Above left: One side of the capacious main living room. The hand-painted wallpaper here coordinates with the paper in the entry hall, just on the other side of the wall.Above right: The entry hall, left, leading to the main living room, right. The burnished parquet floors have seen many a presidential sole. As design t...

It isn’t every day an architecture firm receives a commission from clients as stylish and sophisticated as this pair. Then again, seldom do you find anyone more engaged in the design process than the homeowners who asked the principals of Houston architectural firm Stern and Bucek — William Stern, David Bucek an...

William Stubbs What room inspires you most? Ralph Lauren’s office in his home in Bedford, NY: old world, old wealth, abundant, opulent, eclectic, luxurious, filled with interest, layers, textures and richness.Why? A contemporary glass-top desk with chrome sawhorse legs, plaids, paisley, classic Persian rugs, pane...

Angie Barrett is good at pushing buttons. She’s got one that gets her in the mood for cocktails. She’s got another that starts things flickering all over the place, in high definition. She’s even got one that whooshes her sheers open. Yes, indeed, the woman knows her way around a control panel. Welcom...

When most people look at an egg cup, apothecary jar, spool of twine or metal baking round, they can’t see beyond its original use. But in the hands of Becki and Jur van der Oord of Installations Antiques, such inconsequential pieces are reexamined, then artfully composed into stunning, unexpected Joseph Cornell-esque ...