HOME & DESIGN

Going Native

By Anne Halpin
August 22, 2016

Have you ever dreamed of a landscape that’s less work to maintain, that doesn’t need lots of watering, or fertilizing or primping? Native plants can be the answer...

For 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...

Hamptons Entertaining

By HRES Staff
July 21, 2016

What better way to celebrate summer than to invite friends over for an alfresco soiree. Here are some of the elements you will need...

Seaside Gardening Secrets

By Anne Halpin
July 21, 2016

We East Enders, whether we are here year round or just for the summer, love our gardens. The rich blue flowers of hydrangeas are summer icons, their lovely blossoms echoing the sky above. And fall brings masses of Montauk daisies...

Cool Tech Finds

By HRES Staff
July 21, 2016

Want to upgrade the technology in your home? Don’t fret. It’s not about complicated gadgets. On the contrary, it’s about simplifying your life for the ultimate in convenience and ease...

The Interior

By HRES Staff
July 21, 2016

“Everyone should have a space of their own that they love,” a sentiment that interior designer Stephanie Michaan channeled to create “The Interior”, a small and focused design firm with expansive taste. “I’m passionate about lifestyle...

Style of Surf

By Kelli Delaney
July 21, 2016

For die-hard Ditch Plains wave riders, surfing style rolls into the home as well.

Lulu’s Magic Touch for Matouk

By HRES Staff
June 27, 2016

Hamptons style icon Lulu deKwiatkowski lives her life immersed in creativity. The textile designer, artist, founder & head designer of LULU DK was born and raised in New York City, spending her childhood “between the electric...

Perennial Pleasures

By Anne Halpin
June 2, 2016

Perennial flowers are favorites of so many gardeners and landscape designers for good reason. Unlike annuals like impatiens and geraniums, perennials come back year after year to bring their lovely colors to the garden. Better yet, many..

Color Schemes That Work

By HRES Staff
June 2, 2016

“Concerning the difficult question of color, once wrote Edith Wharton, it is safe to say that the fewer colors used in a room, the more pleasing and restful the result will be.” More than a century later, the question remains as vexed and...