Up Tempo with Swedish Designer Cecilia Dupire

Interior architect and designer Cecilia Dupire, co-designer of the interactive furniture brand Zig by Cezign, is known for her cutting-edge work from Paris to New York. Having previously hired her, this cosmopolitan…

Design Ideas for Shared Kids Bedrooms

When you don’t have enough bedrooms in your home for all of your kids, you’ll inevitably have a shared kids bedroom. Unfortunately, it can be challenging to decorate the same space for…

Oil Boilers vs LPG Boilers

For those living outside of the city with no connection to the UK mains gas network, oil can appear to be a good alternative fuel option. While this may seem true at…

Travel with Christina Valhouli: Charleston

Simply put, everyone loves Charleston. This port city consistently tops travel polls as one of the favorite cities to visit in America, and with good reason. Charleston offers a sophisticated dining scene…

Book Nook: Summer Page Turners

Garden City Mega City Rethinking Cities for the Age of Global Warming by Patrick Bingham-Hall London: Pesaro Publishing, 2016 At a time of climbing urbanization rates and alarming climate change, WOHA’s future…

The Evolution of Biophilia

The Ocean Resort Residences at Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach Architect: Michael Graves, contemporary/modern architecture, opening in late summer, 2016 Green Wall Design: Debbie Kotalic, director of artistic horticultural design for GSky Plant…

Pools That Are Making A Splash

Architect: Luca Andrisani Project: Chelsea Rooftop Location: West 18th Street, Chelsea Materials: Hot tub surrounds are stainless steel. The screen behind is stainless steel perforated with a pattern by artist Victor Perez…

National Geographics Help Redefine Brooklyn

Designer Laurie Blumenfeld-Russo had been living in her Brooklyn Heights apartment for a few years when she married and decided to give the apartment a full facelift. “I needed to instill a…

New Classic With Architect Sabrina Bignami

A well-to-do middle-class family of Tuscan textile entrepreneurs built Casa Orlandi in the late 18th century. The house, meant to fill the class difference between the rising middle class and the ancient…

Retro Italian Style

1970s Vintage Italian Oval Coffee Table with Bronze Sculpture Deer | A striking and very interesting coffee table, the oval glass surface rests on a high quality sculpture of a hand-carved walnut…

90 Corgi Clones for Queen’s 90th Birthday

Queen Elizabeth II has already received many tributes in advance of her official 90th birthday on June 11th but none more unusual than a collection of 90 corgi dog-pillows, plus one life-size…

In Pursuit of Textiles

See a pattern here? A hip Bohemian thread runs through these new summer finds, from smartphone case to artsy cushions and throws, showcasing amazing textiles. HANDA Textiles Like what you see? Get…

Luxury Outdoor Living in 2016

Everyone needs an escape from life’s daily stresses. A luxurious space to temporarily forget about your problems and somewhere to socialize with family and close friends. If this hits a nerve with…

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