Author: Mindy Pantiel

Architects Susan Alisberg and Ed Parker preserved the antique charm outside while updating the interiors with an eclectic-modern mix.

Interior designer Laura Michaels established an ambience filled with royal hues and a bit of sparkle.

A new home gives a nod to the past while striking a balance between sophistication and practicality.

Tim O’Brien takes a historic summer cottage off the endangered list.

Heavily influenced by Dutch landscape architect Mien Rhys, DHDA envisioned a clean, modern landscape.

Architect Cormac Byrne was tasked with making the house look like it was 100 years old while interior designer Eugenie Niven Goodman made things comfy, fresh and fun.

"We got rid of the old Colonial trappings and imbued it with a youthfulness and modernity more keeping with 21st-century life," says homeowner and designer Mayling McCormick.

“It’s a well-curated space where everything feels like it was meant to be,” says designer Charlotte Barnes.

“Why not create a country house for everyday living?”

Country, Home Tours *, Home Tours Connecticut, Traditional

Badass New England is not the terminology normally associated with the design style for a home, especially one in Cornwall. But it is the oxymoron interior design Fawn Galli conjured when talking about the unlikely blend of antiques, contemporary furnishings, French textiles and a color scheme that boldly pairs salmon walls with eggplant wainscoting that breathed new life into an 1830s farmhouse.

Badass new england is not the terminology normally associated with the design style for a home, especially one in Cornwall. But it is the oxymoron interior design Fawn Galli conjured when talking about the unlikely blend of antiques, contemporary furnishings, French textiles and a color scheme that boldly pairs salmon walls with eggplant wainscoting that breathed new life into an 1830s farmhouse.

Contemporary, Home Tours *, Home Tours California, Modern, Traditional

Next generation Tahoe has set up camp and younger, fresher design is following in its wake. This look is what drew a young Bay Area couple with three small children to Martis Camp, a nine-year-old luxury development that has helped define the new Tahoe with its range of architectural styles. The couple hired architect Brendan Riley of Ryan Group Architects to help establish its design guidelines, also calling on Jay Jeffers to craft their urban-inspired interior.