Maria LaPiana
Friday Favorites 10/18/2013
Karin Lidbeck Brent, Contributing Editor Like accessorizing your wardrobe with a fabulous new scarf, adding new pillows to a room…
Time & Again: A Georgian Home Revival
The original architect and a tried-and-true decorator team up to renovate a late 1980s Georgian Revival. After a quarter-century, what house doesn’t need a little work?
Brush with Greatness
Decorative artist Heidi Holzer’s endless fascination with the possibilities of paint gives faux finishing a very good name.
Friday Favorites 10/4/2013
Kaitlin Madden, Managing and Online Editor One of my closest friends is expecting her first baby later this year, and…
Sneak Peek: Perfecting the Past
By Maria LaPiana It’s not every day that an architect gets the chance to revisit an earlier project—and improve upon…
Friday Favorites 09/19/2013
Maria LaPiana, Contributing Writer As a fan of last-minute everything—my mantra is “why do now what you can do this…
Friday Favorites 9/6/2013
Kaitlin Madden, Managing and Online Editor Trends in fashion and interior design never seem to be too far behind one…
Sneak Peeks: Sorcery … of a Sort
By Maria LaPiana Heidi Holzer of Redding, Connecticut is woman with an eye for design that has served her well…
Romancing the Cape
Nannette Lewis had admired the demure brick cape she now calls home for years before she ever set foot inside….
Friday Favorites 08/23/2013
Erin Marvin, Associate Editor Anthropologie is usually my go-to place for flowy frocks and pretty accessories, but their house and…
Sneak Peeks: Dream Home, Realized
By Maria LaPiana Nannette Lewis is an interior designer with a keen eye and impeccable instincts. So when she first…
Friday Favorites 07/26/2013
Erin Marvin, Associate Editor I fancy myself a minimalist, but that notion is often tested whenever I come across prints:…
Contemporary Classics
In its Torrington workrooms, The New Traditionalists embraces classic style—with a modern twist. The desire to sink into Sofa no….
Dutch Treat
“Go on, close it. Give it a good push, and listen.” A visitor obliges, opening wide the front door to…
Friday Favorites 7/12/2013
Kaitlin Madden, Managing and Online Editor Last night, I went over to the BDC for the opening of the Carlisle…