PARIS - You may not know David Jimenez, but it's certain you'll know his work, for he has played a major part in developing the very specific aesthetics of Pottery Barn, Restoration Hardware and Williams Sonoma.
Daniela told us about Le Mas Des Poiriers, an 18th century farmhouse in Provence, forever ago and had always been meaning to tell you about it, in case you hadn't already come across this utterly charming spot before.
IN THESE LAST DAYS before Christmas, the city sidewalks are filled with last-minute shoppers, merry with the flush of cava and happy to be jostled about by the elbows and shopping bags of grandmothers with arms filled with gifts, and couples hoping to surprise one another with their thoughtfulness. Everywhere, there seems to be a feeling of good cheer.
ARIEL OKIN seems to be everywhere lately. Before founding Ariel Okin Interiors, she was a premier designer with New York-based interior design firm Homepolish.
The days are getting shorter and darker, and so to brighten up chilly autumn mornings, here are a few of our favourite October kitchen essentials, from the prettiest pink glass pitcher to always cheerful and elegant preserved topiaries, impossibly chic cane and lucite trays, golden flatware and gilded table lamps...
If you’re a longtime reader, you’ll know about our love for ornate austerity — spaces that are minimalist but not altogether cold and modern, but warm and with traditional flourishes such as chevron wood flooring, wood panelling, marble and crown moulding. This stunning house in Boston by Steven Harris Architects fits the description perfectly…
Maybe it’s just more Instagram fever or maybe it’s just my desire to visit more of this beautiful country, but lately I have a coup de coeur for the South of France.
Palaces, villas, pieds-à-terre, townhouses, corporate headquarters, yachts, jets and hotels, Alberto Pinto decorated everything with his magnificent splendour and grand style.
THIS INSTALMENT OF At Home With features Westerly, Tory Burch's massive 1929 Georgian summer home in Southampton. Burch purchased the 15,000 square foot home in 2008, at the time of the financial crisis, when no one was buying much of anything. It has always been one of the largest homes in Southampton, and the fashion designer has spent the past nine or so years decorating it with interior designer and architect Daniel Romualdez. The seven acres of gardens were designed by landscape architect Perry Guillot.
THESE LINKS ARE a little late as we still try to process the terribly sad events that unfolded in Manchester earlier this week. Perhaps it would be best to sum up our feelings with Poet Tony Walsh’s ode to the city and its people, which he performed in front of thousands at a vigil of peace in Albert Square yesterday. Listen here (UK) and here (US) and read the full poem below:
