Élodie Marchand
BIID-registered interior designer · 18 years in residential practice
Élodie ran a London-and-Geneva studio for over a decade before turning to editorial. She specialises in the intersection of craft furniture and architecture, and reports on the European maisons for Luxury Hôm.
- Interior design
- Italian and French furniture houses
- Colour and material specification
- Home tours
By Élodie
Fireplace Ideas for Luxury Homes: Gas, Wood, or Electric This Winter
The first cold evening tells you whether the fireplace is the best seat in the house or a handsome box nobody lights. Here's how to choose between wood, gas, and electric, dress the hearth for the season, and get it inspected before you strike a match.
Outdoor Holiday Lighting for Luxury Homes: Permanent Lights vs. a Seasonal Install
The good installers are filling their December calendars right now. Here's how to choose between a permanent roofline system and a seasonal crew, what to light first, and the safety specs that matter on wet nights.
Mudroom Ideas for Luxury Homes: Ready for Winter Boots and Wet Coats
Most families walk in through the garage, not the front door. Here's how to set up a mudroom that handles slush, salt, wet dogs, and a full rack of holiday coats before the first real storm.
Window Treatments for Luxury Homes: Winter Drapery and Shades
Big glass is the best feature of a luxury home until the first cold night. Here's how to layer shades and drapery so rooms hold heat after dark, keep the view by day, and look finished all winter.
Holiday-Ready Dining Rooms for Luxury Homes
Formal dining is back in luxury homes, but the room works harder now: soft seating, a low candlelit table, and enough clearance for a real holiday dinner. Here's what to fix before the first party.
Home Bar Ideas for Luxury Homes: Ready for Holiday Hosting
The best home bars in luxury homes work like a quiet service station: wine at the right temperature, ice worth serving, glassware within reach, and a layout that keeps the host in the conversation. Here is how to set one up before the holidays.
Fire Pits and Outdoor Fireplaces for Luxury Homes: A Fall Guide
A well-planned fire feature turns a fall terrace into the best room in the house after dark. Here is how luxury homes plan fire pits and outdoor fireplaces for fuel, placement, seating, and safety, with nothing that reads as backyard kit.
Guest Suites in Luxury Homes: What Buyers Want Now
The best guest suites in luxury homes don't make a show of hospitality. They get the basics right: a good bed, real darkness, less noise, and somewhere to put a suitcase.
Staging Luxury Homes for Editorial Listing Photos
In the luxury market, the first showing usually happens on a phone. Here's how to edit, light and style a listing so the photos look like a design feature before the photographer arrives.
The New Fall Palette: Rich, Restorative Colors for the Luxury Home
This fall's best interiors skip the pumpkin orange. Think smoky green, oxblood, deep brown and mineral neutrals that make a luxury home feel warmer and more personal.
The Art of Autumn Entertaining: Creating a Home Designed for Memorable Gatherings
The best fall gatherings are polished but relaxed. From drinks by the fire to a layered table, here's how to host an autumn evening that feels easy and personal.
The 2026 Paint Colors of the Year, Decoded House by House
Benjamin Moore went espresso, Dulux went indigo and Little Greene went aubergine. Here's what every major paint brand named for 2026, and how we'd use each shade in a high-end home.
Home Tour: A Glass Pavilion Above the Pacific
Inside a Malibu house where retractable walls open a soft linen living room onto forty feet of private beach.
Brand Spotlight: How Minotti Defined the Modern Living Room
Seventy-five years on from a small Brianza workshop, here's the modular sofa that changed the shape of the living room, and how to specify it well.
The 2026 Luxury Home Trends Report
Honest materials, wellness built into the architecture and the return of the formal room: the eight shifts shaping high-end interiors this year.
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