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Last month’s Designer Showhouse on the Green was filled with innovative room designs and unique decorative pieces—from a living living room clock to hand-cut paper window shades, this showhouse had it all. Recently, we had a chance to talk to a few of the innovators behind the room-stealing items, who shed some light on the inspiration and design process behind these pieces of art.
It’s not hard to find an impressive big house or a small house with more modest charms. What’s difficult is locating a gem of a home that’s been lavished with fine finishes and awesome amenities but that also clocks in at 3,000 square feet or fewer—or so they say. In actual fact, even in a state known for its grand estates, Connecticut offers a wealth of small wonders, including antique farmhouses, brand-new townhomes and everything in between.
When famiglia Marchetti—Maria and Antonio, their six children and 16 grandchildren—come together each Sunday for dinner, they need lots of room to prep, cook and sit down together.
After a year of research, interviews with construction and remodeling agencies, then drafting a 20-page document, Beth and Marc Cutler of Greenwich hired Matt Giardana of Front Row Kitchens in Norwalk to design and execute the gut renovation of their dated ’70s kitchen.
Stars: They’re just like us, right? (Oops, wrong magazine.) Unlike mere mortals, bold-faced names can really bolster their bank accounts simply by unloading a premier property. Julia Stiles recently did so, pocketing $2.7 million for her three-bedroom duplex with two wood-burning fireplaces at 310 East 15th Street (she purchased it a decade ago for $1.995 million). In SoHo, Jonah Hill’s full-floor Howard Street loft was recently listed for $12,000 a month; it boasts 13-foot ceilings and a fireplace, but no doorman expecting a holiday tip. A few blocks away, Kirsten Dunst’s Canal Street penthouse has just been snapped up by a new tenant.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
Plunge into summer with these must-have design finds, from Crate & Barrel’s Fish Green plates to the perfect tailgate game by Room & Board.
Enjoy some design objects to accessorize your house – inside and out – during the spring season.
12 stylish ways to keep your kitchen clutter free.
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.
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!
Connecticut residents Melinda and Jeff Fager celebrate the island of Chappaquiddick with their new book of recipes.
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.
Our CTC&G IDA judges handpick 10 design projects from IDA winners that inspire—and that we applaud!
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!
A one-room makeover sparks a complete home-design success story for a growing New Canaan family.
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.
To celebrate the warmer weather, we’ve brought you six exquisite listings that are sure to spring to life this season.
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.
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!
