HOME & DESIGN

Pembrooke Fine Landscapes

By HRES Staff
September 16, 2016

Have you ever wished that you could have a fully-equipped sports bar right in your own home? Dream no more... because time after time, Pembrooke Fine Landscapes has created environments that exceed expectations...

A Master Bath Oasis

By HRES Staff
September 16, 2016

“Creating a beautiful home is a collaborative art, the outcome of countless aesthetic judgments, design decisions, and carefully crafted details, from the proportion and character of rooms to the interplay of custom furniture, fabrics, and...

Bringing the Inside Out

By HRES Staff
March 30, 2016

Real estate listings often tout a property’s ability to bring the outside in—but for homeowners, bringing the inside out is becoming just as popular. In the Hamptons, outdoor living is a key trend; high-end backyards are being outfitted with outdoor TVs, kitchens boasting every appliance, and the latest technology to control it all, matching and sometimes surpassing the features indoors.

Architectural Trends

By HRES Staff
March 3, 2016

It’s finally spring, and thoughts turn to building that dream home in the Hamptons. What style of house should you choose? A starkly modern glass box, a traditional shingled gambrel, or a transitional style somewhere in the middle? You likely have a long laundry list of likes, must-haves, and dream features...

Staged Art

By HRES Staff
July 23, 2015

“You can judge the quality of a house by the quality of its art,” so said Rick Friedman, the head of Art Hamptons during his latest art fair in July. And many builders, brokers and interior designers have discovered that staging houses with art helps their properties sell.

Insta_House with Architect Maziar Behrooz

By HRES Staff
April 30, 2015

Architect Maziar Behrooz says that to create an extraordinary building, you need to take something away. With the $149,000 insta_House, he’s put that precept into stylish practice. Architecture, the critic Robert Hughes observed, “is the one art no one can escape...

Massive Makeover

By HRES Staff
March 6, 2015

John Tarbet and his wife, Jennifer, had their eye on the house at 29 Huntting Lane in East Hampton for quite a while. The Queen Anne-style abode, which was built for the family of prominent merchant and farmer Henry D. Hedges in...