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The SmartSpace Journal

Weekly essays on good design, shoppable room tours from real SmartSpace clients, and quiet conversations with the designers we work with. Every post ends with a shoppable moodboard.

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SHOPPABLE ROOM TOUR
Shoppable Room Tour · April 2026

A Brooklyn Prewar, Designed for Two and Open to Everyone

A writer and a pediatrician bought a 1920s Brooklyn two-bedroom and asked our Full e-design tier to redesign the living room. Twelve pieces from our catalog later, they have a room that looks like it took a year to assemble and an entertaining setup their friends won’t stop talking about.

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STYLE GUIDE
Style Guide

Warm Modernism, Explained

The style that’s quietly replaced everything else in the last two years — with the specific materials, silhouettes, and palette moves that define it.

DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT
Designer Spotlight

Meet Maya, One of Our Senior Designers

How Maya built a five-year career in trade-only design — and why she moved to e-design to work with clients who actually care about the outcome.

SHOPPABLE TOUR
Shoppable Tour

The $3,000 Living Room Refresh That Changed Everything

A single sofa swap, a new coffee table, the right rug, and two pieces of art — the budget-conscious room redo that proves it’s not about spending.

HOW-TO
How-To

How to Measure Your Room (So the Sofa Actually Fits)

A three-minute guide to measuring properly — with the common mistakes that cause two-thirds of sofa returns.

BEFORE & AFTER
Before & After

A Dining Room, Finally Finished

Our Full tier transforms a San Francisco dining room that had been “almost done” for six years. The three decisions that unblocked it.

THE SMARTSPACE 25
The SmartSpace 25

Meet This Month’s Featured Designer: Cameron

Cameron’s portfolio leans warm traditional with a textile-first eye. Here’s how he matches clients and the one design move he makes on every project.

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