A Look Back at the Best Design Moments From Our 2024 Cover Stories

PublishedDec 28, 2024 1:43 AM EST

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OK, so memorable design? It comes in all shapes and sizes—big splashy moments, quiet little cool choices, and everything in between. We saw it all (and then some) in this year’s cover stories, featuring one-of-a-kind people like fashion designer Clare Vivier, manifestation expert Lacy Phillips, creative power couple Jonathon Burford and Jesse Rudolph, sex educator Ericka Hart, and comedian Eric Wareheim. Their styles barely overlap, and honestly, that’s what makes each space so good. Here’s what stuck with us from 2024—tell us your faves in the comments!

The color-drenched powder pink kitchen in fashion designer Clare Vivier’s bungalow gets a serious dose of cool thanks to a high-gloss finish and high-contrast shelving painted in Farrow & Ball’s Charlotte Locks. And thankfully, that fiery orange isn’t hidden behind cabinet doors—because why would you cover up something that gorgeous?

When Lacy Phillips finally manifested her Topanga Canyon home (yes, manifested)—a rustic 1,800-square-foot hunting cabin from 1934—she blended old with new, indoors with outside, in the dreamiest ways. She got to keep the floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace in the living room, but the only plumbing was an outhouse, so that obviously had to go. She turned it into an outdoor shower with a bathtub, plus a tented area as a bedroom. I mean, how dreamy are those guest quarters?

“I treat them like pieces of art,” Wareheim says of his plants—and honestly, same. In his double-height 1,237-square-foot live-work loft, the comedian has put together an ethereal space with ’70s-era Italian furniture, a massive wine collection (he’s the cofounder of Las Jaras Wines), and an impressive mix of greenery. He sourced several from The Potted Earth Co., but if you want to steal his look, you can grab rubber trees, string of pearls, philodendron, felt plants, and staghorn ferns at your local garden store or online.

Jewel tones, patterned rugs and furniture, and gorgeous historic bones all come together in sex educator Ericka Hart and her partner Ebony Donnelly’s reimagined Victorian. They’ve filled the space with an expansive collection of Black art and ephemera—including the wallpaper in a powder room that’s home to the darling little corner sink we completely fell for.

It’s honestly hard not to think of the columns lining Cher Horowitz’s entryway when you see Jonathon Burford and Jesse Rudolph’s Ionic-style lounge chairs around their curvy L.A. pool. Burford draws so much inspiration from the iconic ’90s movie that it literally shaped their approach to design from a young age. “I just wanted to live with art,” they told us. Rollin’ with the homies, indeed.

Samantha Weiss-Hills is the managing editor for Domino. She edits and writes home tours and features, and she’s the friend who everyone texts for glassware, sofa, and sheet recommendations. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, Alex, and their beagle-corgi, Elsa.

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