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At Home in Paris with Jamie Creel and Marco Scarani
Antiques, Architecture, Art & Antiques, Decorative Arts, Design, Interior design, Travel, Video

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

At Home with Schuyler Samperton in Connecticut
Interior design, Video

At Home with Schuyler Samperton in Connecticut

After years living in Los Angeles, designer Schuyler Samperton decided to trade coasts and move back east. She was lucky… Read More

At Home in Millbrook with Darren Henault
Architecture, Books, Garden, Interior design, Style, Video

At Home in Millbrook with Darren Henault

When designer Darren Henault and husband Michael Bassett went in search of a weekend house for their family, they knew… Read More

At Home with Johnson Hartig in Los Angeles
Interior design, Video

At Home with Johnson Hartig in Los Angeles

“It’s Marrakech meets Nantucket, English Country, French country – everything I love in one house,” explains Johnson Hartig, the designing… 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 New York City with Bunny Williams
Architecture, Art & Antiques, Interior design, Video

At Home in New York City with Bunny Williams

Bunny Williams has had a long and distinguished career in design yet continues to harness her unbridled creative energy, evolving… Read More

At Home in Manhattan with Emily Eerdmans
Architecture, Art & Antiques, Interior design, Video

At Home in Manhattan with Emily Eerdmans

Emily Eerdmans is the real deal but she approaches her craft with a joy and humor that belies her impressive… Read More

At Home in Connecticut with Charlotte Barnes
Architecture, Interior design, Video

At Home in Connecticut with Charlotte Barnes

Having happily lived in the same suburban town for 20 years, designer Charlotte Barnes was not even considering a move… 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 in the Hamptons with Kate Rheinstein Brodsky
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At Home in the Hamptons with Kate Rheinstein Brodsky

It would be difficult to grow up as the daughter of renowned designer and legendary shop owner Suzanne Rheinstein and… Read More

At Home in Pasadena with Kate Stamps
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At Home in Pasadena with Kate Stamps

“Not everything should be perfect.” This simple phrase speaks volumes about Odom and Kate Stamps’ approach to both their own… Read More

At Home in Tangier with Frank de Biasi and Gene Meyer
Architecture, Art & Antiques, Interior design, Travel, Video

At Home in Tangier with Frank de Biasi and Gene Meyer

It would seem designer Frank de Biasi was always destined for a home in Tangier. With a college degree in… Read More

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