SHEILA KIM

design journalist

editor, writer, and amateur shutterbug

(pictured here: fresco, ducal palace of sassuolo, italy)

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Recent Articles (by category)

 

PRODUCTS & shopping

The Spruce

Black Friday, Presidents’ Day, Labor Day… When exactly can you get the best deals on appliances?

Metropolis

B Corps are creating residential products for a more equitable planet.

Architect Magazine

Cevisama 2025 showcases the future of Spanish tile.


Projects

Kitchen & Bath Business

An architect employs small yet clever moves to visually expand an outdated kitchen.

Wall Street Journal

How an interior designer helped a couple uncover colors that truly resonated, then used those hues to make their house feel like home.

Dwell

A family in San Francisco makes clever use of minimal space with hidden storage in almost every room.


Home improvement

The Spruce

Helpful tips for winterizing your home, plus how to refresh your couch and increase natural light in your apartment (without renovating).

The Spruce

February stories include faux pas when it comes to wall treatments and bathroom layouts, and a tip piece on how to easily and swiftly upgrade the look of your bathroom.

The Spruce

Should you… install a pot filler? Switch to black fixtures in the bathroom? Hang a TV off center? Update a kitchen pass-through? These are the topics I covered in January for The Spruce.


A&D Trade

Azure

One industrial design firm’s solution to reducing furniture waste.

Architect Magazine

Read about the magazine’s Residential Architect Design Award winners of 2024.

Metropolis

Studio ThusThat gives industrial by-products a second life.