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House Call: Karin Draaijer in Belgium
A while back, we admired (and posted on) the work of Interior designer Karin Draaijer in Belgium Week: Karin Draaijer. Recently, Draaijer sent us a batch of photos of her own house in Belgium, which...
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Architect Visit: Jerome Buttrick in Southampton
SPONSORED POST Located on a sweeping lawn on the South Fork of Long Island, this gracious weekend house by Bay Area architect Jerome Buttrick of Buttrick Wong Architects echoes the Shingle Style...
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Hotels, Lodging & Restaurants: Les Duves and La Classe in Belgium
Architectural photographers Jean-Luc and Anne Laloux have a sideline as innkeepers: the couple has renovated two properties an hour outside of Brussels and turned them into completely original guest...
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Hotels, Lodgings & Restaurants: Hotel de L'Abbaye in Paris
Located in fashionable St. Germain, Hotel de L'Abbaye offers four duplex apartments for rent (each opens onto a private terrace). Designed by Michel Boyer, the interiors feature a dizzying (and...
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Shopper's Diary: Astier de Villatte in Paris
When my stylish friend Susanna got married a while ago, I found myself looking at registry gifts; it was no surprise she chose the most perfect china: the earthy and elegant Astier de Villatte....
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Hotels, Lodging & Restaurants: Grand Hôtel in Stockholm
Ilse Crawford's design for the restaurant Mathias Dahlgren is worth a revisit; for its low-key grandeur, spectacular location in Stockholm's Grand Hotel, lighting designs by Michael Anastassiades, and...
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Tabletop: Champagne Flute Roundup
A roundup of high-style champagne flutes, perfect for New Year's toasting. Above: Hand-blown Champagne Glasses designed by Ilse Crawford and Michael Anastassiades; £85 a pair at Sigmar in London....
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Designer Visit: Ashe + Leandro in New York
This one-bedroom apartment in New York, by Ashe + Leandro (founded by Reinaldo Leandro, a Skidmore Owings & Merrill alum who's worked in Bahrain, and Ariel Ashe, an interior designer who has done...
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Lighting: Michelle James Globe Chandeliers
Fashion stylist Michelle James' focus turned to interior design after she bought and renovated an 1866 brownstone in Brooklyn. While renovating the house, James started collecting vintage glass light...
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Accessories: Gilded Fireplace Logs from Casamidy
New from San Miguel Allende-based Casamidy: gilded iron fireplace logs, available in blackened silver or gold and perfect for the nonfunctional hearth (they're designed to hold five pillar candles)....
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Shopper's Diary: Howe in London
Christopher Howe, the proprietor of Howe, trained as a sculptor and has been collecting rare furniture and objects for decades (his clients have included Lucien Freud, who favors his "esoterically...
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Tabletop: Tse & Tse Black Carafe at Horne
A welcome change from the usual clear glass water carafe: the handblown Black Glass Carafe from French company Tse & Tse; 12 inches tall; $85 at Horne.
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DIY: Moroccan Wedding Blanket as Headboard
Here's an idea for an instant (and glamorous) headboard: a vintage Moroccan wedding blanket, also known as Handira, handwoven and decorated with sequins. Above: Photo by Polly Wreford. Above: Vintage...
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Shopper's Diary: Balineum in the UK
Australian-born Sarah Watson founded Balineum, an online source of natural, classic bathroom linens and accessories, when she couldn't find a stylish shower curtain after moving to England. "I had...
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Lighting: Triplex Lamps from Sweden
Designed in 1919 by Johan Petter Johanesson, the Triplex lamp is an industrial classic favored by collectors in Sweden. One of those aficionadoes, Robert Kullenberg, an engineer, has formed a design...
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Accessories: Linen Tissue Box Covers
Is everyone in your house fighting a cold? Here are a few ideas for disguising the unsightly tissue box. Above: Linen Tissue Cover; $16.65 at Rakuten. Above: Natural Linen Tissue Box Covers; $20 each...
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Bedroom: Painted Wall as Headboard
Walls painted black: everywhere, but still a good idea (especially for an instant bedboard effect). Above: A bedroom at Maison Couturier in San Rafael, Veracruz. Above: A crochet-edged bedspread...
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10 Easy Pieces: Modern Glass Globe Chandeliers
Add a glimmer to your interiors with a glass globe fixture—some priced in the stratosphere, others more down to earth. Above: Brooklyn-based Lindsey Adelman's custom handblown glass pendants are more...
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DIY: Instant Gold Painting
Famed Mexican architect Luis Barragan's own house in Mexico City, built in 1947, is a beacon for design enthusiasts everywhere; after visiting the house, English architect John Pawson called it "a...
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Required Reading: Light in Architecture by Wim Pauwels
Sometimes lighting is an afterthought during a remodel, but it profoundly affects mood, functionality, and sense of space. Light in Architecture, by celebrated Belgian architecture and interiors...
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