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Montauk Home Gets Modern Edge
Traditional shingle-style estates are a hallmark of the East End landscape. There is a timeless elegance to the architecture—but this is not to say the design couldn’t be improved upon. To champion the...
View ArticleCurate a Top Shelf Bar Cart
Among life’s greatest pleasures is sipping a cocktail in the comfort of your own abode. When entertaining, the beverage experience should likewise be relaxed. A furnishing of form and fashion, the bar...
View ArticleHappy Medium on the East End
Long Island’s luxury real estate market is favoring more modest abodes over mega-sized, mega-priced mansions—a trend that is following suit nationally. These changing dynamics are not necessarily a...
View ArticleLong Island Designer Gets Bold
Growing up in a house chock full of ornate 19th century art, Maximilian Eicke, whose father was an art and antiques dealer, hardly seemed destined to become a contemporary furniture visionary. Yet, the...
View ArticleChic Shot Glasses Perfect For Summer
Somewhere between the rise of frozen margaritas and the lyrical tune “one tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor,” the art of imbibing tequila neat became muddled. This six-shot tequila set in a...
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Make the Most of Your Porch This Summer
Whether you’re sipping cold brew after a morning run or catching up with old friends over a glass of wine as the sun sets, the porch is a prime spot to slow down and savor summer. Vow to make the most...
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Add Coral To Your Home For Perfect Summer Vibes
Whether your home sits on the beach or at the top of a city skyscraper, a beautifully shaped piece of coral can fit into any room. While we might traditionally think of them for beach houses or summer...
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The Joy of Cooking, Dining & Entertaining Al Fresco
The scent of dinner sizzling on the grill and the joy of eating in the open air—cooking and dining outdoors are simple summer pleasures that deserve to be enjoyed more often. Here are 10 reasons to...
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Shake Up Your Summer Bar
image: Dabito, original photo on Houzz The dog days of summer are the perfect time to indulge in deliciously cool cocktails. Of course, half the fun of cocktail hour is the drama and production...
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7 Fun Alternatives to the Painted Accent Wall
I was chatting with a friend about a piece I recently wrote on accent walls, and he asked, “Can you only get an accent wall using paint?” It’s a good question. And the answer is a resounding no! My...
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Real Estate Agent Reveals LI Trends
Hours after showing a house at the top of a private road in Dix Hills, Rich Kruse trekked to the Intrepid Museum in Manhattan for an evening out with his wife and his daughter. There on the deck of the...
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8 Creative Place Settings Suited for Summer
Take a cue from the season for your next get-together by keeping the table airy, natural and easy. “If you feel like there’s too much going on, there is,” says Christy Johnson, owner of To La Lune...
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Market Shift
They’ve been called the selfie generation, entitled and lazy. But Millennials are now the largest generation and, after a decade of moving away from New York’s metro Long Island region, they are...
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4 Long Island Towns Revitalized
For every East Hampton, Huntington or Greenport on Long Island, there’s a boarded-up eyesore of a town that has seen better days. Places like Patchogue and Bay Shore have shown that smart development...
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Bring a Boutique-Hotel Look to Your Patio
Long summer days allow us to stretch our time in the backyard with friends and family, enjoying daylight and warmth well into the evening. To maximize your outside enjoyment, approach your exterior...
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Sample the New Giorgio Armani Sì Eau de Parfum
Giorgio Armani knows about feminine sensibilities, having translated the brand’s timeless sophistication into the world of fragrance before. But the latest, Sì Eau de Parfum, is a tribute to modern...
View ArticleDream Home in Demand
Owning a home is still the American dream—even in a region that values large-scale, luxury living in amenity-packed, walkable developments. The rise of mixed-use residential housing projects has surged...
View ArticleLI Couple’s Akin Aesthetics
Jennifer Mabley and Austin Handler never planned to go into business together. After the husband and wife team moved to the East End 15 years ago, Mabley founded an interior design firm that quickly...
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Step Inside Modern Glamour
A home’s design has a way of reflecting where we are in our lives at a particular moment. Such was the case for a newly single mother and her recently built South Shore home when she enlisted the help...
View ArticleAnimal Magnetism
Home décor has gone to the birds—and shellfish and antelope and the whole animal kingdom. Wildlife-inspired accents connote a whimsical, yet powerful ambience. But not any old leopard print will do....
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