She Transformed Her Family’s Dated 1990s House Without Breaking Down a Single Wall—Check out the Before and After
At the height of the pandemic in 2020, Connecticut architect and interior designer Lisa Schwert of Innate Studio conquered the remodel of her 5,000 square-foot home in Pelham, New York. She was smitten with the Arts & Crafts stucco Colonial…
A Ferrari 250 GTO, a 1950s Chevrolet With Swivel Seats and Other Gems From the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance 2024
The Greenwich Concours d’Elegance was founded in 1996 by Bruce and Genia Wennerstrom and, now under Hagerty ownership, is still taking place annually at the compact Roger Sherman Baldwin Park on the town’s waterfront. The priceless antique cars sat next…
Climbing Plants Turn Any Living Room Into a Secret Garden. Here’s What to Choose.
Climbing plants are a fun way to jazz up areas like a bookshelf, a fireplace mantel, or even around your artwork. There’s no wrong way to incorporate climbing plants in your living room, but there are a few things to…
Being Too ‘Vanilla’ Is the Top Home Decor Mistake, Says Philly Interior Designer
Kate Rohrer’s hotel and restaurant designs have become the best advertising for her residential practice. “What seems to be happening, over 10 years of client relationships, is that we work on a hospitality project, form a connection, and the client…
The Fed Has Enough Pressure with Inflation Still High. Politicians Don’t Help.
As much as the Federal Reserve would prefer to avoid it, it appears that the U.S. central bank will be drawn into one of the most divided election campaigns in U.S. history. Two news stories appeared on Friday in separate…
Snowflake Unveils Arctic Large-Language Model for AI Business Applications
The emerging battle to build the best large-language model for artificial-intelligence business applications just ratcheted up a notch. Snowflake on Wednesday launched Snowflake Arctic, a 480 billion parameter open-source, large-language model that the cloud-based data-warehousing firm contends is the best…
After His Second Term as U.S. President, Grover Cleveland Retired to This New Jersey Home
The home Grover Cleveland retired to after serving his second, non-consecutive term as U.S. president has come to market for $5.95 million. Known as Westland, the roughly 7,000-square-foot house on slightly over an acre and a half in Princeton, New…
Late Hillary Clinton Adviser’s New York City Apartments Sell for $10 Million
Two apartments on Manhattan’s Upper East Side owned by the late Jill Iscol, a longtime Hillary Clinton adviser, have traded hands for $10 million—about 40% less than the apartments were asking when they first hit the market in 2020. The…
The Latest British Invasion Is Hitting U.S. Homes
From fashion to pop culture, America’s obsession with the U.K. lifestyle is skyrocketing. Perhaps the lavish sets on the Bridgerton TV show are sparking the wave of English design on U.S. soil because British home decor is also having a…
It’s Time to Get Radical When Repurposing Empty Buildings, Architect Says
Adaptive reuse, or the art and science of repurposing buildings, is Richard Olcott’s mission. The New York-based design partner at Ennead Architects advocates for radical reuse, or the process of funneling creativity into sustainable architectural projects to reinvigorate buildings and…