Metallics are all the rage right now, which means gold and silver alike are topping the dcor charts. If both strike your fancy and youre worried youll have to choose one or the other, you can breathe a sigh of relief. Gone is yesterdays belief that go…

An extremely important consideration when designing a new house is determining the materials for the exterior. Glass is a certainty for windows, but solid areas can be clad in brick, stone, concrete, metal, wood or a combination of these and other mat…

Design disciplines are linked, often sharing a common language and aesthetic. So fashion runways are a great source for sussing out what’s next in home dcor. But every season brings new ideas and trends that tempt us to buy more and change what we’ve …

Families everywhere are leaving the traditional home office behind and opting instead for a more family-friendly creative space. The modern-day craft room is a place where adults and children can congregate together, where you can pay your bills while…

I have been knee deep in bathroom design this month, so I thought I would share what’s on my desk. The project I am working on is a renovation of a full bath in a 1910s bungalow outside of Boston. In its current state, it is a pretty tiny space. We ar…

“Is there a way to make a galley kitchen special?” asks Houzz user Cynd123 on the Houzz questions board. The answer is “absolutely!” Just because your kitchen is long and narrow, there’s no reason it needs to feel like a tunnel. While not always ideal…

With warmer weather right around the corner, we’re dreaming of spring and, more specifically, garden parties! For everyone from ladies who lunch to cocktail-shaking couples, entertaining at home is even better when it involves the great outdoors. Chec…

I lived with a beautiful but nonworking fireplace for years. It was utterly useless except as a decorative feature, but I loved its mantel and its scrollwork and its presence. Like “The Dude” in The Big Lebowski famously said, “It really tied the room…

Just a hundred miles from the bustling city of Chennai in South India, the former French colony of Pondicherry rolls into view with expansive cashew plantations, small fishing villages and palm-fringed beaches. This French colonial beach home on the B…