Filipa de Abreu is a design consultant and brand ambassador for Tory Burch in New York. When she is not there, she spends her time in Lisbon, in this century-old four-bedroom rental with an ocean view in the city's Lapa neigh­bourhood ...
THERE IS A SPANISH BOOKSTORE that we love to visit that has all the best magazines. It was here, the other day, that had come across the latest issue of Elle Decoration España with the new home of couturier Jorge Vázquez on the cover. Of course, as an unabashed maximalist, it was love at first site. The Spanish fashion designer worked with his friend and decorator, Amaro Sánchez de Moya, who also designed Vázquez's store in La Coruña.
. . . read an article this morning, about a small blue & white vase that had been handed down...
Bunny Williams' new Manhattan apartment is pure maximalist perfection. Located in the same 1920s French Gothic Revival building that she's lived in for over twenty years. the new space features new arrangements of her old things, and the result could not be more spectacular. Like with all of her work, there are truly exquisite details such as custom mercury glass ...
WHEN DESIGNING your kitchen, you might not necessarily think about artwork first, but if you did, you would be surprised how well it works in this space. Many people opt for food-inspired themes such as fruit (lemons, apples) or Still Lifes, but Landscapes, Watercolours, and even Figurative drawings also work. We've rounded up a few of our favourite ways to display art in the kitchen, whether leaning on countertops or picture rails, hanging on subway tile and marble backsplashes, exposed brick and boiserie...