Hits: 9 When Nicolai Bezsonoff and Constanza Collarte decided to move to Miami in 2010, it wasn’t just to establish a new home in a new place — it was to build a life together after years of long-distance romance. …
Shopping for Compact Dining Tables
Hits: 2 A dining table doesn’t necessarily need to accommodate a dozen people. Especially in a small apartment, a table with more conservative dimensions is often a smarter choice — or simply the only thing that will fit. “In smaller-scale …
Shopping for Kettles
Hits: 22 A kettle is equal parts kitchen workhorse and decorative accessory. So choosing one isn’t just a matter of finding something that can boil water. “Look at it as art, as well as a functional element,” suggested Sarah Blank, …
A Family of Four and a Home Office, in 660 Square Feet?
Hits: 7 Most New Yorkers hunting for an apartment to renovate put square footage at the top of their wish lists. Kurt Arnold and Aya Maceda prioritized something else. “Before how big it was, or anything else, our focus was …
Frida Kahlo Never Slept Here
Hits: 16 Ever wonder how Jimi Hendrix’s bedroom would look if he were alive today? No? Well, one British company has reimagined it anyway, along with contemporary bedrooms for four other historical figures: William Shakespeare, Queen Elizabeth I, Coco Chanel …
Holiday Table Decoration Activity
Hits: 13 This Thanksgiving, whether you’re hosting guests or sharing a meal via Zoom, it’s worth the effort to dress up your table to make the day feel different, special even. Fall leaves are an obvious and lovely decorative element …
An Almost-Lake House in Texas, Renovated for Work and Art
Hits: 26 In 2015, when Dacia and Lanham Napier were touring Austin, Texas, with a real estate agent, they weren’t looking for a home — they were searching for office space in the tech-centric city for Mr. Napier, the chief …
Shopping for Footstools
Hits: 6 When it’s time to kick back and put your feet up at the end of the day, one piece of furniture is essential: the footstool. But the usefulness of a footstool, sometimes called an ottoman or pouffe, doesn’t …
Shopping for Blankets
Hits: 6 As evenings turn colder, blankets are useful just about everywhere: by the fire, in front of the television, on top of the bed. But they work well as decorative accents at almost any time of year — especially …
Their Dream Was a Working Farm (But They Weren’t Farmers)
Hits: 9 Claire Ko and Eugene Kwak didn’t want a woodland cabin or beach house as their weekend getaway from Manhattan. They dreamed of living on a working farm. Never mind that neither had any experience farming. After years of …