Connecticut
Paradise Postponed
His own art took a back seat while he attended to a teaching career and family. These days, Rex Prescott…
Sleeping Beauty
A savvy designer awakens the inherent beauty in her old Colonial Revival house with a do-over that emphasizes its classic…
Easy Accord
Home remodeling projects are fraught with tension. The architect and the builder don’t see eye to eye. The designer and…
Clear Intentions
Adam Waimon’s path to becoming an artist was, well, as clear and smooth as glass. With an artist mother—Connecticut printmaker…
Keeping it in the Family
Parental suggestions all too often fall by the wayside, but every once in a while a child recognizes sound advice…
Greenwich Glamour
The stone and wood facade of this stately home may acquiesce to the architectural style of its nearby neighbors,…
Furniture with Flair
If the word oomph embodied furniture, just what would it look like? To Amy Rice, the answer is simple. “Traditional…
Classic By Design
The estate gates part slowly, like curtains on a stage, to reveal a class act: a courtyard and neatly manicured…
Home at Last
It all started with mushrooms. Not the real thing, but a magazine spread about the edible fungi that caught Michele…
A Thriving Tradition
Pewter is old. An alloy that dates back more than 2,000 years, it’s composed of tin (90 percent or more),…
A Passion for Pottery
A hard spring rain is falling, the kind that forms angry little vees when it hits the pavement. But Frances…
Dressed to Impress
There’s an old adage that says you only get one chance to make a first impression. But when it comes…
A Study in Contrasts
Anyone who believes an eighteenth-century house should always be period-appropriate has only to visit the home of interior designer John…
All That Matters
Cleaning out a closet—shedding the gaudy Hawaiian shirt you never wore and those outdated shoes—is one thing. Editing years of acquired…
Latin Love
The door to a classic New England house opens on a lively interior that celebrates the homeowners’ South American roots…