A Look Back: Press Features from January to April 2025
- Jennifer DeWitt
- 19 hours ago
- 4 min read
After 16 years in business, I have to admit that 2025 was a fabulous year for press here at RCL Interiors! And I’m so proud of the mark we are making.
From The Wall Street Journal to Southern Living, publications genuinely wanted to hear about everything from my cantaloupe rule to my color predictions.
I'm truly grateful for every opportunity to share what we're doing here: how color transforms spaces, why organization matters, and what makes homes actually work for the way people live.
So, with that in mind, here's a roundup of where RCL Interiors was featured from January through April 2025. Click the links below to read the full features!
The Wall Street Journal: The ‘Cantaloupe Rule’ and More Tips to Declutter Your Decor in 2025
In January 2025, The Wall Street Journal featured my approach to decluttering decor, which centers around what I call the cantaloupe rule. The concept is simple: no decorative object smaller than a cantaloupe. Smaller items create visual static, while larger pieces make a space feel intentional rather than cluttered. It's about editing ruthlessly so that what remains actually matters.
Southern Living asked designers to weigh in on window treatments that make homes look dated, and I spoke about wood shutters. These became ubiquitous in the early 2000s and have turned into visual shorthand for that era's cookie-cutter home aesthetics. Beyond the dated look, they make interiors dark and heavy, which works against what most people actually want from their homes - natural light and a sense of openness.
After attending Paris Déco Off in January last year, I shared my observations about the three colors dominating the design scene: easy green, bold red, and peachy apricot tones. These hues signal a major shift away from beige and cream, which have dominated interiors for years.
Green swept through Paris in both fashion and fabric showrooms, reflecting our collective need to bring nature indoors. Red radiated through every corner of the city, marking a bold departure from safe neutrals. And peach tones—warm, inviting, sophisticated—proved that orange-tinged hues are having their moment. These colors suggest design is moving toward spaces that feel both energizing and grounding, and we’re already seeing green sweeping through interiors, and red is poised to make a huge splash in the next year or so.
InRegister also published my reflections from Paris Déco Off, where I explored showrooms featuring everything from Arte's three-dimensional wall coverings to Manuel Canovas' high-performance fabrics that maintain luxury while promising durability.
Beyond the showrooms, Paris itself was a masterclass in architectural harmony. The Haussmann-style buildings, the restoration of Notre Dame, the stained glass at Sainte-Chapelle, every corner a picturesque postcard of a bygone era of design. Standing before Versailles was humbling in a way that made me reconsider what we call "luxury" in modern construction. The trip reinforced that great design isn't just about aesthetics or function. It's about creating moments of joy, surprise, and wonder.
Yahoo allowed me to put on my professional organizer hat and featured my perspective on closet organization, specifically regarding items that are difficult to maintain. My advice: if you're not an ironer, don't buy or keep anything that requires ironing before each wear. You'll get more use from the clothing you actually have, and your mornings will be less stressful. It's about being honest with yourself about how you live, not how you wish you lived.
225 Baton Rouge: Two-hundred twenty-five things to do in the Capital Region in 2025
In April, 225 Baton Rouge was gracious enough to include RCL Interiors in their list of 225 things to do in the Capital Region, suggesting readers take cues from our approach to dopamine decor (design that makes your home happier through color, texture, and intentional choices).
Southern Living: 5 Ways To Decorate With Your Favorite China
April has brought us another mention in Southern Living when they featured our approach to displaying china that never gets used. We framed a client's grandmother's china in custom shadowboxes, giving pieces that had been buried in a drawer new life as everyday art. She gets to enjoy them daily, even if using them for dinner isn't her style. We love finding ways to honor heirlooms in ways that work for how our clients live.
Behind the Hedges: What is a Quiet Room? (And Why You Should Create One at Home)
2025 also gave me a chance to talk about Quiet Rooms when Behind the Hedges asked me to discuss the concept.
A quiet room is a sanctuary from the stimulation and overwhelm we encounter every day. These spaces, whether you call them mindfulness rooms or cozy coves, are designed to remove sensory distractions so you can disconnect from the outside world and find some calm. It's a response to our overstimulated modern lives.
May brought a “covergirl” moment for our client’s dining room when InRegister's May issue featured the Patel home renovation on the front, showcasing how we used vibrant colors throughout the home, from a lavender mother-in-law suite to the blue-hued dining room pictured on the cover. The project demonstrated that color, when done right, creates spaces that feel both energizing and sophisticated.
More Press to Come
These pieces covered so many topics I really love talking about: how people actually live in their homes, what makes spaces feel intentional, and why color matters more than we think.
Thank you to every publication that chose to share our work and these ideas!
Be sure to check back next week when we reveal even more conversations about design from 2025.