Old Homes Made New (and Vice Versa)
Tamara Gavin’s website, The Made Home, is endlessly engaging: equal parts design candy store, juicy tutorial, and reverent repository of architectural history. The…
Using All the Crayons in the Box
Valerie Berlage crafts jewelry and functional items for the home, but it’s her joyful wooden boxes and mirrors — both meant for wall display…
Little Luxe Schoolhouse
Oil and water. Bulls and red. Stripes and dots. A tiny house bedecked in maximalism. All of these sound like dangerous pairings, but Erin…
Nice Guy (Faux) Finishes First
The ’80s and ’90s saw a domestic-painting craze. Walls were sponged, ragged, and stenciled in abundance. Initially a way to beautify the domains of…
Re-Upping an Old Trade
“I can walk around a project 100 times and think about how I’ll approach it,” declares Jenny Ellis, owner of Sittin’ Pretty Original Chair…
You Can’t Touch This
In an era known for tear downs and home renovations that erase any trace of a space’s previous incarnation, the Smith home is a…
Not Plein Jane
“It’s what’s on the inside that counts,” one might say to a friend sporting a bad haircut or a teen stressing over a pimple….
Beyond the Mackintosh Rose
Some book clubs involve more wine consumption than literary analysis. And then there’s the Arts and Crafts Book Club, an offshoot of the augustly…
“Like Playing Transformers With Sofas”
Phyllis Roberts, owner of Divine Living, says she is both creative and analytical. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, followed by an MBA,…
Market Day
Dwellings is a trove of high-end furniture, art, and home goods — but all of the earthy colors and textures give it the tone…