Category : Local

03.01.23

Creating Joy in Every Room: An Interview with Nidhi Kapur of Maiden Home

Nidhi Kapur is not one to let a challenge stand in her way. As a young person, she began her lifelong love of beautifully crafted, timeless furnishings and continued to hone her eye for design through the years, though at the time, she had no ide ...

01.09.23

Designer Liz Caan: Perfectly Imperfect

  Based in Newtown, Massachusetts, Liz Caan has been transforming the homes of her clients into spaces that reflect her namesake firm’s signature aesthetic of a “relaxed luxury and new traditional” style since the firm was establish ...

12.22.22

Every piece has a story: Designer Jenny Wolf

Photo by Kate Jordan Known for her organic approach to design, designer Jenny Wolf is expertly skilled at helping a client to focus in on and define their own style, often making use of pieces that they already have in their collection as a starti ...

11.22.22

TLV Visits the Flower Magazine Designer Showhouse

Recently, The Local Vault had the great pleasure of visiting Flower Magazine’s first ever designer showhouse which was brimming with gorgeous and inspiring designs. It is no surprise that the showhouse, a nod to classic Regency style located in the ...

10.28.22

Classic Meets Modern: A Conversation with Designer Young Huh

Photo by John Bessler Interior designer Young Huh knows how to create an ambiance of warmth and elegance with elements of the unexpected that are sheer delight. Her work, which blends classic and modern elements to create fresh and yet timeless de ...

10.17.22

The Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse: Classic Meets Modern Part 2

Welcome back to our coverage of the Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse. After a two-year break, the popular event is back and ready to open its doors to design lovers, offering a rare look inside a classic Brooklyn brownstone in the beloved neighbor ...

10.14.22

The Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse: Classic Meets Modern Part 1

The Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse is back after a two-year hiatus and ready to open its doors to design lovers, for an exclusive look inside a stunning brownstone just steps away from the iconic promenade which offers perhaps the most world fam ...

10.13.22

The Local Vault and The Greenwich Historical Society’s Power Breakfast with Summer Thornton

Here at The Local Vault, we share the Greenwich Historical Society’s love and respect for history and are in awe of the wonderful work that the GHS does with regard to historical preservation and education in our area. In its over 90 years, The Gre ...

10.10.22

Fearless Romantic Summer Thornton’s Adventures in Decorating

Photo by Annie Schlechter from "Wonderland: Adventures in Decorating" by Summer Thornton Designer Summer Thornton’s work is bursting with life. Filled with color, pattern, and personality, the spaces she creates are truly aspirational. It is no ...

10.04.22

Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas: Elegance in Dallas Part Three

Welcome back to our coverage of 2022 Kips Bay Decorator Show House in Dallas, Texas. In our first two installments, we shared the work of sixteen of the twenty four acclaimed designers, each of whom took part in designing a portion of the show house ...