The Summer Edition Is Here

Is it a little late? It is. We are calling it “fashionably.” The Summer Edition was supposed to land back when June still felt like a fresh idea, and yet here we are in July, and I regret nothing.
Because here’s the thing about Southern California: our summer doesn’t pack up and leave on schedule. It stretches, unbothered, all the way into September. That warm, generous light that makes you want to throw the windows open, put something cold in a nice glass, and actually enjoy the home you’ve been living in all year? We’ve got months of it left.
So consider this issue right on time.
The sixth volume of Authentik Style our Summer Edition is officially here, and you can download the whole mini-mag and keep it. Real projects, real color, and real ways to make your home feel like summer without turning it into a beach cottage. (More on that in a second.)
Here’s a taste of what’s inside.

A Before & After You’ll Want to Sit With

This issue, we’re pulling back the curtain on our Ohana Properties project and I mean the full before-and-after. The kind where you scroll back up to the “before” just to confirm you’re really looking at the same room.
I won’t spoil it here. But I’ll say this: it was a labor of love, and the transformation is exactly the kind of thing that reminds me why I do this work. You’ll want to see it.

Summer Recipes (Yes, From a Designer)

Stay with me. Because the way I see it, a beautifully designed home and a table you actually want to gather around are the same conversation. What’s the point of the perfect room if no one’s living in it?

Summer Color : But Make It Eclectic

Here’s where I get a little opinionated. (You knew I would.)
When people hear “summer palette,” they go straight to coastal. Blues, whites, a little rope detail, maybe a seashell if things get out of hand. And listen, coastal is lovely. It is just not the only way to do summer.
This issue makes the case for eclectic summer: warm, collected, unexpected color that feels alive rather than themed. Think less beach house, more a home that’s traveled, gathered, and knows exactly who it is. Inside, I’m sharing the specific palettes I’m reaching for this season and why they work.

Hobby Havens

This might be my favorite feature in the whole issue.
Somewhere along the way, we all decided homes should be built around a sofa, a TV, and not much else. But the happiest homes I design are the ones with space carved out for the things people genuinely love to do the reading, the painting, the puttering, the projects.
We’re calling these spaces Hobby Havens, and the issue gets into how to create one of your own , whatever your square footage.

Go Grab It

Tap the button below to download the Summer Edition. Pour something cold, find a comfortable chair, and enjoy.
Summer’s here. Let’s make the most of it.