It was just after noon and the sun was setting. Seventy-two dogs bayed in the gloaming, as the horizon glowed a frosty blue. Everything was snow. We were nearly one hundred miles north of the Arctic Circle where the temperature … Read More
When we were very young, with the advent of winter, we were often so excited by the prospect of snow that we would wake in the early morning hours and hurry to the window – to see if the world … Read More
We once knew a very fashionable New York couple, a terribly chic pair of interior designers who, though they lived in a posh midtown apartment, would, periodically, check into a grand New York hotel for a celebratory weekend. For it … Read More
Partially housed in an historic 1914 Art Nouveau building (the first poured concrete edifice in North America), the Opus Hotel Montreal’s other half features a completely contemporary concrete addition designed by Dan Hanganu and award-winning interior designer, Yabu Pushelberg – … Read More
Formerly known as the Princess, the property on the corner of Princess and Portland (a five-minute walk to Canal Street) has undergone a $6 million renovation and been rechristened the Macdonald Townhouse. Right in the heart of Manchester, this former … Read More
In South Beach, it’s all about the ocean: the ocean in the morning, when the sun rises over the water and the oceanfront hotels array their lounge chairs and umbrellas in neatly-ordered rows for another day in paradise. The truth … Read More
Sometimes a shot of Botox just ain’t enough. What’s needed is a complete makeover from top to bottom. And in the Land of Extreme Makeover, aka Miami Beach, the latest billion-dollar bombshell to showcase her extreme transformation is that oft-denigrated … Read More
Brand-new rooms—and even better—large. And best of all, carefully restored so that the spirit of the original building shines through. For example, the (non-working) fireplace in the room has the original mantel work from its days spent providing warmth for … Read More
