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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.”...
The bright colors of summer flowers are behind us now, and autumn’s blaze of foliage will soon be over until next year. But as the East End heads into winter there is still beauty to be found in home landscapes...
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...
It’s a hard, cold world out there—so it’s important to make your home a haven for relaxation. To find out more, we asked some local interior designers for tips on making a comfortable home...
I have a friend with multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), a horrible condition that entails her sucking on an oxygen tank daily and getting intravenous vitamin drips twice a week – just for living in the modern age. To make matters worse, her antiquated Southampton Village bungalow has been besieged with mold, so she’s looking to buy a new house. This is not an easy task...
Tropical deforestation is responsible for 10 percent of all global warming emissions, not to mention obliterating critical habitats of plants and animals found nowhere else on Earth. We can all do our part by cutting down on demand. Here are some worthy alternatives to exotic hardwoods...
We live on one of the most exquisite spots on the planet, which should make us want to safeguard our environment. While some homeowners seem to care only for making a huge visual impact, others are concerned with not impacting the area’s natural beauty...
or years the go-to metal tone of choice was silver. Think polished chrome, as de rigueur in a Hamptons kitchen as a Braun coffee maker. But the modern kitchens and bathrooms so prevalent here now beg for a measure of warmth...
ou’ve finally decided: this is the year you’re going to build your own home in the Hamptons. But how do you get started? Do you choose an architect or a builder first? What about location: where’s a smart place to build? Is the budget you have in mind realistic?