It’s easy to see how Jim and Alina Apteker have built their company, Longwood Events, into one of the area’s premier private-function groups. Ever the […]
1. Middle Kingdom bud vases, $15 each, Michelle Willey 2. Dibbern cut-crystal highball, $65, Lekker3. LSA International Geo square bowl, $65, Lekker4. Grand Lieu […]
The Nuisance: An un-airconditioned home may be good for the environment (and utility bill), but it depreciates some beauty investments. And when you shelled […]
Julian Kuerti follows his passions. The 31-year-old Boston Symphony Orchestra assistant conductor ditched his physics degree to study music in Europe, where he found another […]
My desk is buried and my living room looks like a mailroom. I need help! Step 1: ConsolidateWe separate things into piles. Apparently shoving bills […]
New graduates, take comfort: Your future may be way ahead of you. Lisa DeLucia and J. Foley followed independent paths after graduating from Massachusetts College […]
#1 Who They Are: Stephen and Donna Dreier What They’re Doing Now: Stephen is the chief administrative officer for Bright Horizons; Donna is a retired […]
The purple wisteria crawling up the side of an 1850s, four-story row house on Rutland Street was the first thing to catch Susan Battista’s eye. […]
It’s easy to see how Jim and Alina Apteker have built their company, Longwood Events, into one of the area’s premier private-function groups. Ever the […]
My bed is not beautiful. Handsome, maybe, with poster corners and a carved cherry wood headboard, but not lovely. Were it a man, it might […]
Like many of the other wide, low-slung homes that sprouted across suburbia after World War II, Mark and Melba Chin’s 2,000-square-foot Lexington ranch had a […]
When college sweethearts Steve Nill and Marie Woolf reunited 23 years after graduation, it was kismet. [sidebar] The same fateful week he picked up the […]
“Every room is an installation,” says Alessandra Mondolfi, as she touches an antique steel surgical lamp in the purple kitchen of the rambling 19th-century Roxbury […]
1. Task and ambient light While recessed lights provide a general glow, hanging pendants give the eye a place to focus. Under-cabinet lighting adds to […]
Used to be, custom sink faucets and showy shower tiling were as lavish as bathrooms got. Not so today, when bringing the spa experience home […]
Shop: Green Life and Common Crow“We believe that small, regional connections are the underpinnings of a healthy and sustainable economy,” says Pat Towler, who co-owns […]
Show Your Roots The clean, simple lines of Dutz’s Rhine mouth-blown glass vases are ideal showcases for slender plants. Imported from the Netherlands, the sophisticated […]
Changing Shape: Hipster nurseries sport pieces like this birch-faced plywood, six-drawer cabinet with tray top (for diaper changing) by Los Angeles-based Not Neutral. It has […]
Pollen-Busting Clothes Washer is Smarter than Your Fifth-GraderNothing cleans like steam. At least, that’s what the infomercials say. If you’ve got bona fide allergies or […]
Every summer, Phoenix-based architect Darren Petrucci, 42, his wife—art and architectural historian Renata Hejduk, 43—and their Labrador retriever, Angus, make the 2,300-mile exodus from the […]
A Beautiful Lamp…or One Very Expensive Cat Toy Parisian artist Herve Matejewski dabbled in couture, design, and food before finding his calling in industrial-but-whimsical practical […]
When it comes to second homes, there’s the fantasy (sunsets! weekend guests!) and then there’s the reality (another house to clean! weekend guests!). For restaurateur […]
Mimosa 81 Pembroke St., Boston, 617-751-0855, mimosastyle.com.Want to indulge in a sleek-but-lush bouquet while also saving the world? Head to this recently opened South End […]
Mimosa 81 Pembroke St., Boston, 617-751-0855, mimosastyle.com.Want to indulge in a sleek-but-lush bouquet while also saving the world? Head to this recently opened South End […]