Leonora Epstein
Leonora Epstein is a design journalist whose bylines have appeared in Architectural Digest, Dwell, Domino, and others. She is author of the bestselling design Substack, Schmatta, a weekly newsletter about design that's highbrow, lowbrow, and unibrow. She is also the co-author of an anthology of pop culture essays called X vs. Y: A Culture War, a Love Story.
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This Pacific Northwest Farmhouse Took Five Years, a Drone Study, and a Two-Week Sourcing Trip to France to Get Right
Jessica Helgerson and Yianni Doulis mapped a 50-acre forest canopy and built a three-structure compound designed to age quietly into its site
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From Altadena, Justina Blakeney Reflects on Life, Loss, and Rebuilding Her Home
One year later, the interior designer and LA resident looks back on the year that changed everything
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This Dreamy English Estate? It’s Actually a New Jersey New Build
The team imported a hand-molded clay roof from the UK, mixed reclaimed brick with new, and designed every detail to evoke authentic patina
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Andy Warhol, Cindy Sherman, and Even More Warhol! Inside a Park Avenue Triplex Designed Around a World-Class Art Collection
Georgis & Mirgorodsky stitched together multiple apartments—and a rooftop winter garden—to create a layered, European-inflected home
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This London Home Makes the Case for Painting Historic Wood Paneling
In Bedford Park, Maddux Creative drenched an Arts and Crafts house in fearless color—across moldings, paneling, and all—proving that reverence for history doesn’t require restraint
It’s a Thing
Design’s Newest Obsession Goes Back—Way Back
Caveman core has been popping up everywhere, so we dug into the history behind the cave’s enduring appeal
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From Her Hotel-Inspired New Jersey Craftsman, This Event Planner Lives Her Best Eloise Life
Avid entertainer Michelle Rago tapped Claridge’s designer for her own residence
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A San Francisco Town House Mixes Calming British Aesthetics With a Jolt of Californian Optimism
Innen Studio honors a chapter of the homeowners’ lives by bringing London to the Bay Area
Architecture + Design
Are Tech Bro Mega-Homes the New Gilded Age Mansions?
More than a century after the Gilded one percent built their grandiose homes, we’re still admiring them—will the same be true of the sleek, high-tech castles of today’s uber-wealthy?
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A Touch of Whimsy Transforms Former Stables Into a Fantasy-Inspired Pasadena Tudor
Reath Design teamed up with architect Emily Farnham to revive the dreamy California home of actors Simon Helberg and Jocelyn Towne
Seat Week
How to Invest Wisely in Vintage Seating, According to Five Design Experts
A primer on what to buy, how to spot a grail, and which chairs will resell handsomely
Seat Week
8 Kids’ Chairs That Might Upstage Your Own Seating
From a pint-size Roly-Poly to a shrunken-down sectional
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A Dallas Apartment Realigns With the Building’s Midcentury DNA
The Scott Parks Studio founder draws on a 1960s moment for his own home’s renovation
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Inside Samantha Barry’s Warm and Cozy Manhattan Apartment
The Glamour editor-in-chief’s New York City home is Irish country cottage meets Ralph Lauren Polo Bar
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Inside a Gilded Age Town House With a Modern Edge
Designer Rob Johansen’s restoration of the 1899 home in Manhattan’s Upper East Side is a lesson in “time-hopping”
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Tour a Cool-Green Modern Home That Glows in the Hills of Laurel Canyon
And And And Studio renovated a 1960s abode to give it new life and warmth