Interior Design

When Old Is New

The Bedford Historical Society Antiques Show is revving up to be a major event, with top designer Jeffrey Bilhuber and his host Martha Stewart

Alexandra Grasso

The Maximalist

For Rachel Volpone decorating her house for the holidays is an extension of her approach to life. “I’m a maximalist,” declares Volpone. “More is more. That’s why I love working with interior designer Molly Hirsch. She understands scale, texture, and makes sense of the craziness and traditional that I like to think I embody.”

By Alison Pratt

Dazzled

Christmas is a five-sense extravaganza at Cheryl Thomsen’s Bedford home. As soon as you walk through the door you are transported into a happy childhood memory infused with gingerbread men, colorful stockings, and the piney scent of Christmas. Even if it isn’t your memory, it is Thomsen’s and she wants to share the idyllic experience with you. “When people come in I want them to feel like they’re stepping into another world, another place, so for that day they can be living a little fantasy,” says Thomsen.

By Amanda Bergen

Ulla La

By Dan England

Have a Seat

Just around the bend from the long-shuttered Barker Basket Shop on Barnegat Road, Chuck Griffith, a grandfather and retired copywriter, is busy in the kitchen of the 18th-century cottage he shares with his wife, Sharon. He’s soaking strips of cherry wood to bend and form into oval baskets and steaming maple chair posts in a tray he’s cobbled together from a copper rain gutter.

by jennifer moore stahlkrantz

Established Character

By Carolyn Rundle Field

Party Favor

Consummate hosts reveal their secrets to entertaining. Learn how each is a successful host as they carefully plan their food, decorations, music and outfits.

By Peggy Tagliarino

Mis En Place

Restaurateur Jean-Georges Vongerichten found this move-in-ready lake house: a dated contemporary transformed into a 21st-century luxury home that is worthy of its sumptuous setting.

By Jennifer Moore Stahlkrantz

A Tale of Three Closets

And how they reflect the three owners' unique personalities.

By Joseph Montebello

Designing Women

Some women in Wilton have rediscovered their creative side as they start their own designing business. Read the profiles of six talented women who enjoy the benefits and responsibilities of being their own boss in their stores.

By Laura Hussey