Category: Interior

Greta Garbo's Secret Island Retreat In Sweden Is Up For Sale
Greta Garbo's Secret Island Retreat In Sweden Is Up For Sale
Old Hollywood star Greta Garbo's summer home on the Swedish island of Ingarö is up for sale. The seven-bedroom house was built in 1929 in the midst of the Baltic Sea, and sits on a roughly 115,500-square-foot plot along the beach. The interiors have been updated, and the house is now peak hygge. The rooms of the yellow, Scandinavian-style home flow into one another with white walls, wood floors, and multiple fireplaces warming the home.
HOUSE TOUR: An Aspen, Colorado Home Full of Earthy Neutrals
HOUSE TOUR: An Aspen, Colorado Home Full of Earthy Neutrals
IT'S HARD TO TELL A STORY of rebirth without dragging in the phoenix and his emergence from the ashes, but at this spectacular Aspen home, the legend truly suits. Its main attraction, natural redwood tree trunks framing the living room and entry, were salvaged from the embers of a devastating fire that tore through Yosemite National Park many years ago.
HOUSE TOUR: Designer Andrew Brown's Colonial Revival Is A Life-Size Cabinet Of Curiosities
HOUSE TOUR: Designer Andrew Brown's Colonial Revival Is A Life-Size Cabinet Of Curiosities
WHETHER PLANNING HIS NEXT TRIP OR DESIGNING A ROOM, ANDREW BROWN MAKES EVERY DECISION WITH ONE WORD IN MIND: AUTHENTICITY. "Travel is a huge source of inspiration," he says. "It opens your eyes to so many new things and forces you to look at everything in a different way." Seeking native flavor, Brown insists that the pulse of a city is found through a local's eye.
HOUSE TOUR: Miles Redd Dreams Up A Manhattan Penthouse With Vivid Personality
HOUSE TOUR: Miles Redd Dreams Up A Manhattan Penthouse With Vivid Personality
The Georgia-born, New York-based design wunderkind Miles Redd states the obvious when he declares, "I love color." But it's more than that. "I love color relationships more than anything else. If I'd shown you a sample of taxicab-yellow lacquer, you might think it looked like shellacked dried egg yolk," Redd says, referring to the living room walls of an Upper West Side apartment he recently decorated, with his colleague David Kaihoi, for a couple with four young children.
Forget Smoothies, This Blender Can Cook An Entire Meal
Forget Smoothies, This Blender Can Cook An Entire Meal
Cooking, for some, is the preferred way to unwind. For the rest of us, preparing a home-cooked meal is the last thing we want to do at the end of a long day. One European company thinks it has the solution. Thermomix, from Vorwerk, is a state-of-the-art blender that not only whips and stirs, but also cooks.
The Stunning Craftmanship Of Artisans At The Rug Company In Nepal
The Stunning Craftmanship Of Artisans At The Rug Company In Nepal
Somewhere in the craggy outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, a newly woven rug is being tortured. Workmen singe it with a blowtorch; the air fills with the acrid smell of burning hair. Before the day is over, the men will plunge the rug in vats of water, rake it with iron-toothed combs, and barrage it with wooden paddles so violently that an outside observer might think they mean to destroy it.
The Queen Mary 2 Renovation Was Just Revealed In Brooklyn, New York
The Queen Mary 2 Renovation Was Just Revealed In Brooklyn, New York
We'll be honest: Usually, "Before and After" projects involve some pretty grizzly "before" images. The Queen Mary 2, on the other hand, was already stunning before it underwent its recent $132 million makeover last month. The renovation, which was revealed when the ship sailed into its U.S. homeport of Brooklyn this week, includes the addition of 30 more Britannia Club staterooms and 15 single staterooms, expanding the already huge ship to a capacity of 2,961 guests, reports Fox Business.
Tommy Hilfiger Is Planning To Launch A Private Club In Miami
Tommy Hilfiger Is Planning To Launch A Private Club In Miami
Move over Ralph Lauren, there's a new fashion designer looking to make his mark in the world of private club ownership, and it's none other than Tommy Hilfiger. The iconic American designer purchased the historic Raleigh Hotel in Miami for $56.5 back in 2014, and now, according to Luxury Listings NYC, he's planning to turn the space into a private club.
Well-Dressed: Galitzine's Luxe Pajamas Return
Well-Dressed: Galitzine's Luxe Pajamas Return
Princess Irene Galitzine, 1962. Image courtesy of Galitzine. In 1960 Russian Princess Irene Galitzine revolutionized womenswear. The Rome-based royal's wildly epic invention: luxe silk pajama sets chic enough to wear from the bedroom to a black-tie gala and everywhere between. Dubbed the "Pyjama Palazzo,"(A clever pun conjured up by who else?
UPDATE: This Pink Diamond Is The Most Expensive Ever Sold
UPDATE: This Pink Diamond Is The Most Expensive Ever Sold
Update 4/5/17 : The flawless Pink Star diamond has officially sold - for a record-breaking $71.2 million - at the Sotheby's Hong Kong auction house, making it the most expensive gemstone sold at auction, according to Luxury Listings NYC. As the largest flawless fancy pink diamond the Gemological Institute of America has ever examined, the Pink Star was sold to Hong-Kong based jewelry retailer Chow Tai Fook.
TOUR: A Winter-White Dining Room Design That Is A Feast For The Eyes
TOUR: A Winter-White Dining Room Design That Is A Feast For The Eyes
Alex Papachristidis's dining room for last spring's Kips Bay Decorator Show House in New York incited a frenzy on social media-so much so that even the interior designer, a bit of an Instagram sensation himself with more than 52,000 follow-ers, was surprised. Still, he'd expected the room to make an impression.
Well-Advised: Victoria Hagan's NYC Decorating Resources
Well-Advised: Victoria Hagan's NYC Decorating Resources
Tribeca's Jonathan Burden (180 Duane Street, 212-941-8247, jonathanburden.com) specializes in English furniture. It's like taking a trip to London-minus the neverending flight-and I can always count on the store to have pieces with great scale. Near Union Square Maison Gerard (53 East 10 St., 212-674-7611, maisongerard.
The Best Dressed Man In The World Has Impeccable Interiors, Too
The Best Dressed Man In The World Has Impeccable Interiors, Too
Vanity Fair 's annual ranking of the best dressed people in the world is a mainstay of the fashion industry. And this year, the list is making waves in the interior design world as well, as one of the honorees is renowned for his work in the design industry. Coming in at number one as the best dressed man in the world is architect and decorator Robert Couturier, whose work frequently pops up in the pages of Veranda magazine, as well as our sister publication Elle Decor .
The Most Elusive Piece Of Pearl Jewelry From Christie's 250-Year-Old Archives
The Most Elusive Piece Of Pearl Jewelry From Christie's 250-Year-Old Archives
Get ready to pick your jaw up off the floor. The new book "Christie's: The Jewellery Archives Revealed" (ACC Art Books, $95) explores the auction house's most exquisite jewels to be sold over the past 250 years. From Elizabeth Taylor's emerald and diamond Bulgari necklace to the tiara worn by Princess Margaret on her wedding day, there are certainly a number of breathtaking pieces, but none is as elusive as the La Regénte pearl.
Well-Advised: Charles Spada's Renovation Tips
Well-Advised: Charles Spada's Renovation Tips
1. The most important element in home decor is natural light. It is an essential part of my design projects, and there are many ways to bring it inside. During renovations, I try to incorporate a bank of full-height French doors. They look smart and open up a small or large space. Traditional French doors work well with almost any architectural style.
Well-Set: Catherine the Great's China Pattern Reissued
Well-Set: Catherine the Great's China Pattern Reissued
CHESME PALACE The Neo-Gothic estate inhabits the site of a "frog marsh," which gave the castle its emblem and the dinner service its time. Commissioned in 1773, the 952-piece Frog Service was an astounding work even for Josiah Wedgwood, whose creamware glazes already had earned him a fan in one royal, Britain's Queen Charlotte.
Inside The Seaside Home Where Chef Emeril Lagasse's Sanity Lies
Inside The Seaside Home Where Chef Emeril Lagasse's Sanity Lies
Bam! Kick it up a notch! Feel the love! Such are the indelible catchphrases that helped make chef Emeril Lagasse one of the Food Network's brightest stars. These days, he's a perpetual-motion machine as well. The owner of 13 far-flung restaurants, he also has 18 cookbooks, an empire of licensed kitchen and food products, and new TV programming in the works.
The Beatles' First Recording Contract Is Hitting The Auction Block
The Beatles' First Recording Contract Is Hitting The Auction Block
What goes around comes around, and for Beatles fans that means a rare opportunity to own a piece of music history. According to the Associated Press, Heritage Auctions will be offering up a variety of authentic Beatles memorabilia -- including photos, documents, artwork and autographs -- from the collection of a Beatles historian and expert Uwe Blaschke on September 19th in New York City.
Well-Spent: Linen Napkins
Well-Spent: Linen Napkins
Monkeying-around napkins from Sharyn Blond Linens Fine linens are one of my obsessions, and although my collection is vast I am always on the hunt for beautiful additions. I fell in love with linens when I was a little girl and would regularly sneak into my great-grandmother's closet to go through her linen boxes.
16 Essentials For Perfect Summer Style
16 Essentials For Perfect Summer Style
1. Bilateral Oceana linen fabric by Barclay Butera for Kravet; to the trade, 800-648-5728. 2. Triangulated linen fabric from Christopher Farr Cloth; to the trade, 310-967-0064. 3. Bain de Minuit wallpaper by Christian Lacroix for Designers Guild; to the trade through Osborne & Little, 877-322-7420. 4.