After 50 years in Davis Place, Elaine and Tom Tucker made a big move from life in a single-family home to high-rise condominium living.

A wall bed—also known as a folding bed or by its most popular brand, the Murphy bed—is a bed that folds down from a wall for sleeping and then stores seamlessly out of the way when not in use.

As David Gast, president of Beyond Storage, explains, “A wall bed doubles the usability of a room, adding value to the home and allowing the homeowner to completely rethink a space.”

Studio Inn at St. Albans, St. Albans, MO

The historic Studio Inn at St. Albans was built by world-renowned architect Theodore Link in the early 1900s. Irene Walter Johnson had the three-story stone mansion built as her summer home using locally quarried stone and wood. She hosted prominent St. Louis families both there and at her sister property, Old Barn Inn. Datra Herzog purchased and restored the property in 2007. In 2014, Herzog added a vineyard to the property.

Is it a classic or is it a craze? For the October Design issue, we asked local design professionals their opinion on faux heads and horns. Tell us your opinion by voting now. Here is what our professionals had to say...

Bring the culture and allure of exotic lands to your home by integrating ethnic fabrics, wallpapers and tiles. Global prints make for fun conversation pieces to remember trips past or dream about future destinations.

one: Ubud sunstone iman ikat fabric, by Waverly, available at The Fabric Co.

two: Samsara waterjet tile, by Artistic Tile, available at Sunderland Brothers Company.

Short, tall, round or square…. Vases come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Not just for a bouquet of flowers, vases are a design accessory in and of itself. Group several together or select one large vase to make a statement.

one: Aura vase, available at Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams.

two: Cactus vase, available at MKS.

three: Tree vase, available at The Porch.

four: Blue and white oriental vase, available at B. Davis.