LIVING SIDE BY SIDE The changing shape of family life – boomerang kids, living with elderly parents or taking in lodgers – means modern homes have to work hard. The Rowan design from the House Beautiful Homes collection has the ideal layout to accommodate multi-generational living. It has three separate ... Read More »
ACHIEVING THE ULTIMATE Perhaps your family is expanding or you’re running a business from home – or maybe you just want the ultimate hi-spec house? The Mulberry is the largest of all the homes in the House Beautiful Homes collection, with four bedrooms and a home office/play area upstairs, plus ... Read More »
Welcome to House Beautiful Homes, an exciting new concept in construction and design. Stylish, spacious, modern and thoughtfully designed, House Beautiful Homes is a premier collection of custom-built homes manufactured off site using state-of-the-art modular construction techniques. Reflecting the changing patterns of family life, the House Beautiful Homes designs include ... Read More »
We’d all like to see how the 1% lives — but now you can gawk for a good cause. The Residences at W New York — Downtown is hosting tours of its 55th- and 56th-floor penthouses starting Friday. All proceeds from the Designer Showhouse of New York support the Lenox ... Read More »
Is this a laundry room or a trendy restaurant in the Meatpacking District? In a move to lure young, hip buyers to his latest Upper East Side condo project, Paramount Hotel owner Aby Rosen tapped Meg Sharpe, the chic designer known for revamping the basement supper club at his Midtown ... Read More »
One wealthy Manahattanite is so rich — and has a penthouse so spacious — that he can even devote a bedroom-sized section to display a pile of dirt. And the mound — actually an artwork by China’s living legend Ai WeiWei — isn’t even the most conspicuous of the consumption ... Read More »
1. A light show you can attach to the wheels of your bike. The color LED lights are waterproof, can display over 42 themes, last for up to 20 hours (on 3 AA batteries), and can be mounted to the spokes of almost any bike. Price: $56.99 2. Customizable banner-style ... Read More »
1. This jellyfish shower curtain. Get it here for $68. 2. These nesting storage boxes. Get them here for $35. 3. This bright knife set. Get it here for $16.95. 4. This bubbly clock. Get it here for $30. 5. This rainbow projector. Get it here for $36. 6. This ... Read More »
High-flying Manhattan socialite and notorious Russian townhouse flipper Janna Bullock has been hit with yet another lawsuit. An architect who designed homes, hotels — and even an enormous yacht — for the former Guggenheim Museum board-member and girl about town has filed suit against her in State Supreme Court, saying ... Read More »
1. A dotty accent table with maximal storage space underneath. 2. A hedgehog lamp that looks pretty sharp. 3. Removable wallpaper stripes to class up your home without pissing off your landlord. Available in black, silver, and gold. 4. A set of mercury-dipped string lights to leave up year-round. 5. ... Read More »
A 17,000-square-foot private oceanfront compound straight out of South Beach is set to hit the market for $8 million in Manhattan Beach. The unique three-story gated residence, which sits down a cul-de-sac by Brighton Beach, even has an infinity pool, a Miami-style cabana, a gazebo and a full bar and ... Read More »
1. Give an old pair of chinos a splashy makeover: It’ll feel like you’re always wading in a serene ocean. See how to do it yourself here. 2. Melt down some crayons into these gorgeous candles: The possibilities are actually endless. Check out how to make ‘em here. 3. Create ... Read More »
