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No matter their style, good architects design for the lives that are to be lived in the space. Put another way, a home is well designed only if it suits the lives of its owners—not the other way around. In keeping with the theme of this issue, here are places and spaces that have been beautifully designed or renovated by talented architects, designers or builders. But don’t take our word for it: With the fall real estate market underway, October is a great time to take advantage of weekends packed with open houses.

By Diane di Costanzo

In keeping with the theme of the issue, we bring you the best listings across the state and in several categories, from the best small house (at $479,000) to the best big house (at $65 million) and everything in between. Truth is—and maybe we’re biased—but Connecticut’s residential real estate market has the richest variety in the country from Colonial-era farmhouses to mid-century moderns. Here, eight listings that offer the best of the best.

By Diane di Costanzo

We never planned to be New Englanders. We were New Yorkers through and through. I couldn’t wait to move to the City after growing up in a small town in western New York State. And Craig Bassam, my partner, made his way to New York from his native Australia. We had the quintessential New York life—including an apartment with a wraparound terrace in West Chelsea.

By Illustration by Kathyrn Rathke

Our CTC&G IDA judges handpick 10 design projects from IDA winners, including Vicente Burin Architects, Bonnie Paige Interiors, Saniee Architects, Devore Associates, Patrick Mele Design, PL Design, Douglas VanderHorn Architects, Jennifer Anderson Design and Development, Nautilus Architects, Mark P. Finlay Architects, Mark P. Finlay Interiors, that inspire—and that we applaud!

By Elizabeth Huebsch

The winning projects in the 2014 CTC&G Innovation in Design Awards came courtesy of Brooks & Falotico Associates, Inc., Pagliaro Bartels Sajda Architects and McGuire Home.

By Catriona Branca | Photographs by Jane Beiles | Photographs by Neil Landino Jr. | Tim Lee

Plunge into summer with these must-have design finds, from Crate & Barrel’s Fish Green plates to the perfect tailgate game by Room & Board.

By Ann Loynd Burton

Enjoy some design objects to accessorize your house – inside and out – during the spring season.

By Ann Loynd Burton

12 stylish ways to keep your kitchen clutter free.

By Morgan Dancy

To say the first week of August is busy on the otherwise halcyon island of Nantucket, off the coast of Cape Cod, is an understatement.

By Isabelle Kellogg

In honor of our magazine’s ninth birthday, we’ve gathered up the market’s most grand, gorgeous—and giftable—listings. Grab them before they’re gone!

By Diane di Costanzo

Connecticut residents Melinda and Jeff Fager celebrate the island of Chappaquiddick with their new book of recipes.

By Morgan Dancy

From a Greenwich compound nearly 10-acres big to a unique windmill cottage in Essex, we’ve got the 411 on the best in Connecticut real estate.

By Diane di Costanzo

Our CTC&G IDA judges handpick 10 design projects from IDA winners that inspire—and that we applaud!

By Morgan Dancy | Emily Sabia

Brokers report spending more time outside this month as buyers explore their listings’ exterior pleasures—strolling garden paths, rambling across lawns and wandering along the water’s edge. Homes with exterior amenities definitely have an edge in May, which is why we are featuring these five fabulous listings!

By Diane di Costanzo

A one-room makeover sparks a complete home-design success story for a growing New Canaan family.

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There wasn’t any snow, but Palm Beach was so chilly last week that New Englanders who came down south were reminded what they were missing back home. Still, the incredible Jewelry, Art, & Antiques Show kept them warm inside.

By Sharon King Hoge

To celebrate the warmer weather, we’ve brought you six exquisite listings that are sure to spring to life this season.

By Diane di Costanzo

Color your jewelry collection with gorgeous blue hues from stunning sapphire and diamond earrings by Simon Teakle to an intricately carved Lapis fish brooch from Sorab & Roshi.

By Isabelle Kellogg | Photographs by Claire Ingram

From a Madison waterfront to Don Imus’ estate, we’ve got seven listings with kitchens that are, truly, the heart of the home. Come on in!

By Diane di Costanzo

All-white kitchens may never be a thing of the past, but lately we are seeing a shift in kitchen design. Stainless appliances are being wrapped in elegant wood in a range of colors as homeowners personalize the heart of the home to match the way they live

By Catriona Branca | Ann Loynd Burton

The holiday season means different things to different people. But, for Realtors, it’s the time of year when sales start to dwindle. Knowing that December is the market’s last gasp, we’ve rounded up the best of the bunch…

By Diane di Costanzo

A home crafted from a barn is wrapped in holiday magic with some help from Cobble Court Interiors.

By Alexa Stevenson | Photographs by Neil Landino Jr.

In this home on the Newcomers Club of New Canaan Holiday House Tour, Robert Rizzo and Steven March of Cobble Court Interiors combined history with modern-day panache to complement interiors by designer Tamara Eaton.

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We’ve got the 411 on a spacious renovated Colonial in Wilton with a brand new “party barn” to a secluded island summer cottage right off of the coast of Branford!

By Diane di Costanzo