New York Cottages & Gardens September 2012

Designers You Should Know

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Introducing talented and successful designers who have an eye for creating interiors that reflect your personal style.

The inside scoop on New York real estate

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From Robert De Niro selling his Greenwich Village townhouse to newlyweds Ryan Reyndols and Blake Lively purchasing the perfect Bedford, NY home, we're in the know on these note worthy deals.

Arts patron Eve Reid's UN Plaza apartment

Stephen Henderson, Photographs by Joseph De Leo,

For furnishings, Reid chose mid-20th-century classics that keep in step with UN Plaza's period glamour, such as a marble-topped oval Saarinen dining table and a vintage Eames chaise lounge.

Analisse Taft enlivens vintage silk screens

Miranda Agee, Photographs by Doug Young,

Taft visited an old mill in Red Hook, Brooklyn, and stumbled across thousands of vintage silk screens. She saved the screens from an untimely demise and commissioned the factory to use them to make her 16-pattern fabric line, Living Vintage...

Rum and Rumba

Photographs by Richard Lewin,

NYC&G and Old Westbury Gardens celebrated the annual Gardeners’ Fair

Interior designer Michael Van Horn's quirky Hudson Valley home

Marian McEvoy, Photographs by Mick Hales,

Van Horn and his partner Tom Gilling found 3,600 square feet of straight-up-and-down modern geometry: a multi-level, multi-windowed circa-1988 contemporary house in historic Chatham, about a two-and-a-half-hour drive north of NYC.

Interior designer Michael Van Horn's quirky Hudson Valley home Image Gallery

Marian McEvoy, Photographs by Mick Hales,

Van Horn and his partner Tom Gilling found 3,600 square feet of straight-up-and-down modern geometry: a multi-level, multi-windowed circa-1988 contemporary house in historic Chatham, about a two-and-a-half-hour drive north of NYC.

Interior designer Lindsay Hair's beautiful designs

Miranda Agee,

Raleigh, North Carolina native Lindsay Hair followed her dream by opening her own decorating firm in Manhattan in 2008. Her aesthetic is marked by comfortable elegance and strong silhouettes, always reflecting her client's personality.

Roche Bobois

Photographs by Lauren Peltzman,

Roche Bobois and NYC&G hosted a “Night in Paris” for St. Francis Hospital

Interior Designer Amanda Nisbet enlivens a Park Avenue apartment

Miranda Agee, Photographs by Roger Davies,

When it comes to decorating Amanda Nisbet is no stranger to a bold color palette. She prides herself on using the power of colors and textures to set a room's overall mood and feel.

Art Nouveau antiques can add pizazz to any room

David Masello,

Our expert dug deep and discovered unique finds all around New York. From a 1910 Drophead Dragonfly hanging shade to a 1916 rosewood and amboyna vanity French-made table.

Landscape Architect Mario Nievera designs garden escapes

Alejandro Saralegui, Photographs by Michael Stavaridis, From Forever Green, published by Pointed Leaf Press,

With his new book coming out this month titled Forever Green, Nievera shares with us how to enjoy our gardens. By sense of composition, textures and colors homeowners can create the ultimate sanctuary to enjoy for years to come.

Westchester Fetes

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NYC&G held cocktail parties at Klaff’s and Westchester House & Home

Decorator Eddie Lee and Architect Edward Wendt collaborate on a Fire Island dream Image Gallery

Arlene Hirst, Photographs by Peter Murdock,

When a friend of Eddie Lee and Edward Wendt was looking for a new place to summer on the island, the duo decided to create a light-filled airy home perfect for a family setting. The team used driftwood and mirrors to dress the walls.

Decorator Eddie Lee and Architect Edward Wendt collaborate on a Fire Island dream

Arlene Hirst, Photographs by Peter Murdock,

When a friend of Eddie Lee and Edward Wendt was looking for a new place to summer on the island, the duo decided to create a light-filled airy home perfect for a family setting. The team used driftwood and mirrors to dress the walls.

Architect Mac Patterson creates a striking new house

Miranda Agee, Photographs by Keith Scott Morton,

When a family was looking for a weekend escape they turned to Mac Patterson to create their ideal home outside of the city. Modern interiors were their main request and the deck and dock combo overlooking the pond was an added feature to the property.