It’s been a busy winter at BHD, both wrapping up existing projects from last fall and meeting with new clients ready to redo their homes for spring. Getting to know new clients is always exciting, especially when we learn a bit more about what drew them to us. Being big lovers of color, texture and
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Winter Formal: Black and Brass
I can’t remember the last time I stayed awake until midnight on New Year’s Eve. I’m guessing eight years ago; somewhere in the thick of my mid-20s, when ushering in the calendar change also meant wearing a fancy new getup and waking up to a terrible headache. Nowadays, I rack out on the couch somewhere
Read MoreMad for Plaid
Nothing says “autumn in New England” quite like a room clad in plaid. Before we moved to our new home, when I was still scheming and planning and imagining, I envisioned a proper playroom for our two boys anchored by a massive sectional bedecked in Blackwatch and slung with vintage wool picnic blankets and soft
Read MoreKnotty by Nature: Rope-Wrapped Decor
I grew up going to beaches spanning the Long Island Sound. When I was in preschool, it was the Larchmont Shore Club, where my brother, mother and I would spend the days eating greasy grilled cheeses with the lifeguards at the snackbar and burying each other in the rocky sand. As I got older, I
Read MoreA Tribal, Textural Home Office
We have a number of client projects in full swing right now – and we’re presenting several proposals this week – so I’m doing my best to keep my nose to the grindstone while my own home’s renovation is buzzing away outside my office window. BUT, above is the styleboard of one such projects keeping
Read MoreThe Ultimate Kid-Friendly Coffee Table
Designing kid-friendly rooms can be so tricky, particularly rooms that serve as a focal point in the home. In an out-of-the-way playroom, there’s more leeway, but in a family room, the pieces you choose not only have to stand up to the beating fists of a band of monkeys, they also have to be sophisticated
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