Noticed lately: the return of humble (and inexpensive) seagrass matting, popular in the 1970s and available by the square, allowing you to create custom sizes. Then it seemed sisal rugs took over,...
Prettiest dining space we’ve seen in a while? Café Petiole, a recently opened plant-forward cafe in London’s Somerset House, designed by London and Milan-based Duelle Studio.Working with eco paint company COATS PAINTS,...
The other day, someone commented on a post and said, “…how many times are you going to change your mind…?” To which I responded, “As many times as it takes to get...
Maleeha and Ian and their two daughters decamped from Brooklyn to Westchester County, just north of the city, for familiar reasons. In need of breathing room, the family—she’s a UX designer, he’s...
Plant that makes you swoon:So many—fritillaria, tulips, bearded iris, roses, peonies, dahlias.Plant that makes you want to run the other way:I can’t think of one. All flowers have something redeeming about them...
We added a skylight. It’s such a subtle but effective transformation because it brought in some much needed brightness. As for finishing touches, we brought in brass light fixtures and...
Last year, Nell wrote about the “color-drenching” trend, in which entire rooms—from the ceiling down to the baseboards are swathed in the same color. Bathing a space in one hue is not...
When it came to choosing a color, I went with a forever favorite—yellow! I knew it would add some citrus-y brightness to the space and it tied into a few...
