It’s easy to swoon over a vintage property with good bones. But old-house envy can quickly fade when we stop to consider the flesh and blood of daily living. Tiny bathrooms, closed-off kitchens and shallow closets don’t quite cut it today. Sitting pretty on 120 acres and an hour from Manhattan, this Greek Revival home…
It’s easy to swoon over a vintage property with good bones. But old-house envy can quickly fade when we stop to consider the flesh and blood of daily living. Tiny bathrooms, closed-off kitchens and shallow closets don’t quite cut it today. Sitting pretty on 120 acres and an hour from Manhattan, this Greek Revival home…
The days of the Grand Tour are long gone, but the glories of that well-worn itinerary are not lost on those with an appreciation for the past. Count Gary Inman among those for whom a fine hôtel particulier or a handsome Florentine palazzo are never out of date. His scholarly enthusiasm for historic styles stood…
The days of the Grand Tour are long gone, but the glories of that well-worn itinerary are not lost on those with an appreciation for the past. Count Gary Inman among those for whom a fine hôtel particulier or a handsome Florentine palazzo are never out of date. His scholarly enthusiasm for historic styles stood…
Stonecrest — one of the most beautifully unaltered Edwardian Arts and Crafts homes on the Westcliff Ridge in Johannesburg — is named after the carved stone crest high on its red brick façade. Set above two tall, gracefully arched windows, the crest features a sleek, noble-looking hound at its center. “One early owner, I was…
Stonecrest — one of the most beautifully unaltered Edwardian Arts and Crafts homes on the Westcliff Ridge in Johannesburg — is named after the carved stone crest high on its red brick façade. Set above two tall, gracefully arched windows, the crest features a sleek, noble-looking hound at its center. “One early owner, I was…
Xavier Charvet, the Parisian architect and designer who founded Studio Charvet in Berlin, has put his stamp on stylish projects in the U.K., France and Germany. His roster ranges from guest villa to penthouse, café to perfectly appointed dressing room — even beach houses on the French Riviera. So when he moved with his family…
Xavier Charvet, the Parisian architect and designer who founded Studio Charvet in Berlin, has put his stamp on stylish projects in the U.K., France and Germany. His roster ranges from guest villa to penthouse, café to perfectly appointed dressing room — even beach houses on the French Riviera. So when he moved with his family…
“Back in 2015, our surfing vacation on South America’s west coast was cut short by a devastating earthquake, so we decided to motorcycle around and see the Andes,” declare 30s-something Steph and Kyle Taylor the originators behind BLACKSAW. What caught the Toronto couple’s attention, however, was not the snow-capped mountains, but the alpaca grazing as…
“Back in 2015, our surfing vacation on South America’s west coast was cut short by a devastating earthquake, so we decided to motorcycle around and see the Andes,” declare 30s-something Steph and Kyle Taylor the originators behind BLACKSAW. What caught the Toronto couple’s attention, however, was not the snow-capped mountains, but the alpaca grazing as…
It was blue-eyed Grace Kelly, really, who put this sparkling spot along the French coastline on the map for us, when she married Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956, stopping the hearts of fans who loved her in Hitchcock romantic thrillers, including “To Catch a Thief” and “Rear Window.” Though Monaco is known for…
It was blue-eyed Grace Kelly, really, who put this sparkling spot along the French coastline on the map for us, when she married Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956, stopping the hearts of fans who loved her in Hitchcock romantic thrillers, including “To Catch a Thief” and “Rear Window.” Though Monaco is known for…
The back of the house includes a Shaker-style porch for gatherings and dining. The western windows offer views of the sunset. The private study on the second floor overlooks a 400-year-old oak tree. While this is not a 19th-century small form-follows-function stone house, it is an amazingly practical home designed by the Manhattan firm of…
The back of the house includes a Shaker-style porch for gatherings and dining. The western windows offer views of the sunset. The private study on the second floor overlooks a 400-year-old oak tree. While this is not a 19th-century small form-follows-function stone house, it is an amazingly practical home designed by the Manhattan firm of…
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It’s easy to swoon over a vintage property with good bones. But old-house envy can quickly fade when we stop to consider the flesh and blood of daily living. Tiny bathrooms, closed-off…
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