With a new home addition complete and a pool under construction, it was time for this homeowner to tackle a sloping landscape. Enter Alice Cooke of Alice Cook Design Associates. Taming a sharp drop in grade, creating terraces and gardens and finding a reasonable way reach the pool were the primary challenges ahead.
One of the snowiest Februarys on record meant the 2015 market got off to a slow start. But come March, brokers noticed a pick up in traffic, thanks, in part, to indications from the Fed that mortgage rates will increase sometime soon. Sellers, too, are starting to list their homes, which is “a wise move,” says Becky Walsh of William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty. “They’ll have a leg up on sellers who are waiting until the grass is green and their gardens are in full bloom.” Here, a look at six spectacular listings, from a literary landmark in New Canaan to a Greenwich gem with its own three-hole golf course.
CTC&G Editor at Large Sharon King Hoge chats with designer Michael DePerno about his experience designing window displays for ABC Carpet and Home, the furniture he designs for his many projects and what lured him back East after a stint in California.
A recent trip to Venice and tour of the city reveals great design resources. The careful consideration of design is in everything you see—light fixtures, glassware, ironwork and, of course, the architecture.
The wine cellar at Restaurant Latour showcases rare bottles and houses advanced wine-scanning machines that ensure authenticiy and extract tastes without decanting the entire bottle.
A fusion of silver and gold, add these metallic home accessories to your collection. Including Oscar de la Renta candlestick holders in a pineapple motif, Michael Aram's Art Deco Rock Ice Bucket, Kim Seybert's metal Timber placemats, Jardin d'Eden stainless steel chair, Michael Wainwright dinnerware, and Baccarat's Heritage scented candle.
Add a touch of indigo & ivory to your tabletop by adding one or more of these crisp accessories, including embroidered indigo hem napkins designed by Bunny Williams for Ballard Designs , Juliska Country Estate Delft blue cake stand, Ralph Lauren's Ronan flatware in polished stainless steel and navy, a Blue Altered bow from WorkOf and the Vik 2 dining chair by designer Thibault Desombre through Ligne Roset.
CTC&G’s Editorial Director D.J. Carey welcomed guests for an inside look at New England’s first Pure House located in Westport. Guests were invited to tour the home while Douglas Mcdonald, creator of The Pure House educated attendees on the project and how the house was built with recycled materials creating a safe and environmentally clean home.
CTC&G’s Editorial Director D.J. Carey welcomed guests to the opening of Hästens’ newest sleep spa boutique in Greenwich. Guests enjoyed cocktails, Swedish hors d’oeuvres and the soothing sounds of live jazz while testing out Hästens luxurious beds.
CTC&G’s Editorial Director D.J. Carey presented the latest trends in kitchen and bath design from KBIS at the annual Nukitchens event in South Norwalk. Guests learned about the most innovative kitchen products and technology on the market while enjoying live music, appetizers and cocktails provided by Washington Prime and Organic Vodka.
Creative ideas to design the perfect garden oasis in your own back yard— from the latest products to landscapers, furniture and accessories.
Design partners Mary Foley & Michael Cox and would say they don’t have a signature style, exactly, but if you look closely at any of their projects, you’ll see a common thread: sumptuous, elegant and comfortable interiors. There’s an underlying tone of quiet sophistication, but each project is uniquely its own. For clients who bought a Greenwich property intent on transforming it into their dream home, the designers had no trouble getting to know their tastes and personalities. They brought in architect Cormac Byrne, with Jones Byrne Margeotes Partners, to gut the interior and modernize the exterior by changing the color palette to a more natural shingle color and reconfiguring the entrance.
As a Grammy Award–winning rock guitarist and accompanist to the late Johnny Winter, Paul Nelson is used to striking some pretty soulful notes on stage. The Fairfield County home that he shares with his wife, Marion Amundsen, who is his tour manager and sometimes “moonlighting designer,” the chords struck design-wise are melodic. The interiors of a 4,100-square-foot home was reconstructed and decorated in a single season.
Bring the outdoors in with the blooming home accents, including the Flora plate in Magnolia by Allan Therkelsen for Royal Copenhagen, Design Guild's Shanghai Garden wallpaper, Missoni Home's Flowers teacup, Gien's Bagatelle flora teapot and Villeroy & Boch's Spring Awakening collection.
CTC&G's annual wallpaper feature, curated by Greenwich-based interior designer Amy Aidinis Hirsch, collects the season's hottest color trends. Hirsch influenced our selection of papers with some of her favorite color combinations, ranging in tones of green and blue, orange and metallic and her new favorite color duo of purple and navy.
This month's guide to the must-haves for the design-obsessed shopper, from Santa Barbara Umbrella's Charcoal Umbrella, from the new flat weave patterned rug collection from Sheridan Interiors to the dazzling showroom at Custom & Antique Flooring of CT.
Leslie Cohen, intent on building a waterfront cottage like no other, engaged her architectural and building team in a process that would keep them all seeking the essence of every aspect of the structure throughout the project. After literally purchasing the house next door, her initial intent was to develop and sell the property, but she ended up moving there instead. She then tapped architect Jon Halper and builder Ward French—both known entities from previous projects—to help shape her “New England beach house with a twist.”
Leslie Cohen, intent on building a waterfront cottage like no other, engaged her architectural and building team in a process that would keep them all seeking the essence of every aspect of the structure throughout the project. After literally purchasing the house next door, her initial intent was to develop and sell the property, but she ended up moving there instead. She then tapped architect Jon Halper and builder Ward French—both known entities from previous projects—to help shape her “New England beach house with a twist.”
Design partners Mary Foley & Michael Cox and would say they don’t have a signature style, exactly, but if you look closely at any of their projects, you’ll see a common thread: sumptuous, elegant and comfortable interiors. There’s an underlying tone of quiet sophistication, but each project is uniquely its own. For clients who bought a Greenwich property intent on transforming it into their dream home, the designers had no trouble getting to know their tastes and personalities. They brought in architect Cormac Byrne, with Jones Byrne Margeotes Partners, to gut the interior and modernize the exterior by changing the color palette to a more natural shingle color and reconfiguring the entrance.
As a Grammy Award–winning rock guitarist and accompanist to the late Johnny Winter, Paul Nelson is used to striking some pretty soulful notes on stage. The Fairfield County home that he shares with his wife, Marion Amundsen, who is his tour manager and sometimes “moonlighting designer,” the chords struck design-wise are melodic. The interiors of a 4,100-square-foot home was reconstructed and decorated in a single season.
