David Masello, Author at Cottages & Gardens

This Colorful Apartment Follows the Rules of Feng Shui

A couple on the Upper West Side brought order, as well as some friendly spirits, to their renovated apartment.

Garden Goals

Green with envy for these outdoor spaces recognized at the 2024 Connecticut IDAs.

Top Bathrooms Recognized at Connecticut’s 2024 Innovation in Design Awards

Find out who took home top honors.

Inside a Bold Brooklyn Apartment

A new borough beckoned to a couple who had long been ensconced in a traditional Manhattan townhouse. They're now at home.

The Builders Behind Top Projects at the 2024 IDAs

Congratulations to these builders recognized at Connecticut's 2024 Innovation in Design Awards.

Three Connecticut Homes With Amazing Architecture

These architects were recognized at the 2024 Connecticut IDAs for an impressive waterfront home, a barn, and a lake house.

Sister Parish Design Decks the Halls of the Mayflower Inn & Spa

It's a holiday tradition for a topnotch designer to transform the Litchfield County hotel for the holidays.

Inside a Circa-1910 Westport Residence Filled With Character and Comfort

Reclaimed heart-pine floors capture the essence of a young family’s new old home.

Tour a Storybook Cottage Above the Hudson River

While renovating and decorating an old house on the cliffs of the New York palisades, the homeowner, architect, and interior designer were greeted by some welcoming wildlife.

Tour the Grounds of Ron Wendt’s One-Acre Hamptons Property

The rigid and angular lines that once defined a Bridgehampton garden have been loosened up in favor of more natural forms.

Step Inside a Newly Built East Hampton Modern

The home exemplifies a contemporary design ethos, but one combined with softening forms and colors.

Tour an Architecturally Dramatic East Hampton Retreat

Inside and out, a new house is defined by its sense of place.

Dream Team: East End Pros Turn a Difficult Lot into an Architectural Gem

Form and function meld beautifully at a Hamptons home where the architecture, interiors and landscape come together as a cohesive whole and unified vision.

This East Hampton Spread is Complete With a Party Barn

Needing a secondary place to gather, a family adds a chic building to their bucolic property.

Tour a Cool Amagansett Abode Tied to the Ocean

Pappas Miron Design and Studio Zung create a beach house that honors its idyllic setting near the shore.

Step Inside a One-of-a-Kind Hamptons Home

When given free reign by enlightened clients, an architect and interior designer were able to create a wholly original East End home.

Interior Designer Sergio Mercado Puts His Signature Touch on This Hamptons Property

For a Victorian-era house in Water Mill and its new, adjacent guest cottage, the designer achieves big effects with a less-is-more, lighter-than-air palette.