Get Holiday Ready

Get Holiday Ready

Bring on the welcoming vibes this season at Jenni Kayne Home, which opened recently in Westport, CT. “We’ve just launched some holiday-feeling products that are already some of our most popular,” says Jackie McCabe, president of Jenni Kayne Home. For instance, their new soft boucle Aspen chair and sofa “are perfect to create a cozy … Read more
4 of Fall’s Biggest Style Trends

4 of Fall’s Biggest Style Trends

MUST-HAVE STYLE AND HOME PIECES CENTERED ON FALL’S FOUR BIGGEST TRENDS: PRINTS, NUDE SHADES, A TASTE OF 1980, AND CABIN VIBES Print Extravaganza Nearly Nude ’80s Redux Cabin Fever
Customized Construction

Customized Construction

Typically, prospective home buyers have the option to renovate an existing home or supervise a new construction, both of which can come with their fair share of stressors. Enter NevelHaus. “We were born out of the need for a customizable, high-design and sustainable turn-key home building platform,” says Pelle Hamburger, co-founder with Josh Gelb. “After … Read more
Expert Advice on Organization

Expert Advice on Organization

Want to make this the school year you stay on top of the onslaught of papers, supplies and gear? We asked Corrie Jackson and Jennifer Bakker, cofounders of the Greenwich-based luxe organizing company Maison Haven for their expert tips: Designate boxes. “Depending on the age of your kids, they might come home with armfuls of artwork. … Read more
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Designing For a Live Well-Lived With Louis Contadino

FOR LONGTIME ARCHITECT LOUIS CONTADINO, DESIGNING HOMES MEANS TAKING AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO ARCHITECTURE. Home can mean many things to many people, but if there is one thing architect Louis Contadino understands from a lifetime in construction, it’s that our time at home must be time well-spent if we are to live a full life. … Read more
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A Blooming Success: Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouses

It’s a family affair at Sam Bridge Nursery and Greenhouses where the Bridge clan keeps the business growing.
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Form Meets Function with Lovesac

WITH THE ENVIRONMENT ALWAYS TOP OF MIND, AND A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO DESIGN, LOVESAC’S SUSTAINABLE FURNITURE IS CHANGING THE WAY WE SHOP FOR SEATING. When he was a college kid selling his own upgraded beanbag chair to friends, Lovesac Founder and CEO Shawn Nelson never imagined that one day that side hustle would become a … Read more
Antique Gallery

Advice on Antiques

If you’ve always loved the idea of buying antiques but could never quite get the hang of it, Emily B. Collins, director of The Gallery at 200 Lex, a huge antique marketplace within The New York Design Center, offers this tip: “Talk to experts who are knowledgeable about what you are buying and looking for. Don’t … Read more
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Simple Luxury with Elissa Grayer

For more than two decades, interior designer Elissa Grayer has been creating elegant, functional and calming spaces for families. With three master’s degrees in education, Elissa Grayer thought she might have found a career in teaching and designing charter schools. But after tackling two home renovation projects on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, she became intrigued … Read more
Candles That are All the Buzz

Candles That are All the Buzz

With more than 37 hives, Dr. Katherine R. Casale and her partner C F Wengenroth, who own Fairfield, CT-based Monkey’s Pocket Apiary, make and sell a variety of raw, local honey products. Throughout the process, Casale saw how hard the bees work and waste nothing. She was then inspired to recycle the wax produced during harvest … Read more
The Perfect Addition to Your Kitchen

The Perfect Addition to Your Kitchen

If you have a kitchen reno in the works—or are just in the market for some new appliances—do yourself a favor and check out the new Monogram Dual Fuel Professional Range. Available in 30-inch, 36-inch or 48-inch sizes, the range offers so much, including TrueTemp gas burners, which you can set to the exact temperature … Read more
Sowing the Seeds

Sowing the Seeds

Spring means summer gardens can’t be far off. John Carlson and his team at Homefront Farmers in Redding, CT, offer expert advice, and here are Carlson’s go-to tips: Consider location: “Pick a sunny spot with at least 6 hours of direct sunlight during the growing season,” he says. “You can bring in water, you can amend the soil, … Read more