Ashley Hanley is probably in an antiques store right now. The Virginia interior designer knows that you can’t fake a layered, curated look, so she puts in the time—searching the shelves in out-of-the-way thrift shops, making friends with dealers at consignment stores, and tracking auction listings online to get pieces […]
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In our very online era, design trends seem to bloom and wither faster than ever. Concepts that might at first strike us as unexpected can quickly be turned into clichés by algorithms. See: Zellige tiles or banana leaf wallpaper. One antidote to this rapid churn is, of course, more analog […]
After living in South Korea for a few years, Polly and Larry Klane moved to New York City more than a decade ago with their then 5- and 2-year-olds. But while Larry was all into city life, Polly was ambivalent. Buying a second house in the suburbs was an excellent […]
Last week, I bought myself a tea towel that says, “My housekeeping style is best described as: there appears to have been a struggle.” This is true not just of my housekeeping, but of my home decorating style in general. I am what some people might call a “maximalist.” I […]