{"id":108749,"date":"2025-08-25T11:46:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T11:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/108749\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T11:46:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T11:46:18","slug":"conversation-pits-are-the-hottest-interior-design-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/108749\/","title":{"rendered":"Conversation Pits are the Hottest Interior Design Trend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometime soon, Questlove will be hosting friends horizontally. The drummer, D.J., and Oscar-winning director is one of many design aficionados making the conversation pit\u2014the sunken lounge that became popular in the mid\u201320th century\u2014the centerpiece of their new homes.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s designed to feel like his personality: warm, inviting, and unexpected, but with an element of surprise,\u201d says interior designer Nicole Fuller. For Questlove\u2019s house, currently under construction in Dutchess County, New York, she has created a red, texture-rich pit inspired by the fashion designer Halston, with rich Italian velvets, a high-pile alpaca rug, and satin pillows. \u201cIt\u2019s less about formal rows of seats and more about creating a relaxed, shared moment,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

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