a {detail} orientation

You often hear designers say that "it is all in the details" when creating an  aesthetically pleasing space. It is so much more than the color palette or fabric selections. It is the little thoughtful elements that make a lovely space complete and transform good to great, such as an oversize light fixture...

Fretwork detail on a floor to ceiling window...

  

A modern faucet and mirror back splash in a traditional kitchen...

 

A geometric etagere as lovely towel storage...

Investing in an antique floor length gilt mirror in a dressing room ...

 

(images via House Beautiful, Barrie Benson, Summer Thorton, Canadian House and Home and Thomas O'Brien)