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Mark D. Sikes' new book More Beautiful could not come at a better time. In an exclusive excerpt, the designer shares why beauty is essential.

WHEN YOU’VE LIVED in one spot for decades, there’s a fine line between feeling attached and aching to start anew. For Sarah Aynesworth, 25 years in her family’s comfortable Waco, Texas, house had her leaning toward the latter. “It just felt tired,” she says. “It was four-boys-and-three-dogs tired and ready for a new era.”

Designer Mark D. Sikes reimagines a Hamptons getaway in his classic all-American style. See it in an exclusive excerpt from his new book, Forever Beautiful.

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Mark D. Sikes knows beauty. The interiors aesthete released his second book, More Beautiful: All-American Decoration (Rizzoli), in September 2020 — and it’s now into its fifth printing.

I got the idea for today’s post while going on a color consult. The client wanted to have a gray room, and I have nothing against that at all! But it did make me think about beige and how trends and attitudes about beige in all its varieties have fluctuated recently. We’ve known for at […]

It’s a good day when one of your favorite designers updates his portfolio with a new project. The latest from Mark D. Sikes is another beautiful lesson in layering. Think you can’t use another stripe in your room because you already have one? Or, that all of your natural wood tones have to match exactly? Read More

Refined yet laid-back, elegant yet welcoming, Mark Sikes creates gracious living rooms that feel like home. Take a peek!