The Importance of Guest Rooms

  When I was 17, I traveled to Florida for spring break to visit both sets of my grandparents. My father's family were avid sailors, and so that part of my trip took place on...

The Bucket List: Projects, Books, and Small Pleasures

  The best summers are the ones you actually sink into. There's a particular pleasure in the season's slower hours, the long afternoons that invite a project you've been meaning to start, the quiet evenings...

The Bucket List: Summer Hosting

  The best summers are the ones you're always ready for. There's a particular ease that comes from a home set to gather at a moment's notice, when a friend stops by unannounced, when someone...

The Bucket List: The Garden

  Summer is a season lived outdoors: bare feet on warm floorboards, outdoor showers, late-night swims, and the clap of a screened door swinging shut. It's long, lingering days that stretch on forever, lazy naps...

Dealers of Note: Toby Lorford

  Lorfords is the UK and Europe's largest collector and distributor of unique decorative antiques — with over 5,000 pieces in stock and 150 new arrivals every week. We recently teamed up with them on...

The Litchfield Guide

  Litchfield, Connecticut is the home to our Sister Parish studio and so many other gems. It's beautiful, the architecture is stunning, and there are a number of independent shops to explore. If you're visiting...

The Bucket List: Maine and The Coast

  Our bucket list continues! This time with some of our favorite things to do all over our favorite place. Let us know which ones you try and what you'd add to Part 2. Part...

The Bucket List: Summer House Style

When we head to Maine for the summer, we trade our schedules for sunshine and remember what it feels like to simply be. In honor of America's 250th birthday, we've crafted the ultimate bucket list:...

Kitchen Renovation Cont.

Over Memorial Day weekend, we will trek to Maine where spring will finally be creeping onto the island and I can do another kitchen check-in. Photos between Ethan and me have been flying, but I...