicorn pool float and red inflatable float sit in the water, with geometric textured walls and warm lighting framing the city view.

In a city known for trying too hard, Santa Monica is the exception. Let the rest of LA chase the spotlight. Santa Monica’s already glowing. Golden, breezy, and effortlessly cool, this little stretch of the Westside has casual sophistication down to an art. Santa Monica doesn’t try as hard as the rest of LA, and […]

Aesthetic Travel Guide

September 11, 2026

The Santa Monica Aesthetic Travel Guide: Where to Stay, Eat & Explore

Colorful Santa Monica mural painted on a brick wall at night, with pink, purple, blue, and green landscape details lit by exterior wall lights. A parked car, sidewalk, street, tree, and parking meter frame the urban street scene for an aesthetic Santa Monica travel guide.

LA isn’t just a city, it’s a scene. Your Downtown Los Angeles aesthetic travel guide to the best bars, restaurants, and hotels. Here are the must-see spots.

Aesthetic Travel Guide, City Guides

September 7, 2026

Downtown Los Angeles Aesthetic Travel Guide: The Best Bars, Restaurants & Hotels

Cover graphic for the Roam and Reside "Aesthetic Los Angeles Travel Guide” with the words “Eat, Drink, Stay” over a warm hotel bar and lounge scene at sunset. The image shows palm trees, a Los Angeles skyline view, glowing bar shelves, lounge seating, candlelight, and gold-toned lighting throughout the space.

If you’re looking for a luxury hotel with serious LA vibes, check out the Proper Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, a must-see design destination. This remarkable hotel, nestled in the heart of the city, stands as a testament to the transformative power of interior design. Led by the visionary talent of renowned designer Kelly Wearstler, […]

City Guides, Sleep

September 6, 2026

Downtown Los Angeles Proper Hotel: Kelly Wearstler’s Eclectic Icon

A free 30-day game that trains you how to see beauty in everything, one word and one photo at a time. Come play.

Aesthetic Living

August 24, 2026

How to See Beauty in Everything: The Game That Changed How I See the World

Sunlit desk with a laptop, open notebook, fresh flowers, and a wire photo grid clipped with images of interiors, food, fashion, travel, and portraits. Large windows, neutral curtains, stacked books, and a ceramic vase create a bright workspace styled for collecting visual inspiration.

Beauty isn’t just fluff. Discover what neuroaesthetics tells us about how color, clutter, design and the spaces around us can affect how we feel.

Aesthetic Living

August 23, 2026

Neuroaesthetics: How Beauty & Design Affect How We Feel

Hero image for a neuroaesthetics home design post, showing a person seated on a built-in window seat with layered pillows, warm wood tones, soft natural light, and a leafy view through tall black-framed windows. This image introduces how interior spaces can positively influence mood, focus, and well-being.