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The Future Perfect Opens in San Francisco
We've been fans of The Future Perfect ever since it opened in Williamsburg in 2003. Owner David Alhadeff manages to combine both glamor and charm in his collection of furnishings and goods for the...
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A Glamorous Hollywood Dressing Room From the Desk of Lola
Every page we tear out, every image we pin, we fantasize about the way we want to live. And if your personal fantasy is not available in print or online, then Los Angeles architect and designer...
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A Great Gatsby Garden: The Lavish Long Island Estate That Inspired the...
There was a girl who grew up in the Phipps mansion on Long Island's Gold Coast and she was named Margaret but she went by Peggie, and she married young and divorced. Her second marriage lasted longer...
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DIY: Simple Tips for Growing Your Own Vegetable Garden
Growing your own vegetables and herbs is easier than you think—and the result is absolute luxury. The essentials: a simple plan, plenty of sunlight, proper nutrition, and ample water. Inspired? Here...
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10 Easy Pieces: Champagne Buckets
Our favorite options for keeping your Champagne cold, no matter the occasion (Above: (N.B. For more, see our favorite champagne flutes and glasses as well). Above: The nickel Bucky Ice Bucket from...
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Mick and Bianca Rule at the San Francisco Decorator's Showcase
There's never any shortage of glamor at San Francisco's annual Decorator's Showcase, but this year we were particularly taken with designer Catherine Kwong's rock-and-roll-meets-the-jet-set theme in...
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5 Favorites: Glamorous Ring Door Knockers
Door knockers have been around for centuries, created for the pragmatic purpose of announcing the arrival of guests and, later, to make a visual statement. Some were even designed to ward off evil...
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Collaborating on a Home Renovation with My Husband, the Time Traveler
It's a miracle that my husband and I ever got together. When we met at architecture school, our approaches to designing were worlds apart. These days, due to his travel schedule, we find we're still...
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A Secret Garden in the Middle of Regent's Park in London
Usually secrets don't stay secret for very long. Which was why I was genuinely worried that my "secret garden" in central London would be gone, ruined, or not secret any more, if I went back after an...
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High/Low: Cut-Crystal Light Bulbs
I'm not usually a cut-crystal type of person, but I'm finding myself coveting a light bulb (or two) from UK designer Lee Broom. They're on the expensive side, so we found a couple of lower-priced...
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An Artful Restaurant for the Basel Bound
Heading to Art Basel in June? Swiss architects Herzog de Meuron recently finished work restoring a classic 1925 building in the heart of the city. Volkshaus Basel, a onetime concert hall now houses a...
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5 Favorites: Must-Have Modern Designs from Herman Miller
A design classic instantly upgrades an interior, and Herman Miller is renowned for producing iconic pieces. The company has long collaborated with the world's leading designers to create some of the...
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The Lovely Bones: Modern Minimalism in the UK
The term "good bones" is often used to describe a building with intrinsic structural beauty that has been obscured by bad renovations or fallen into a state of disrepair. Restoring these faded gems to...
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Brass Lamps from Maurizio Navone
High on our wish lists: modern classic brass lamps from Italian designer Maurizio Navone of Restart Milano. Recently added to Merchant No. 4's carefully curated collection: A brass lamp by Italian...
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The Inside Scoop on the 100th Annual Chelsea Flower Show
The Chelsea Flower Show is coming to town. This year more than ever we've been able to see that it doesn't just land, like a perfectly formed spaceship, on the banks of the River Thames. Everyone with...
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Fabrics & Linens: Horsehair Fabric from John Boyd Textiles
Founded in England in 1837, John Boyd Textiles is one of the last surviving horsehair weavers in the world. Once used as upholstery stuffing, horsehair-woven textiles became a covetable fabric in the...
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Baths with the Midas Touch
I once had a mere brush with the .001 percenters, when I was invited aboard a 170-foot motor yacht, owned by a friend's father-in-law. It was so fancy that the bathrooms had real gold faucets (as did...
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10 Favorites: Minimal Kitchens in Opulent Spaces
Noticed lately: unapologetically minimal kitchens in wedding cake ornate spaces. Above: In a Boston brownstone kitchen, architects Katarina Edlund and Scott Slarsky (of designLAB Architects) paired...
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A Day at London's Grandest Brasserie
New York has Balthazar, Paris has Brasserie Lipp, London has the Wolseley. Centrally located on Piccadilly, the Wolseley is a modern all-day cafe-brasserie in the European tradition, where grandees and...
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A New York Flat with a Glamorous View
The glamor of New York, for me, has to be the view of its skyline from within the depths of its buildings as an insider pondering the history of the city’s glorious skyscrapers. With their classic...
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