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Designer Showcase – Bennett Leifer

By Kelli Delaney
July 1, 2015

Raised between New York City and Great Neck, Long Island, interior designer Bennett Leifer was exposed to Fine Art, Architecture and Interior Design from a young age. In August of 2013, Bennett launched his namesake company with over a decade of experience working at high-end residential interior design and architecture firms. Bennett Leifer Interiors is New York based, specializing in bespoke residences for clients all over the world.

Hydrangea – Add Beauty to Your Hamptons Garden

By Anne Halpin
July 1, 2015

The billowy blue hydrangea is the iconic summer flower of the East End of Long Island. Bushes covered with blue balls of blossoms echoing the summer sky are everywhere in summer gardens on both the North and South Forks. Much as we love it, the classic hydrangea is not without its downside. Deer love to eat them, especially in winter when they will nibble the tips of the stems.

Ways of Seeing

By HRES Staff
May 28, 2015

“What do you see when you look at a tree on your property? What do you think about?” This is Bill Miller speaking from his Water Mill office. A slight man with deepset eyes and a squirrely pony tail, Miller is an arborist, one of our very best. His talent is overshadowed only by his humility: he has no web page and does not advertise, and in conversation he is not given to self-promotion.

A Taste of the Tropics

By Anne Halpin
May 28, 2015

It’s time to savor the warm weather and glorious sunsets of summertime on the East End. After the seemingly endless bitter cold and snow we endured here this past winter, it’s time to unleash our inner beach bum. One way to make the most of summer this year, even when you’re not at the beach, is to create your own little tropical paradise at home.

Quogue Designer Jennifer Going

By HRES Staff
May 28, 2015

“I’ve spent every summer of my life in Quogue,” shares interior designer Jennifer Going. “I love the quiet, ‘one horse town’ feel of the village. My kids, Garrett and Paige, are now enjoying a very similar childhood that my husband Garrett and I experienced, and our beach house is full of their friends all summer long.” Going’s philosophy is that a Hamptons home needs to reflect the personality of the homeowner, while creating a space that is equally functional and beautiful.

A Look Through a Modernist’s Eye

By HRES Staff
May 28, 2015

It might seem counter-intuitive that Nick Martin, AIA, an architect known for a treasure trove of modern architectural gems scattered around the South Fork, lives in a Sagaponack house dating from 1776. But a glimpse inside, where he lives with his wife and three children, reveals that the architect...

Add Color to Your Hamptons Garden

By Anne Halpin
April 30, 2015

In summer on the East End we revel in color, from the sea and sand, of course, and from the flowers that fill gardens everywhere. A big flower garden can be a lot of work, but you can get a lot of dazzle for not a lot of work with two classic summer flowers that you can plant in spring and enjoy in summer.

Hamptons Classic Style

By HRES Staff
April 30, 2015

The color of summer, white is the perennial go-to color in Hamptons interior design. “It's cooling and relaxing to the eye,” says Sag Harbor interior designer, Annette Azan-Baker. But it can also be stark, which is why Hamptons designers always face the challenge of downplaying the famous “non-color” in various creative ways. Here are some of the latest tricks of the trade in keeping interiors bright yet also imbuing them with warmth and diversity.

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...

Interior Designer James Huniford

By Kelli Delaney
April 2, 2015

The living room is the heart of the home. “Especially when you’re at the beach,” says Manhattan interior designer James Huniford. Because of the particular joys of entertaining in the Hamptons—a mood set by the sun, the sea, the thrill of the getaway—Huniford’s approach to a Hamptons living room creates a relaxed environment geared towards social gatherings, from intimate moments with one or two friends, to large parties where a never ending parade of guests may be marching through the front door.