For centuries, the owners of an ancestral estate have sought to secure within its walls the worlds they lost.
Category: Interior Design and Furnishings
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A 16th-Century French Chateau That Honors a Family’s Histories of Exile
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In Brooklyn, a New Gathering Space for Tower Records
The New York Times – T Magazine:Plus: surrealist gardening tools, vintage runway accessories and more recommendations from T Magazine.
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Aurelio Voltaire is the Goth Martha Stewart
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Through his “Gothic Homemaking” YouTube series, Aurelio Voltaire has become a lifestyle guru to people who embrace spookiness in all seasons.
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Rupert Holmes, on Creating a Victorian-Flavored Escape in Upstate NY
The New York Times – Music:The artist you know from ‘The Piña Colada Song’ has a new play about Ruth Bader Ginsburg and a new novel coming out next year — but still no plans to live in the city.
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Why Dine at the RH Restaurant, From the Brand Formerly Called Restoration Hardware?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:The furnishings store has moved into the hospitality business — but the food may not be the point.
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A Mexican Architect Reimagines Baja’s Rancho Pescadero
The New York Times – Travel:Plus: a historic revival in the Hudson Valley, a chef-y farmhouse near Paris and more recommendations from T Magazine.
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How the Dame Owners Decorated Their New Restaurant, Lord’s
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:At Lord’s, which just opened in Manhattan, co-owner Patricia Howard used floral wallpaper, old china and a very specific toilet paper holder to achieve a look of English country home meets Polo Bar.
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In Seattle, a Modern Home That Looks Toward the Sky and the Water
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:The house is a few feet from its next-door neighbors, but you’d never know it when you’re inside: “We just turned the windows to the sky.”
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Why the Built-In Banquette Is Becoming a Designer Favorite
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:The banquette is compact, but also cozy and welcoming — and it can transform a space. Here’s how to design your own.
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In Sussex, a Floral Designer Finds New Life in an Untamed Garden
The New York Times – T Magazine:After reluctantly moving into a tumbledown 17th-century English cottage, Milli Proust has created a gorgeously unruly and varied source for her craft.
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A Hamptons Cottage Where Everything Has Been Discovered Anew
The New York Times – T Magazine:To outfit his house, the furniture designer Maximilian Eicke repurposed materials from his own practice and his parents’ collection of antiques.