What makes an expert craftsmen? Is it the hours of work they’ve spent honing their skills? Is it stellar feedback from clients? Or maybe just general zeal for what they do? For Steve Hester of Hester Painting & Decorating, it’s a culmination of all those aspects and having the accolades to prove it. This month, […]
Sisters Kristina Phillips and Stephanie Meyer have always been close. Before settling in Maryland, their family moved from the Bahamas to Berlin to France, and the girls also spent time with their mother’s family in Sweden. For Phillips, who owns Kristina Phillips Interior Design based in Ridgewood, New Jersey, this international childhood shaped her design […]
Dated and dark with aging electrical wiring and old carpeting, the third-floor attic in the early 1900s Georgian in Kenilworth did not befit the 12 and 15-year-old sisters who spent most of their time there, either in their respective bedrooms or in a spacious playroom. Hoping to resolve such issues while creating a space […]
Living through a lockdown taught many that the connection to nature is central to our sense of well-being. Heather Hebert, Editor-at-Large of SPACES, spoke with five industry leaders on how homeowners and community members can utilize outdoor spaces, connect with nature, and care for the earth. Residential Spaces Are Emphasizing the Benefits of Gathering Outdoors […]
Living through a lockdown taught many that the connection to nature is central to our sense of well-being. Heather Hebert, Editor-at-Large of SPACES, spoke with five industry leaders on how homeowners and community members can utilize outdoor spaces, connect with nature, and care for the earth. Residential Spaces Are Emphasizing the Benefits of Gathering Outdoors […]
We’re all familiar with the proverbial saying that a person’s home is their castle, but these five properties take the idea a bit more literally: from courtyards to wrought-iron gates, custom stained glass and expansive square footage, these elevated estates evoke Old World romanticism wrapped in updated, modern luxury. 86 Prospect Ave, Highland Park, $6,500,000 […]
Architect Scott Fortman has designed buildings in a variety of styles, from traditional to Richard Meier-inspired modernism, but it was Frank Lloyd Wright’s Prairie Style dwellings that first sparked his imagination. When Fortman was courting his wife, he often took her on tours of Wright-designed homes. They married in Wright’s former home and studio in […]
Architecture, at its best, combines art and technology. At NextHaus Alliance®, the homes we design and build marry beauty, energy efficiency and comfort to give our clients high design and high performance with low carbon and low stress. Crafted to be sustainable, resilient and healthy, a NextHaus home is graceful, elegant, designed for you and […]
Jeff Schlarb’s clients instantly clicked with the designer. They loved his style—colorful, bold and glamorous—so they simply told him, “Make it awesome.” “The challenge,” he says, “was to figure out how an almost-empty nester couple would live in this space.” The space in question was a 2-floor, 3-bedroom condo in a 2-unit 1920s […]
A former automotive repair shop is today a stunning contemporary home in the heart of San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood. It only took 10 years to complete the transformation. Around 2006, Khaled Dajani had a vague idea to buy a concrete or brick warehouse-type building and convert it to a residence reminiscent of New York lofts […]
