Curated by lighting expert Caitlin Faron who designs primarily residential interior and exterior lighting. Her Water Mill company, Shine Design + Distribution, offers services from simple consulting to full-scale design and project management...

In 1978, Debra Gildersleeve’s parents first opened a small boutique called RENEE’S in Mattituck, named after her mother. She spent much time in the store growing up, and after a career in fashion eventually decided her true calling was to return to the East End to take over the family business with her husband William Gildersleeve as her partner...

Forget about your grandmother’s wallpaper festooned with giant cabbage roses or tiny Laura Ashley-style print. Today’s wallpaper is edgy, gorgeous and chic...

Ah, what could be better in winter than gathering the family around a cozy wood-burning fire? According to the folks at the Wood Heat Organization (WHO), a fire is “soothing to the spirit.” Alas, that autumn-scented smoke curling from the chimney is a sign that your hearth is burning “dirty.”...