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
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
Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan is pressing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to explain how it decided to spend more than $31,000 for a custom-made hardwood dining set for Secretary Ben Carson’s office. Peters, the ranking Democrat on the Senate’s Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management Subcommittee, wrote to HUD with two colleagues this … Read more
A city that made the Forbes Travel Guide’s 18 Top Destinations Of 2018 now also has a 4-star restaurant to its credit. The Forbes Travel Guide unveiled its annual Star Rating list this week, with Asheville’s Dining Room at The Inn on Biltmore Estate a new Forbes Travel Guide 4-star restaurant. The Inn on Biltmore Estate maintains … Read more
A gallery wall and an eclectic metallic light fixture elevate this formal dining room designed by Achille Salvagni and lend dramatic detail. GIANNI FRANCHELLUCCI Each week Mansion Global tackles an interior design topic with an elite group of designers from around the world who work on luxury properties. This week we look at how to design … Read more