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Shed Dreams

Posted on April 23, 2014 by cara

MY SHED IS A VERY VERY VERY FINE SHED…no, not really. At the moment, it’s a stark cedar box, above, with a shed roof — as in shed water, I now realize — but it will be a very fine … Continue reading →

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The Insider: Shipshape Kitchen in Brooklyn Heights

Posted on November 17, 2011 by cara

THE LATEST IN MY WEEKLY INTERIORS SERIES for Brownstoner.com is this warmly appealing, functional kitchen by North Fork, L.I.-based designer Kate Altman. Not long ago, it was an “impossibly bad” ’70s galley kitchen. Now it has floor-to-ceiling storage and two … Continue reading →

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NJ’s Skylark Diner, Pride of U.S.1

Posted on September 14, 2011 by cara

THERE’S ONE REDEEMING FEATURE of Interstate U.S. 1 as it runs from southern New Jersey to New York City — unless you count the colorful, post-modern Michael Graves Miele factory near Princeton, always a welcome sight. Then there are two. … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Retreat in Springs 550K

Posted on October 28, 2010 by cara

UPDATE 1/28/11: This property has been sold for 450K. Someone got a steal! THIS NEW-TO-MARKET HOUSE harks back to the heyday of Hamptons Bohemia — not as far back as Jackson Pollock, but to the 1970s, when Willem deKooning, Franz … Continue reading →

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Weekend Design Warehouse Pops Up in East Hampton

Posted on June 23, 2009 by cara

IF YARD SALES AREN’T ENOUGH for you on a summer’s weekend in the Hamptons, check out Warehouse 161, a garage stuffed with mostly mid-20th century furniture, lighting and objects. It’s on an industrial stretch of Springs Fireplace Road; the gritty … Continue reading →

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