Guy Koolhof

Guy Koolhof

Toronto, Canada
founder, mid-century modern collector, private styling coach
Feb
15
Stack of five books, including one with a close-up of wide-open eyes printed on the sheaf of pages.

Stack: micro-decorating move #11

Layer-cake your life!
3 min read
Feb
08
Wooden robot sitting on a marble tabletop with his hand in a waving gesture.

Will objects love you back?

Ever feel like inanimate things have a life to them? Pay enough attention to the ordinary objects close to you
2 min read
Feb
01
Succulents and figurines in a globe-shaped terrarium, including a little girl and a tiny house.

Home as terrarium

Welcome to February, the shortest but longest month of the year. You're probably tempted to toss out my
2 min read
Jan
25
Motor scooter parked on a sidewalk in front of a wall with wide black-and-white stripes.

In praise of stripes

Three cheers for a victory in the world of stripes! American menswear designer Thom Browne was recently in trouble with
3 min read
Jan
18
Dimly lit interior featuring a three-legged stool that supports a bowl with a single orange inside.

How to slow down time

Did you get to the end of '22 and wonder: Where did the time go? Our sense of days,
2 min read
Jan
11
2023 planner on a marble tabletop, along with a plant and a pen.

On new beginnings

Happy New Year! A whole calendar's worth of experiences awaits us, and we still have time to pause
2 min read
Dec
14
Barbiecore and you

Barbiecore and you

‌One thing I love about mid-December is the retrospective pleasure of looking back. Top ten list are appearing everywhere, and
2 min read
Dec
07
Miniature mid-century chair

Easy gifts for micro-decorators

Small things can evoke big emotions.
2 min read
Nov
30
Soaring freeways in Los Angeles.

Merge: micro-decorating move #10

Practice the art of combining new with old.
2 min read
Nov
23
Overhead view of very crowded room

How to make your guests leave

Subtle ways to recapture your solitude – fast.
2 min read