Rustic Simplicity
Who hasn’t dreamt of throwing in the proverbial towel and running off to some quaint old farmhouse in the Italian countryside? With the release of photographer Mark Roskams’ latest book, Masseria: The Italian...
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Interiors That Last and Waste Less
As conversations around sustainability become increasingly commonplace for interior designers, the focus is expanding to include not just eco-friendly materials but ways to reduce waste — be it through reclamation,...
Design Notes Archive
Decorating for Tiny Tots
When it comes to decorating for children, adult aesthetics all too often get thrown out the window. I am a tried believer that we need not sacrifice taste, in an...
Popham Design
We received so many enquiries about the tiles featured in last month’s Design Notes that we decided to track them down. Not surprisingly, they hail from Morocco, a country with a rich...
Soho Beach House
In the midst of a seriously white winter and with half term rapidly approaching, visions of sandy beaches and sunny skies are tempting even the most committed snow bunnies. Do...
Canada’s House & Home Magazine
If 2011 is finally the year for ticking that bathroom renovation off your to-do list the big question is often where to start. If you’re like us, you’ve got your...
Lime Wood Hotel
Winter may be nipping at our heels but it does have some perks, namely an excuse to hibernate and relish in a bit of R&R. Take that decorative throw off...
Veere Grenney
Last month’s Design Notes, featuring architect and designer Steven Gambrel, got me to thinking about art in the bathroom. Attitudes today no longer consider it a slight to relegate a piece...
Steven Gambrel
New York-based interior designer Steven Gambrel has a knack for creating beautiful, functional spaces. Perhaps it’s his degree in architecture and his Victorian philosophy that the architect should also decorate the house....
Andrée Putman
If you find yourself in Paris this Fall, be sure to swing by City Hall to catch a free retrospective of legendary designer Andrée Putman. At 85 years old, she is...
Belgian Minimalism
Summer is a time when simplicity beckons. Crisp white sheets draped casually on the bed, natural linen curtains billowing in the breeze, baskets and earthenware for dining alfresco. It’s all...
Anh Duong
The West Village loft of model-turned-artist Anh Duong is not exactly what you would expect of the one time muse of Christian Lacroix and John Galliano. It’s not all high-glamour, polished and pristine, it’s so...
Coral Relief
There was a time a few years ago, when I was a staff editor at an American interior design magazine, when it was decreed in the office that coral was...
India Mahdavi
Parisian designer India Mahdavi has garnered a cult following and we proudly count ourselves among her groupies. There’s something about Mahdavi’s ability to make a space feel at once elegant and grounded...
Ryad Dyor, Marrakech
Marrakech has long been a muse for creatives and visionaries alike. In the 1930s it was considered au courant by Hollywood’s elite. In the 1960s it became a bohemian stomping...
Musée des Arts Décoratifs
Where couturiers have fashion week, purveyors of design have Maison & Objet, the influential Parisian trade show that is a breeding ground for new ideas, products and trends. It’s just...
House Savvy
Let’s be honest, January is notorious for making impossible-to-keep resolutions. So instead of jumping in head first with some massive bathroom makeover, take a cue from this ruminating couple. In...