The first known use of the word serenity occurred in the 15th century. Even hundreds of years ago, it seems, people were hardwired to notice feelings of blissf... Read More >
If ever there was a house that begged to be embraced, it is the unassuming cottage on a small coastal pond in Edgartown, on the southern edge of Martha’s Viney... Read More >
When a puffball cloud hovers above the terracotta roof, with a blue sky above and a luxuriously tranquil swimming pool below, a sun-starved Northerner knows sh... Read More >
Calm drifts through the newly rebuilt house like sunshine on a cloudless day. The two-story midcentury-style getaway home is in perfect harmony with its settin... Read More >
When designer Theresa Obermoser’s longtime friend, Tobias Punga, a single man in his 30s, asked her to help him with furniture for his new house in Ibiza, the ... Read More >
Henry and Savannah Helgeson fell hard for Nantucket decades ago. As seasonal residents for many years, they were delighted to form a deeper relationship with t... Read More >
Summer is the perfect season for celebrating. When my sister retired – and I needed a break from hectic life – we happily embarked on a getaway to Henderson Be... Read More >
For Jeffrey Dungan, architecture starts with art, pure and simple. The features of fine art that pull our eyes and imaginations—an instinctive play of lig... Read More >
When interior designer Allison Babcock set her sights on her own new waterfront home, she relished the chance to sit at both sides of the worktable, as client ... Read More >
Before hammer hit nail, there were 21 schemes—meticulous line drawings—for the new home that would be positioned a stone’s throw from Florida’s Intracoastal Wa... Read More >