May is mine. Not in a territorial way but in a finally way. Taurus season is the one month of the year that dares to match my energy: slow down, look around, and take real stock of whether the place you live in actually feels good. I’ve been a Taurus all my life, which means I’ve spent my entire life having strong opinions about everything, including rooms. Sure, it’s not in a professional interior design way, but more in a I cannot function if that lamp is in the wrong corner way. It’s instinctual, it’s occasionally exhausting, and apparently, it’s completely astrological.

A while back, Architectural Digest rounded up how Taurus celebrities design their homes, and there happened to be running themes throughout. Reading through it felt less like discovery and more like confirmation of everything I’ve always been drawn to and everything I already do. It’s all there. So here’s my breakdown of the six design traits that stood out to me, with some real-life celebrity proof and a few personal confessions from a bull who has never once rushed a furniture decision.

Taurus + The Home

Taurus is ruled by Venus - the planet of beauty, pleasure, and the kind of things that make a Tuesday feel like it matters. As an Earth sign, we are fundamentally physical. We like spaces that feel as good as they look, and we really aren’t decorating for anyone else’s benefit. Just like many other things Taureans do, the approach to building a home is slow and intentional. Not because we are indecisive, but because we refuse to compromise. We will wait years for the right piece - and I have. We’ll leave a wall bare rather than putting something mediocre on it. And when we finally find the thing, whether it’s a chair, a lamp, or a very, very specific shade of paint, we know immediately. Almost the same way you know a perfect song within the very first few bars.

It’s worth it because the result is a home that feels layered and specific. A home that feels like it was assembled over a long time by someone who knows what they like because, in the end, it was.

Barbiecore

I’ll be the first to admit, living in a house filled with pink would be pretty fun, but it would have to be done right. I know, I know it goes against the whole interior aesthetic I’ve been building for years, but having a Malibu Dream House would be pretty darn cool. Barbie is technically a Pisces, but her dreamhouse? Pure Taurus vibes. Poppy Delevigne cited Malibu Barbie as the design inspiration for her Los Angeles home - a jungle-themed, maximalist space committed to its own energy. It’s a Taurus move through and through. We know what we like, we’ve known since childhood, and we’re not going to water it down so other people like or tolerate it.

There is nothing more useful than looking back at what you were obsessed with when you were younger and using adult money to recreate it. Not literally, unless that’s your vibe, then go for it, because your instincts are slightly different now, but you can still use the ideas you loved before others had the chance to weigh in with their opinions. Sometimes that’s the most honest design reference you can use.

Objective Meaning

As much as I don’t love extreme clutter, a Taurus doesn’t collect things. We accumulate meaning. Like Kirsten Dunst’s LA home tour is the clearest proof of this I’ve seen. She worked with her interior designer to hunt down objects that gave them a feeling. Typically, people would choose objects that just looked right in the space, but this pair only chose pieces that stopped them in their tracks for a reason. She has everything from a door that belonged to Jackie O, a hutch from one of the oldest castles in Sweden, and even her soap dish as some type of story.

That’s the thing about a Taurus and their objects - there is no such thing as a decorative piece. Everything is chosen because it actually means something. If it doesn’t have a memory or give you a feeling, it has no business being around. We aren’t in the business of curating a showroom; we are building an archive.

Kitchen Confidential

Food isn’t a hobby for Taurus. It’s a whole worldview. I’m not alone when I say one non-negotiable for a living space is the kitchen. Here’s what I think people miss about the Taurus kitchen obsession: it’s not just about cooking. It’s about the experience of being in the space. For as much as I hate people loitering in my kitchen (maybe because it’s small), the right kitchen is a place where people linger. In fact, they are invited to linger, open a good wine, and turn a Tuesday dinner into a three-hour conversation. A Taurus knows that the kitchen sets the tone for the whole house. It doesn’t have to be the fanciest, but it has to be somewhere you want to be.

Expansive Closets

As a Taurus, I can manage a small bathroom or a questionable floor plan, but there are two things I can’t have: zero natural light in any room, especially my bedroom, or a tiny closet. Sure, my apartment has a standard closet, and you wouldn’t be surprised that everything I own is constantly spilling out of it. I’ve seen many a closet on Architectural Digest over the years. J. Balvin’s Colombian house is minimal and calm until you see the closet filled with sneakers as far as the eye can see. Tan France has famously devoted not one but two floors of his home to his wardrobe, which I respect deeply.

A Taurus closet isn’t storage. It’s a room in its own right. It deserves the perfect lighting, organization, and space to actually see everything you own. If that means sacrificing a guest room, it’s a conversation I’m going to say is worth having.

Rich Colors

Open-concept homes aren’t really part of a Taurus plot. Walls exist for a reason. Kirsten Dunst actually said this out loud, I believe, in her Open Door, and she mourns what we lost as kitchens and living rooms merged into one large, echoing space. It’s not just the division of living spaces but the design opportunities they present. Other famous Taureans lean into dark, moody browns or dusty pinks in closed-off spaces that were intentionally designed that way, and honestly, it’s exactly the right idea.

Taurus is ruled by Venus, which means our spaces need to be felt, not just seen. Sometimes that means choosing richness over brightness, enclosure over openness, and intimacy over scale. It doesn’t have to be every room. Just pick one room and let it be genuinely moody. Fully commit to it, and you’ll never want to leave.

Secret Storage

I’ve met two people with storage spaces that strictly exist for candles. Diptyque, Voluspa, whatever is on sale at Target that week, but a collection large enough to burn freely without rationing. I’ve thought about this more than I’d like to admit, but not for the reason you’d think. A Taurus’ home isn’t just visually considered - it’s sensory. Every room should have something that smells good, feels good, or tastes like a treat you didn’t have to share. And because of that, we tend to keep those things around in quantities most others wouldn’t. We need somewhere to keep them that’s actually a place. We don’t simply stick things into a drawer or a cabinet under the sink. They all have to have a place. Truthfully, I didn’t realize I had been doing this until I started exploring this post, but it feels good to know it’s not just me.

Designate the space, make it a little fun and secretive, stock it, and don’t tell anyone it’s there.

The Bottom Line

A Taurus home doesn’t really have a single aesthetic. Honestly, I like to think that mine does, but deep down, I know it doesn’t. It has a philosophy: everything here was chosen on purpose, built slowly, and stays because it earns it. It’s why my Formula 1 Hot Wheels have a place on the shelf next to the portrait of my dog, which my sister had made for Christmas one year. The moody rooms, the meaningful objects, the completely justified candle situation - which at the time of publishing I realize I may also identify with, albeit not a closet - none of it is accidental.

If you’re a fellow Taurus, you already knew all of this. You might just need the reminder that your instincts are worth trusting. And if you’re not, well, now you know why our homes look the way they do. We’ve been working on our homes for years.

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