Delly Yaker

09/03/2026

Rumson was a whole home renovation and this carousel only scratches the surface of what changed. In the kitchen, geometric tile and warm brass hardware turned a functional space into one full of personality, proof that pattern is never just decoration, it is where a room finds its voice. The natural light throughout this home does most of the heavy lifting, pouring into every space from the dining nook to the primary bath.

And the bathrooms became the real showstoppers. Black and white pattern that feels like a spa. A quiet grey retreat built around a freestanding tub. A window shaped by the roofline itself, framing the sky like a piece of art. Dark tile paired with soft light in the primary vanity, proving that drama and calm can absolutely coexist in the same room. This home taught me that a full renovation is never about one big move. It is about a hundred small, intentional ones.

09/02/2026

Something happens when you put your work in front of people who were not expecting to see it. Last week a few of my pieces went up in a medical office as part of a project with ART.DDY, and I spent some time just watching how people reacted.

A smile here. A long pause there. Someone asking who painted it.

This is the whole reason I do this. Not the finished piece hanging on a wall, but that split second when it reaches someone and changes their day a little. Art and design were never meant to just sit there looking nice, they were meant to move people.

If you are creating something right now and wondering if it matters, it does. You just have not seen the reaction yet.

08/25/2026

There is a version of me that exists only in shadows and trails and mornings with no agenda. This is her. She shows up on weekends when I put the drawings down and go outside, and she always comes back with something. An idea. A color. A way of thinking about space that I could not have found sitting at a desk. I have learned over the years that the best thing I can do for my work is to step away from it sometimes. To walk. To look at how nature solves problems, how a forest organizes itself, how light and shadow create depth without trying. It all feeds the work. Everything is connected.

08/19/2026

08/13/2026

Architecture and fashion speak the same language, one is just built in concrete and the other in fabric. That is all I could think as I walked through the Iris van Herpen exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum. Every piece is a lesson in structure, in how volume and form can coexist with the movement of the body. It is no coincidence that so many great designers began their careers in architecture. That eye for space, proportion, and the engineering behind beauty translates perfectly from one world to the other. Van Herpen's work takes it even further, with impossible geometries and techniques that feel pulled from the future.

An exhibition that has to be seen in person: https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/iris-van-herpen

08/04/2026

Color, light and hardware. Those three elements carried the entire Piermont project and you can see it in every frame of this carousel. The teal cabinetry was the spark. Bold, warm, grounded. Once that color was in place, everything else had to rise to meet it, the wood tones, the brass hardware, the natural light pouring in from every window.
And then there is the staircase. Opening that space up was the single biggest transformation in this home. What used to feel closed and compartmentalized now feels connected from top to bottom. That is the power of a good renovation. It is never just one room. It is how every room learns to talk to the next one.

07/31/2026

White kitchens get a bad reputation for being cold or boring. When we designed the Bradley Project kitchen I was determined to prove otherwise. The secret is layering. White cabinets with warm brass hardware. A white quartz counter against a herringbone tile that catches the light at different angles all day. Open shelves in natural wood that break up the brightness and give the room somewhere to breathe. And then color comes in through the things you live with, an orange pot, a green vase, a painting you love. That is how you do a white kitchen. You build a quiet beautiful backdrop and then you let life happen in it.

07/22/2026

There are projects that stretch you and projects that inspire you and then there are projects like Braidburn that do both at the same time. This was a full gut renovation of a beautiful home that needed a complete reimagining inside while respecting the architectural bones that made it special to begin with.

We started with the foyer because in a home like this the entrance sets the entire tone. High ceilings, board and batten paneling wrapping every wall, and a chandelier that looks like it was sculpted from paper and light. From there the grasscloth sitting room becomes an intimate counterpoint, with a turquoise mosaic dress form sculpture that is part furniture, part art, all personality.

The kitchen is classic but never boring. White shaker cabinetry, a walnut island with wine storage built into the base, Calacatta marble slab from counter to ceiling, and a pair of nickel cube pendants that bring a modern edge to a traditional palette. This kitchen was designed to be beautiful and to be used every single day.

The bathrooms across this home are each a study in tile craftsmanship. The primary suite has Calacatta marble everywhere, a double rain head shower with a decorative mosaic feature panel, and a freestanding tub positioned to catch the morning light through the window. Each secondary bath was given its own tile identity so that no two rooms in this house feel the same. That level of care across every space is what makes Braidburn one of my most complete and favorite projects to date.

07/15/2026

Let's talk about craftsmanship for a second, because pieces like these deserve it.
What makes a chair like this special is not just the curve, it is the layers of wood bent and glued together to hold that shape and still flex under your weight. It is called lamination bending and it takes real skill, patience and a deep understanding of how wood moves.
A tip for anyone furnishing a home, mid century pieces age beautifully because they were built with intention, not trends. Look for solid joinery, natural finishes and shapes that feel sculptural but still useful. That balance between art and function is what good design is all about.
This is the kind of detail I try to bring into every project, whether it is a full renovation or just choosing the right piece for a corner of your home.