"This house really is total paradise,” says Aerin Lauder. She is referring not to some modernist marvel or grand old pile but rather to her Hamptons guest cottage, a modest and unassuming structure ...

"One of my favorite things is talking with someone who wandered in and isn’t quite sure what they’re looking at. I’ll hand them a piece of cheese or salami they’ve ...

Unlike fashion with its endless cycles of newness, interior design tends to run on a slower track. It would be impractical to reinvent your home whenever a new trend surfaced, but surveying the ...