Whether she is working on her 200 year old home in Weston, or on a client’s home in the city, designer Chris Roughan always strikes the perfect balance of a space that feels well curated and yet totally personal. After having started her career at ...
For the mother / daughter duo that make up design firm McGrath II, great design has always started with good bones. Even casual readers of design blogs will remember Good Bones, Great Pieces as being the gold standard of well written, knowledgeable, ...
Now more than ever, we need our homes to serve us well. With all that is going on in the world and so much more time spent at home, we lean on our homes to function well and help us feel as calm and content as possible. Diane Rath of The Rath Project ...
During a time when so much in life has been upended, it is nice to know that there are still some places we can go to escape to for some much needed inspiration and enjoyment. Visiting the iconic design blog Quintessence is just such a place. We love ...
Charlotte Barnes was working in fashion and jewelry (first at Ralph Lauren Womenswear in New York and later at Pomellato USA in London) when serendipity intervened in the form of a feature in “British House & Garden.” While her eye for person ...
From behind the scenes of super stylish sets, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “The Wolf of Wall Street”, Emmy award winning set decorator Ellen Christensen opens up about vintage shopping, her favorite places to get inspired and how to create ...
Interior designer Sam Allen is known for his “all-American sensibilities” and a “fresh take on classical aesthetics.” Growing up as the son of an interior decorator and home magazine editor (Leslie Allen), he grew up surrounded in an incredib ...
Getting lost in a good story is one of life’s great pleasures. When you love design and décor, finding yourself immersed in a story that also features homes that help tell the story, is even better. Jane Green, author of twenty novels (18 of which ...
Even if you are not familiar with the name Rena DeAngelo, chances are you have seen her work. As a set designer for Mad Men, The Goldfinch, The Help, The Post, and The Woman in the Window (amongst others), she plays a critical role in the storyte ...
As an interior designer Paloma Contreras fills her days (and evenings) putting together unique personalized (and ultra chic) looks for her clients, but her work does not stop there. She is also an author, shop owner and award winning blogge ...