Galleries

Artist Thuan Vu.
Transients (Three Sisters) (2010), 30″H x 30″W, oil on canvas.
Transients (Brothers) (2004), 40″H x 26″W, charcoal and pastel on paper.
Kintsugi no. 20 (2024), 55″H x 45″W, oil and acrylic on linen.
Kintsugi no. 9 (2023), 30″H x 30″W, oil on linen on board.
Kintsugi in the New World 1 (2024), 36″H x 36″W, oil on canvas.
The store’s first floor is anchored by a floating staircase designed by Brooklyn-based architect Robert Marino and fabricated by Astec Bronze in Treviso, Italy.
After years of searching, Rhonda Eleish found Josef Frank’s Eldblomman wallpaper during a late-night online search.
A French Brutalist-style table flanked by vintage chairs upholstered in Josef Frank fabric demonstrates the art of the mix evident throughout the store.
Tommaso Barbi Rhubarb Leaf sconces from the 1970s make a bold statement, while a Gustavian tall case clock strikes a quieter note.
The new Westport location of Eleish Van Breems Home showcases Thayer Coggin furniture including these Bubble Swivel chairs
A west-facing patio offers sunset views and space for overflowing crowds to gather around a precast concrete firepit.
Thermally modified spruce siding and a Corten steel-faced chimney contribute to the building’s low-maintenance exterior and add textural character.
The barn’s only bathroom serves the pool and showcases oversize concrete tiles.
Interior designer Denise Welch-May chose indoor/outdoor furniture that could be easily relocated (and reconfigured poolside) so the one-room party barn has enough space for large gatherings. Suspension lights by Moooi add a festive touch.
Pops of orange complement the neutral palette and tie into the warmth of the fir walls and ceiling.
More than your typical pool house, this newly built “party barn” is a multipurpose and much-used addition to a Vermont vacation home that Smith & Vansant Architects built a decade ago.
A bar with a concealed refrigerator looks out onto a patio. The surrounding walls are wrapped with custom-stained fir shiplap.
The party barn’s gabled roof, weathered-looking siding, and large open interior pay homage to—and were inspired by—traditional New England barns.
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Bluestone planks delineate the lakeside home’s entry and back patio while Goshen stone creates pathways.
Landscape architect Michael D’Angelo managed to provide copious amounts of towel storage by constructing a custom wooden rack that also offers additional built-in seating.
A large spa awaits just steps from the indoor sauna.
A boulder found on-site was sliced and repurposed as a fire table on the waterfront patio.
Gro-Low sumac, hay-scented ferns, and Rozanne geraniums hug the patio.
Interior designer Lindsay Lawrence outfitted the four-season room with comfy seating and indoor/outdoor flooring, both impervious to wet bathing suits.
Looking up from the docks, native blueberries and Goshen Stone steps connect the lake and property.
D’Angelo carefully preserved existing trees along the extended driveway and added native species to carpet the forest floor. Beds of sweetfern, Gro-Low sumac, hay-scented ferns, and Rozanne geraniums hug the patio.
A stone patio framed in native plantings skirts the lake side of the house.
The primary bedroom features a sitting area enveloped in a Marthe Armitage wallpaper.
he primary bath features a Schumacher wallpaper and a sink from Watermark.
An uncovered porch was transformed into a three-season room with glass storm panels. A fan from Hinkley Lighting helps with airflow in the summer months.
The clients gather in this living room during colder weather.
The existing kitchen was very rudimentary, so the design team started from scratch, transforming a hodgepodge of small spaces into a larger contemporary kitchen with soapstone countertops and Schoolhouse lighting.
A window in the primary bedroom overlooks the great room. The George Smith chairs are joined by a vintage coffee table and sofas from Munder Skiles.
The double-height great room features three sitting areas, one of which is centered around a banquette that’s original to the house.
The great room’s woodwork was left its existing shade of green. The pair of armchairs are from George Smith and their pillows are crafted from a Raoul Textiles fabric.
Landscape architect Todd Richardson introduced additional native species that could fend for themselves on the nonirrigated site.
The dining room’s fireplace needed to be rebuilt, but a portion of the wall’s original delft tiles.
The 5,000-square-foot, four-bedroom residence is set on a nine-acre property featuring several mature trees that were preserved.
A pendant light wrapped in a colorful Schumacher fabric illuminates the breakfast nook.
The side entry shows the Georgian-style pediments, brackets, and columns architect Michael T. Gray introduced to the design.
An archway defines the sitting area in the primary bedroom; the doorway to the left leads to the en suite bathroom.
The powder room off the side entry, adjacent to the office, has a custom sink and backsplash of Rainforest quartz.
he window above the counter on the right folds open to become a pass-through when serving meals at the outdoor table.
The kitchen cabinetry is traditional, but the room itself is unabashedly modern with a custom brass hood as a focal point. The island sink faces the light-filled living room. To the left, a wood-lined coffee bar can be concealed by pocket doors, much like the spice racks flanking the Lacanche range.
The existing garage was demolished and a new structure built on the footprint.
In the living room, casual, comfortable furnishings complement the classic simplicity of the fireplace surround and bookcases.
Symmetrical stairs on each side of a Georgian portico, stately brass railings, and an oval leaded-glass window above a pediment grace the front facade.
The informal porch provides entrée to the foyer, where an intricate marble-tile floor and Venetian-plaster-lined dome are juxtaposed with the disarming charm of a painted Dutch door.
The dressing room and closet space is a room unto itself.
In the dining room, built-in arched cupboards with leaded-glass doors flank the fireplace; the Fortuny Icaro pendant light is “a statement piece,” says designer Anne T. Alberts.
A kitchenette at the rear of the house acts as a service area for the back porch. The window above the counter on the right folds open to become a pass-through when serving meals at the outdoor table.
A soaking tub and walk-in shower give the primary bathroom its spa-like feeling.
The office off the side entry has a hidden space behind the paneled wall; the inside of the secret door is lined with leather.
The Zen room on the main floor can be used for reading, work, meditation, or yoga. A pocket door closes it off from the hallway beyond.
Evanescent Moooi pendants illuminate the staircase, drawing visitors upstairs; the painted-steel screen behind them enhances safety without compromising transparency.
“We wanted the upper level to be at grade, so the courtyard would be part of daily life,” says Flavin, who splayed one wing to welcome in the surroundings and painted the entire rear gray to give the house a hushed presence in the landscape. Each element—from the specimen trees to the grill—was carefully selected, prompting the owners to refer to this as their “curated courtyard.”
The primary bedroom has views in two directions; there are three other bedrooms to accommodate guests or the owners’ college-age sons.
“The husband loves green,” says designer Lindsay Bentis, who paired Nemo tiles in that color with Pablo pendants and a concrete sink in the powder room.
The upper floor is oriented around an exterior courtyard that’s visible through floor-to-ceiling glass doors.
Lawson-Fenning stools sidle up to a kitchen island covered in Olympian White Danby marble from Vermont and illuminated by a trio of Muuto pendants.
A flight of stairs leads to the main floor where a Croft House credenza resting under a Jeremy Holmes wall sculpture sets a sophisticated scene.
Working with the topography of the land, architect Colin Flavin burrowed the base of this Dover, Massachusetts, house into the hillside, keeping the front fairly solid to enhance the sense of discovery as visitors venture inside. A winglike canopy cantilevers over the entry, providing shelter from the elements. The floor above opens on grade with the backyard and is clad in mahogany slats and painted exterior-grade plywood.
The lower level includes an exercise room with a view of the textured concrete retaining wall holding back the hillside. F
The pivoting front door is tucked in a gap between the angled foundation walls, which were crafted from board-formed concrete. Uplights concealed in the stone-filled troughs highlight the texture at night.
The courtyard’s Kebony deck is sheltered by a brise-soleil whose angled vanes admit light in winter and block it in summer.
he husband is a passionate surfer, and so is architect Ron DiMauro, so the two had fun designing the “surf shop,” with racks to hold eight surfboards and hooks for hanging wetsuits.
A shimmery wallcovering by Phillip Jeffries adorns the headboard wall in a primary bedroom.
The first-floor primary suite’s dressing room holds white-oak built-ins with mirrored closet doors.
In the second-floor primary suite (one of two primary suites in the home), Reider kept furnishings, like the Nathan Anthony lounge chairs and the light-as-air linen-shaded pendants, neutral.
A playful Bocci chandelier hangs above the makeup vanity in a primary bath.
A guest bath has Shaker-style cabinetry with grasscloth insets.
Channels in the soffits of the outdoor room hold screens and, for more protection, Isinglass windows.
The wife loves her office, a peaceful oasis populated with unique pieces such as the cushy swivel chairs and a custom desk by New England Artisan Restoration.
In the mudroom, a ceiling of tongue-in-groove white oak holds a Brightbound light fixture of handblown glass bulbs hanging from knotted ropes by San Francisco artist Windy Chien.
Designer Rachel Reider says the U-shaped sectional, with a low back to keep water views center stage, is “warm, like a big hug.”
Designed by Venegas and Company, the kitchen holds two islands, one for prepping and one for dining. The second island, with its navy blue fluted base by Erik Rueda, eases the transition from kitchen to dining area, Reider explains.
The bath for one of the home’s three en suite guest rooms wears a Phillip Jeffries wallpaper with a watery look.
The foyer’s wooden table made to look like stacked beach stones sets the home’s intention of honoring its coastal location in subtle ways. The Talisman sconce from Apparatus Studio is made with aged brass, leather, and agates.
DiMauro Architects designed a house with all the classic coastal-cottage features, including gables, dormers, and a wraparound porch, but with clean lines that hint at the more contemporary interior.
The elevator’s interior sports a whimsical wallpaper by Emma Hayes.
At ten feet in diameter, the round oak dining table by Massachusetts woodworker Erik Rueda seats fourteen guests. The brass and etched-glass chandelier from Apparatus Studio has multiple pendants, ensuring light is evenly cast across the large table.
The catering kitchen has the moody feel of the ocean on a cloudy day with its light gray subway tile and deep navy cabinetry and countertops.
The breakfast table’s resin top with a wavy underside is a distinct nod to the ocean outside the metal-framed windows. Sweenor Builders crafted the floating banquette.
This chef-style kitchen features a bronze perimeter and blackened Manganese Island. All have a protective coatings to control oxidation.
The structure of this fireplace surround was built with MDF then finished in Bronze. Multiple patinas were applied then given a wax finish.
A cooking zone has a bronze insert with a low-sheen that has a subtle orange peel texture.
A contemporary kitchen island has a bronze finish layered with a black patina and a protective clear coat.
The Guest Bedroom in a Brookline Brownstone has a variety of custom elements. Opaline Interiors Studio used the details made possible by the envision and plan phases of its signature process.
Bove reimagined this Hopkington, Masssachusetts, kitchen using 3D modeling.
Gabrielle Bove at work in her Brookline, Massachusetts, studio. Photograph by TK
Between the garage and the cottage is a covered brick walkway where Bo Derrick, the family’s mini Australian shepherd, awaits visitors at the arched opening.
“I painted the walls to highlight the paneling,” says Bikoff.
The brick walls play to the vinta
The pool deck is Croatian limestone, while the building facade is stucco to reflect the masonry walls of a typical Cotswold cottage.
Concrete chairs sit outside the potting room and lend a contemporary element poolside.
A carefully crafted stone wall forms the backdrop for the dining pergola.
The color scheme for the kitchen began with the purple tile, which interior designer Sasha Bikoff complemented with red lacquered cabinets. An island of reclaimed oak brings a natural element to the room.
The turret, pitched roof, and dormer on the renovated two-bedroom future guesthouse are reminiscent of an English country cottage. Arched doors on the garage open to the courtyard.
An American antique table and chairs set against a built-in banquette is a study in quiet country simplicity.
Upstairs a daybed in the guest room is upholstered in a classic purple-and-white French gingham; the walls are painted sage green to reflect the natural setting outside.
The first-floor primary bedroom is awash in a soothing rose color, inspired by the Colefax and Fowler print curtains that hang in the bay of the turret.
Mar Jennings sits outside his happy place—the former garage he converted into a studio—at his home in Westport. It’s where he works, entertains, and does much of his creative thinking.
Custom latticework under the garden’s pergola lends both visual interest and privacy
Jennings personalized a small fountain with three vintage letters once displayed at the former Westport Bank and Trust Company (the W was flipped to become an M).
Mar Jennings sits outside his happy place—the former garage he converted into a studio—at his home in Westport. It’s where he works, entertains, and does much of his creative thinking.
The studio’s casual furnishings include faux-wicker chairs from Outdoor Design & Living in Fairfield and pillows and accessories from Millie Rae’s in Westport.
The side garden features natural stepping stones, pebbled walkways, and lush plantings. Sourced from Gault Stone in Westport, the pebbles are native to Connecticut.
Casual seating complements a perfectly pruned hemlock from Oliver Nurseries in Fairfield.
A study in color and composition: Manhattan-based Mazy Path’s offerings include wallpapers, fabrics, pillows, and linocut prints.
Audette’s linocut print, Sambucus Canadensis, is shown in front of two sketches for the print and an image of a wood engraving by Thomas Nason, an early twentieth-century printmaker whose work inspires the artist.
Willow Talk wallpaper explores how trees communicate with each other.
Panel of Perception II wallpaper panels explore the mind-altering powers and inherent beauty of psychedelic plants.
The Hummingbird wallpaper “features flowers that gather around a hummingbird like planets orbiting the sun,” says Audette.
Mazy Path’s Guava wallpaper conjures a taste of South Florida nostalgia.
An original sketch for the Pawpaw pattern is pictured with Audette’s go-to tools: charcoal pencils and gouges for carving blocks.
Mazy Path founder Alexis Audette in her home studio.
Audette carves one of the blocks that she used to print her Pawpaw design.
An Andrea Bonfils painting echoes the color of the leather on a B&B Italia daybed in the front study; the white chairs are from Minotti, the light fixture is from 1stDibs.
The front facade offers a modern take on classic New England architecture. Even the garage (at rear) looks inviting and features an office and art studio on the second floor.
The first-floor guest room is the next best thing to sleeping outdoors, with walls of glass wrapping the bed on three sides. The space is so tranquil, visitors claim they’ve never slept better.
Powder rooms are a great place to make a statement, and this Silver Snake Brazilian granite doesn’t disappoint.
The rear of the house reveals the expansive walk-out basement, as well as the pool, which is framed in grass rather than hardscape to be cooler underfoot and blend in better with the country setting.
The U-shaped house surrounds a terrace planted with boxwoods for year-round greenery.
The living room fireplace was centered on the wall but framed with asymmetrical surrounds of quartzite and oak to give it a more modern look; the furnishings are from Minotti.
Cantoni bar stools sidle up to an island covered in Thunder Bay quartzite; a butler’s pantry behind the range provides additional storage and workspace.
Scenery surrounds the breakfast area and family room, which culminates in a marble-framed gas fireplace shared with the terrace beyond.
Oversized wall dormers illuminate a couple of second-floor bedrooms and contribute to the home’s contemporary character.
An image by Belgian photographer Eric Ceccarini greets guests in the entry hall.
The wife turned an equipment shed into a plein air ceramics studio where she could work while admiring the landscape.
The front entry hall is dominated by a dramatic glass stair tower featuring floating oak steps illuminated by a quartet of Kelly Wearstler pendants. “It’s nice to have that statement of arrival,” observes architect Stuart Disston.