Home Design
Your Highness
Julie Suratt, mother of twins Emmett and Phineas, 2 I have two behemoth highchairs taking up half my kitchen. Small is glorious! I’m wary of […]
What’s in Store: Acquire
During her eight years as a producer for PBS and the National Geographic Channel, Nikki Dalrymple crisscrossed the country filming tornadoes in Alabama and rodeos […]
Seat Yourself
WALTER KNOLL TOGETHER $17,500, M2L The Look Rigidly architectural, the angular sofa is a minimalist’s dream come true. The Details Form trumps function with anemic […]
Goods
THIN LIFE The svelte leather 568 armchair and footstool are streamlined yet super-comfortable. $8,170, Rolf Benz.
Helping Hands
South End artist Polly Becker assembles vintage and found objects to embody a particular theme—in this case, volunteerism—then photographs her work. The resulting images, very […]
What’s in Store: Acquire
Nikki Dalrymple, owner of new North End home boutique Acquire, is totally someone you’d want to be friends with. She’s super-friendly. She has funny stories […]
Bostonista Gets Between the Sheets
Bostonista is not one to jump into bed with just anyone, but, let’s just say, if this anyone happened to have the linens showcased at […]
The Real Artists’ Lofts
Yesterday was dark, moody, with occasional downpours, a perfect backdrop for a trip to check out one of the strangest buildings I’ve ever stumbled upon […]
Product Review: Breville Juice Fountain Plus
Sophomore year of college, I lived downstairs from a bunch of football players. Every Sunday, the boys would venture off campus to a teammate’s house […]
Light Our Fire
Like many apartment-dwellers, we’re oh-so-nostalgic for the fireplaces and campfires of our youth. But we’re also the owners of a mild fire phobia—not a three-chimney […]
The Dyson Ball: A Hi-Tech Sucker
I’m the daughter of a proud neat freak. (Mom’s screen name is HooverHoney.) And while I may stray from Mrs. Clean every once in a […]
Store Opening: John Derian
I once had a boyfriend who loved to brag that he knew what ‘decoupage’ was — and, he’d add, he wasn’t even gay! (At the […]
How to Survive the Heat Wave
The sun is blaring and the humidity is high. While you’re in the office, who cares? At home, though, battling the heat has economic and […]
Bostonista Loves (And Hates): Carrie’s Apartment Makeover
Bear with us as we sneak in one last SATC post. Today we’re analyzing the wardrobe of a minor player: Carrie’s apartment. Much has been […]
Poppin’ Fresh Finds at New York’s ICFF
Every April, Europe throws a huge furniture party in Milan (Salone del Mobile) where 348,000 design junkies gather to find out what’s hot, and what’s […]