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At Home with Sara Story in her Gramercy Park Brownstone
Architecture, Art & Antiques, Interior design, Video

At Home with Sara Story in her Gramercy Park Brownstone

When seven months pregnant with her first child and apartment hunting in New York City, designer Sara Story received a… Read More

At Home in Madrid with Lorenzo Castillo
Architecture, Art & Antiques, Interior design, Travel, Video

At Home in Madrid with Lorenzo Castillo

When renowned Spanish interior designer Lorenzo Castillo found his current home, over 20 years ago, it was a neglected theater… Read More

At Home with WILLIAMSBURG Designer in Residence Heather Chadduck Hillegas
Art & Antiques, Design, Interior design, Travel, Video

At Home with WILLIAMSBURG Designer in Residence Heather Chadduck Hillegas

As the second ever WILLIAMSBURG Designer in Residence, interior designer Heather Chadduck Hillegas was tasked with transforming the interiors of… Read More

At Home in Seattle with Ted Kennedy Watson and Ted Sive
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At Home in Seattle with Ted Kennedy Watson and Ted Sive

Inspired by an article they read, shop owner and author Ted Kennedy Watson and partner Ted Sive read, they decided… Read More

At Home in Paris with Bambi Sloan
Interior design, Travel, Video

At Home in Paris with Bambi Sloan

It’s hard to imagine a decorator who embraces irreverent interiors more than designer Bambi Sloan. Whether reimagining a hotel or… Read More

At Home with Ashley Stark Kenner in her Manhattan Townhouse
Interior design, Video

At Home with Ashley Stark Kenner in her Manhattan Townhouse

Ashley Stark Kenner The Creative Director of STARK, the legendary carpet and textile company founded by her grandparents, has design… Read More

Thank you Better Homes & Gardens
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Thank you Better Homes & Gardens

September is the Better Homes & Gardens annual Stylemaker issue and I am honored to be included in a story… Read More

Nantucket by Design 2023
Architecture, Art & Antiques, Decorative Arts, Design, Garden, Interior design, Jewelry, Nantucket, Style, Travel

Nantucket by Design 2023

I am honored to again co-chair, with Olivia Charney, Nantucket by Design, the premier summer fundraiser for the island’s largest… Read More

At Home in Paris with Pierre Sauvage
Architecture, Interior design, Travel, Video

At Home in Paris with Pierre Sauvage

While designer, shop owner and author Pierre Sauvage was only vaguely considering moving to a new apartment in Paris, little… Read More

At Home with Caleb Anderson and DeAndre DeVane in their Elegant Manhattan Apartment
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At Home with Caleb Anderson and DeAndre DeVane in their Elegant Manhattan Apartment

When designer Caleb Anderson of DRAKE/ANDERSON purchased his 1926 Manhattan apartment, it hadn’t been touched in years. Belonging to the… Read More

Delft Dreams
Interior design, Nantucket

Delft Dreams

Four years ago, Delft ceramics celebrated its 400th anniversary. For centuries, the versatility of its designs has lent its charms… Read More

At Home in Paris with Jamie Creel and Marco Scarani
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At Home in Paris with Jamie Creel and Marco Scarani

Jamie Creel and partner Marco Scarani are men of sophistication and refinement, whose world travels and global collections inform their… Read More

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It’s sunny out and the snow is melting so thoughts It’s sunny out and the snow is melting so thoughts are on celebrating warmer days with our exclusive tablecloth handwoven in Tangier. Such a happy versatile color that effortlessly grounds all the dinnerware in our collection - a few examples here. In stock and ready to ship. Shop through link in profile.
Join us at the Connecticut home of @salomondee , a Join us at the Connecticut home of @salomondee , a house imagined to feel both entirely new and as though it has always belonged to its riverside setting. Designed in collaboration with architect @halardhalarddesign , it balances tradition and restraint—rooted in local vernacular yet quietly unconventional. WATCH AT LINK IN PROFILE
A few of my favorites from the bevy of temptation A few of my favorites from the bevy of temptation at this year’s @thewintershownyc . Dealers tagged in each image.
As we start the new year, taking a deep fresh brea As we start the new year, taking a deep fresh breath with inspiration from Spanish designer @ludovicoporta . See how he creates a sense of calm elegance using curated collections and negative space in his magnificent renovated 18th century palacio. Watch the entire house tour on the Quintessence YouTube channel.
Monday blues with an international cadre of artisa Monday blues with an international cadre of artisanal tableware from our @shopqworthy collection. Shop it all through link in profile.
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