Journal

Eden Hill: A Bathroom Tile Story

October 9, 2025

The full bath at Eden Hill was inspired by old English country bathrooms and a box of vintage tile picked up in a parking lot.

The Writing Of: Bringing Stained Glass Up Close (Magazine Antiques July/August 2024)

June 27, 2024

We had been looking for a way into Tiffany, and especially Tiffany glass, for a while. We didn't want to go the lamp route, as neither of us is particular taken by the lamps that were designed by L...

Deriving Life Force and the Power of Light: Interior Designer Samantha Leeds

May 30, 2024

Samantha Leeds has the audacity to design a dining room without chairs. It was for the Kingston Design Showhouse in 2022 and we were able to watch the room transform over many weeks as we toile...

Hallie Goodman Left a Mark

April 15, 2024

When our friend interior designer Hallie Goodman asked if she could pop-up at Quittner to offer a selection from her archives, we immediately said yes. Hallie has exquisite taste, and we don't just...

The Apartment Project: The Kitchen Goes Green

April 7, 2024

Making over a disappointing kitchen takes $50 of paint and a little patience. Magic is, truly, possible.

Making Home in the Hudson Valley (Full Panel Video)

July 14, 2023

On a rainy Sunday afternoon in the first week of July, we welcomed a crowd for a lively panel on what it means to make a home in the Hudson Valley featuring four spectacular local interior designer...

The Making of the Palatine Collection

June 2, 2023

The Palatines didn't leave much behind. They arrived in the Hudson Valley in 1710 on ships after spending years waiting on boats in New York Harbor. They had left Europe as refugees, and they dise...

Behind the Light: Custom Kitchen Fixtures for an Old House in Staatsburg, New York

April 5, 2023

A fellow advocate for layering pieces from different time periods, Kate usually specifies vintage light fixtures for her rehab projects. This time, she challenged us to create a set of new, histori...