With the number of housing units in construction skyrocketing across the country to meet demands, it’s safe to say that there will be plenty of new first-time homebuyers in 2022 and beyond. However, while purchasing your first property can be an exhilarating and rewarding experience for many, there are few things quite as bad as feeling […]
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Meet a Couple Who Bought 19 Properties in 4 Years, Retired at 40 and Built a Net Worth of $1.5 Million
November 16, 2022Debbie Emick remembers the moment that changed her outlook on money forever. In 2014, shortly after she and her husband, Chris, had welcomed their second daughter into the world, Debbie received bad news: Symptoms of a chronic illness discovered in 2012 were worsening. Nevertheless, she was determined to hold on her career as an elementary […]
Reno of the Month: Your guide to kitchen cabinet design
November 09, 2022I was recently talking to an out-of-town friend who is considering a home remodel. Although her home was built in the early 1970s, her personal aesthetic leans contemporary and she was thinking of a modern makeover for her kitchen. We were discussing kitchen design and I off-handedly asked, “What style of cabinet doors are you […]
Caren Rideau Has Designed More Than 500 Kitchens—Here Are 4 Things She Always Conceals
November 02, 2022Ask interior designer Caren Rideau how many kitchens she’s renovated in her career and you’ll be greeted with a big laugh. “In my lifetime? Oh, my gosh,” she says. “I’ve been doing this for over 30 years.” Her estimate: more than 500. “Everybody comes to me to make magic in the kitchen.” She’s the founder […]
It’s not just you, the world’s most touristy places are more crowded than ever. The number of people traveling internationally has grown steadily since the 1950s with a great spike in the last year as travel interests peak in a post-pandemic era. Intense airline competition, falling fares and increases in disposable incomes are just some […]
Absolutely Prefab-ulous: Why Luxury Buyers Are Moving Toward Modular
October 19, 2022Set on a 7-acre vineyard in California’s Napa Valley, a compound known as Yountvilla is a private second home designed for entertaining a large family. In addition to the 14,000-square-foot main residence—in what Oakland, California-based architect Toby Long calls Napa-barn style—the estate includes a 2,000-square-foot pool house and a 2,000-square-foot party barn. The cinema, conservatory-style […]
Designer India Mahdavi Brings Her Penchant for Bold Color to a Condo at NYC’s One High Line
October 12, 2022The Iranian-French architect and designer brings her signature bold color to a Manhattan residence. Iranian-French interior designer and architect India Mahdavi is known for her signature bright color palette, showcased through her furniture collections, high-profile collaborations and worldwide hospitality and residential projects. She’s responsible for the Monaco-based luxury hotel Monte-Carlo Beach; Ladurée in Los Angeles […]
Ithaca, New York-based design studio Hannah has begun work on Cores, a building in Houston that it says will be the first multi-storey 3D-printed structure to be completed in the United States. The hybrid structure is being constructed from 3D-printed concrete combined with wood framing and was designed as a multi-storey single-family home. “With a […]
8 lessons we learnt about luxury from this $12m contemporary farmhouse home
September 28, 2022When you build a home in one of LA’s most sort-after neighborhoods you want the interior design to match the glamorous setting. This newly built six-bedroom house is located above Sunset Boulevard in the Brentwood district of Los Angeles and is packed with luxurious finishes and design details that make it one of the world’s […]
THINK YOU KNOW PALM SPRINGS MODERN? JUST WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THIS HOUSE.
September 21, 2022Dark colors and rugged finishes “give the house a soul,” says the homeowner. The foundation had already been poured when Marc Walters and Rick Cassar realized exactly how big their new house in Palm Springs would be. “We never talked about the square footage. We just said, ‘Oh, those are cool-looking drawings. Yeah, that looks […]