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The serene Pacific Palisades house was refashioned by AD100 designer Mandy Cheng.

The arbiter of good taste, who has curated a collection for 1stDibs Auctions, invites 1stDibs inside her family’s Hamptons barn for a firsthand look at her welcoming style.

When it came to her own home, designer Jae Joo was free to infuse the space with personal, vintage finds and loads of color.

Our list of preferred Boston apartment rentals—and a few houses, too—covers areas from the bustling restaurant and boutique-filled residential South End, to the quiet, townhouse-filled slopes of Bunker Hill. It travels deeper into the city’s southern stretches, to take in Dorchester as well, plus vibrant Roxbury, one of Boston’s longest-standing largely African American neighborhoods. We’re venturing across the Charles River, too, to Somerville, Boston’s Brooklyn equivalent.

Adventurers journey to Botswana for chance to glimpse wildlife in the wild kingdom.

A perennial hospitality hot spot, Italy has seen an exceptional year of new arrivals, all aiming to add extra sweetness to a trip oering a taste of la dolce vita. Each of these five hotels is exceptional in its own right, but here’s a tip sheet to help pick the one most suited to you.

The fashion designer shows off his beloved Horace Gifford–designed home, thoughtfully modernized by Neal Beckstedt.

The big changes come courtesy of Mexico City–born chef Dantón Valle, reflecting his European-style culinary training and heritage.

An undisputed authority in classic American menswear, Snyder has newly masterminded the interiors of 20 bungalows at southern Maine’s beloved Hidden Pond resort.

A toddler dad replaces a canceled, kid-free trip with a break to a child-friendly all-inclusive — and discovers how to have a real vacation along the way

For a Floridian project, the king of California cool incorporates blue tones, de Gournay wallpaper, and more, into his signature aesthetic

Boston's Langham hotel could be forgiven for having a certain stuffiness. Set in the straight-laced financial district of a fairly traditional city, it occupies a century-old Renaissance Revival landmark built as the local HQ of the Federal Reserve Bank. But this hotel—which debuted its two-year, reportedly $150 million redo last year—is anything but stuffy.

Celebrated architects and decorators known for shore-side projects are increasingly taking to the water, where they’re proving they’re anything but “at sea.” Armed with high-profile yacht commissions, these designers are throwing the cookie-cutter layouts and tired aesthetic tropes of typical marine interiors overboard. Instead, they’re employing floorplans that flow more gracefully, luxe furnishings and blue-chip art that would feel at home in the most sophisticated urban pied-à-terre.

A family-friendly interior design book from design expert, dad, and funnyman Andrew Howard, perfect for everyone craving lively, easy-to-adopt design ideas that bring a breath of fresh air to home decor.

Boston’s history runs deep, but the city hardly lives in the past, especially these days. Yes, there are still the Revolutionary War sites, the classical art and neoclassical buildings, the generations-deep Boston brahmin hauteur, and all that New England clam chowder. Today, though, this gateway to New England impresses with contemporary art, haute shopping, cutting-edge cuisine, newly updated top hotels, and a surprising playful side, too.