For a recent study, UCLA-affiliated researchers in fields ranging from anthropology to sociology used cameras to record in great detail how 32 dual-income families living in the Los Angeles area used their homes. Their findings link real data to something about which I have been yelling into the void for years: Nobody is actually using their … Read more
Cameron Owens walked into the dining room at the Kokomo Rescue Mission on June 27 for lunch and was greeted with unexpected décor. The dining room was decorated with colorful “happy birthday” balloons and a banner, party favors, and festive centerpieces on all the tables. There was a clown and volunteers with cake and ice … Read more
We’ve chosen a tasteful and calming coastal look We’ll admit, getting everyone off the sofa and up to the table for dinner is never the easiest task, but perhaps a lovely news dining area will help? We’ve picked some classic pieces from the Ideal Home collection at Very to make updating your dining room a breeze. … Read more
A six-course meal. A secret location. An impressive young chef who’s about to open his own restaurant. Join up-and-coming chef Joshua Gregory for a special six-course meal at a secret location in Fitzroy on June 13. A former sous chef at EXP in NSW’s Hunter Valley, Gregory is soon to open his own restaurant, Hunter … Read more
While searching for the perfect sofa, Rob Royer ran into way too many challenges. Royer set out to create the opportunity to customize a quality home piece with budget and personalization in mind. Now, as the founder of Interior Define, he’s broadening his company’s horizons. The interior-decor company started in the living room. Now, the dining room is their next … Read more
Plants are trending. Succulents crowd social media feeds and greenery dominates open-plan offices. The obsession with flora extends to America’s restaurant designers, who display plants not just in pots, but on the walls too. The designers behind some the country’s most beautiful restaurants are using botanical wallpaper to transform their dining rooms. At these restaurants, bright tropical greenery, soft … Read more
Theatre Etobicoke presents a portrait of a vanishing species — the middle class — this week. The Dining Room by A.R. Gurney is set in the dining room of a well-to-do household, where the family assembles daily for breakfast, and dinner, and any and all occasions. Actors change roles as they portray a wide variety of … Read more
YOU DON’T want people to walk into a room and think they know what it’s going to look like,” said interior designer Ray Booth, whose new book, “Evocative Interiors” (Rizzoli), features two examples of the unexpected: curving banquettes that hug dining tables in a way that elevates classic diner décor. He said the setup “allows for … Read more
all it an occupational hazard: What sold Misha Nonoo on her Greenwich Village duplex was the cavernous master closet. “I was like, ‘Dream!,’ ” the bubbly blonde Brit says of the space, designed by former owner Nate Berkus (AD, November 2012). Nonoo purchased the pad in 2013 with husband Alexander Gilkes, founder of Paddle8. When their marriage ended, … Read more
A few weeks ago, I was sitting around thinking about eating. I do this a lot. It’s my favorite topic, at least after wine and Bloody Marys. And I was recalling the olden days, before I had kids, when I used to throw a lot of fancy dinner parties with real china and crystal. After … Read more