Friday Favorites 07/19/2013

Karin Lidbeck Brent, Contributing Editor With the scorching heat of this past week the best place for relief was likely…

Designer Snapshot: The Well-Dressed Room

By Paula M. Bodah Jill Litner Kaplan began her career in the world of designer fashion as a buyer for Saks…

Friday Favorites 7/5/2013

Cheryl Katz, Contributing Editor Toile de Jouy—a traditional French fabric depicting pastoral scenes—is seductive, but the message it telegraphs is…

Designer Snapshot: Bath Master

By Paula M. Bodah Just because it’s the most purely functional room in the house—the space where we perform those…

Friday Favorites 6/21/2013

Karin Lidbeck Brent, Contributing Editor As a stylist and designer, my eyes are always peeled for creative new products that…

Designer Snapshot: Model Behavior

By Paula M. Bodah I was perfectly happy with the sand, putty and deep yellow-gold paint I chose for…

Designer Snapshot: Classic Beauty

By Paula M. Bodah Cambridge, Massachusetts, designer Susan Reddick is known for creating rooms with classic lines, a gentle palette…

Friday Favorites 05/24/2013

Karin Lidbeck Brent, Contributing Editor Many years ago, I fell in love with the graceful sea inspired designs of Kim…

Core Value

A couple and their creative architect save a tiny old Cape, which now forms the charming heart of a gracious Shingle-style home overlooking Nantucket Sound.

Easy Accord

Home remodeling projects are fraught with tension. The architect and the builder don’t see eye to eye. The designer and…

Some people like to hold on fast to the past once the nest is empty. They love welcoming grown children, and eventually grandchildren, back to the family home, reliving and passing on cherished traditions.