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When you hear the name Bakes & Kropp you think luxury, high-end custom cabinetry, designers of some of the most exquisite homes here in the Hamptons. Bakes & Kropp is a very well known name for custom designed beautiful kitchens, bathrooms, libraries, media rooms and the list goes on...
The Purist kitchen faucet from Kohler pairs a classic bridge design with modern touches and a stylish matte black finish. “Matte Black has been gaining popularity because of its distinctive but understated modern look that creates a stunning contrast with most other colors and backdrops. It can elevate the faucet to become the focal point of the room.”
What better way is there to celebrate Old Man Winter than with a good, old-fashioned fire in the snowy woods?” shares designer Astrid Insieme of Insieme House, who recently designed a permanent fire pit area in the backyard of her A-Frame country home, cast amidst a path of concrete pavers...
Rory Conway is an artist who happens to paint floors. Well, he paints other areas of the house, but painting floors, he says, “is where my heart is.” He is also a painter in the traditional sense, spending time in his Springs studio laying paint...
Tis the season for the Pantone Color Institute to declare its color of the year. For 2017 it is shade number 15-0343, AKA “greenery” -- a bright “yellow-green shade that evokes the first days of spring.” The color authority doesn’t just pick a random hue.
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.”...
Hoarders take note: there is hope. In case you’ve missed the buzz, two years ago when Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo published her guide to de-cluttering your home, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, it sold millions of copies and counting...