Category: Interior Design and Furnishings

T’s 25 Most Defining Pieces of Furniture From the Last 100 Years: Everything We Considered

From a Marcel Breuer chair to Metro shelving, all the nominated objects.
The 25 Most Defining Pieces of Furniture From the Last 100 Years

Three designers, a museum curator, an artist and a design-savvy actress convened at The New York Times to make a list of the most enduring and significant objects for living.
How to Give Your Foyer a Spring Makeover

Your entryway has been working hard all winter. But it’s a new season: Time to lighten things up.
The 400-Square-Foot NYC Apartment That’s Constant Changing

Entire sections of this tiny New York City home can shift and change, depending on the time of day and what the occupants need.
A Tiny Weekend Home in a French Fisherman’s Cabin

One Parisian couple found a retrofitted house in Marseille, right on the water’s edge.
Brooklyn Couple Colorfully Renovates Townhouse on a Budget

For one Brooklyn family, color was all-important. So was renovating on a budget.
Pendant Lamps to Suit Every Room

Whether classic cone or modern orb, these hanging fixtures cast just the right light.
For Two Color-Obsessed Artists, a White-Walled Home

Out on Long Island, Stanley Whitney and Marina Adams hired a pair of designers to create a house and studio complex that celebrates — and encourages — the painters’ imagination.
In Japan, a Place for a Famous Artistic Director to Hide by the Sea

The designer and record producer Nigo has built a minimalist retreat where the Pacific Ocean itself is practically an architectural feature.
A Filmmaker Needed a Quiet Place to Write. Where Better Than a Tuscan Villa?

Albert Moya has optimized his apartment, part of a 14th-century estate in the hills of Florence, for work and lounging.
Rashid Johnson and Sheree Hovsepian Make a Home for Their Family, and Their Art

Rashid Johnson and Sheree Hovsepian have transformed their New York townhouse into a showplace for creativity.
How to Live Like an Artist

The best — and most idiosyncratic — homes reflect their inhabitants’ tastes and whims, without compromise.