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At Home with Fawn Galli in her 1810 Brooklyn Brownstone
Architecture, Art & Antiques, Interior design, Video

At Home with Fawn Galli in her 1810 Brooklyn Brownstone

While interior designer Fawn Galli’s previous home was only a few blocks away (see our video visit there), she couldn’t… Read More

Introducing Virtual Postcard
Architecture, Food and drink, Style, Travel, Video

Introducing Virtual Postcard

We are excited to announce a new video series, Virtual Postcard. So many of you viewers have said you love… Read More

At Home in Los Angeles With David Netto
Architecture, Books, Interior design, Style, Video

At Home in Los Angeles With David Netto

In the mid twentieth century, modernist architect Richard Neutra built ten houses in the then bohemian enclave of Silver Lake… Read More

At Home with Pieter Estersohn in the Hudson Valley
Architecture, Art & Antiques, Books, Interior design, Style, Video

At Home with Pieter Estersohn in the Hudson Valley

The house was a wreck, filled with years of hoarding, one room overflowing with 500 dolls, but Pieter Estersohn was… Read More

At Home in Millbrook with Ashley Whittaker
Architecture, Interior design, Video

At Home in Millbrook with Ashley Whittaker

Few designers walk the line between pretty and fearless quite as well as Ashley Whittaker. A traditionalist at heart, her… Read More

At Home in Montecito with Suzanne Rheinstein
Architecture, Art & Antiques, Interior design, Travel, Video

At Home in Montecito with Suzanne Rheinstein

While acclaimed designer Suzanne Rheinstein’s storied Hancock Park home in Los Angeles is a study in layered neoclassical style, her… Read More

At Home with Susan and Will Brinson
Architecture, Interior design, Video

At Home with Susan and Will Brinson

While Susan and Will Brinson have successful day jobs as professional photographers, they don a multitude of hats when returning… Read More

Adventures in Los Angeles
Architecture, Art & Antiques, Design, Interior design, Travel

Adventures in Los Angeles

Thank you to those who checked in during my absence here. Delighted to be missed and you will (I hope)… Read More

Nantucket Friday Favorites – Greater Light
Architecture, Art & Antiques, Interior design, Nantucket, Travel

Nantucket Friday Favorites – Greater Light

I’m woefully late for last week’s Friday favorite from here on Nantucket. All I can say is that island time… Read More

Rosario Candela – Elegance in the Sky
Architecture, Interior design

Rosario Candela – Elegance in the Sky

In early 20th century New York City, as many affluent residents were gradually abandoning their mansions and townhouses for apartments,… Read More

More from Middlefield
Architecture, Garden, Interior design

More from Middlefield

Since Susanna’s and my video visit with Gil Schafer at his country house, Middlefield, seemed to resonate with so many,… Read More

At Home in the Country with Gil Schafer Video
Architecture, Garden, Interior design, Video

At Home in the Country with Gil Schafer Video

I first became familiar with architect Gil Schafer when his own country home in upstate New York, Middlefield, was published… Read More

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Join us as we visit the enchanting historic home o Join us as we visit the enchanting historic home of interior designer @younghuh where she has infused her Hudson Valley house with her signature mix of bold pattern and exuberant sense of color that makes every space feel both curated and completely livable! LINK IN PROFILE!
Our latest video visit is here! Tag along to the H Our latest video visit is here! Tag along to the Harlem home of interior designer @real_robert_couturier and partner, landscape designer Sebastian Trujillo @seebaass_ , where their combined sensibilities have given a new layered life to their historic brownstone. LINK IN PROFILE (latest video).
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.
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