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)

 

shopping

The Spruce

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

Wall Street Journal

Holiday gift guide items with a human touch.

The Spruce

These budget-friendly tools, many of which are multifunctional, will speed up and ease your DIY and craft projects, I promise!


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An architect employs small yet clever moves to visually expand an outdated kitchen.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

October’s mishmash of articles range from renovation trends for 2025 and mistakes to avoid on the kitchen backsplash to rental-friendly lighting hacks and how to keep wood floors from fading.

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.

AD Pro

The pros and cons of working with photorealistic renderings.

Architect Magazine

The magazine’s annual Architecture & Interiors Awards winners.


what’s new on Instagram

Hidden residential gems in Brooklyn, “Caturdays”, design industry events, travel, and more.