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Home Guide: Furniture, Finishes, Fixtures, and Materials

Why does one sofa cost $800 and another $8,000? Should my counters be quartz or quartzite? We peel back the curtain on products for your home from furniture to finishes.

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This Blue Dot Paramount 95” sofa is covered in Stanford Ceramic fabric with stainless steel legs. A larger chaise-style version of the sofa is opposite it, with a Feather Collection Drum Coffee Table from Anthropologie between them and an Eames Lounge Chair overlooked by a Restoration Hardware Arc floor lamp round out the space in this Pacific Heights home.
This Blue Dot Paramount 95” sofa is covered in Stanford Ceramic fabric with stainless steel legs. A larger chaise-style version of the sofa is opposite it, with a Feather Collection Drum Coffee Table from Anthropologie between them and an Eames Lounge Chair overlooked by a Restoration Hardware Arc floor lamp round out the space in this Pacific Heights home.
Keren Richter drew inspiration from the nearby ocean and farmland for this Martha's Vineyard renovation, whose master suite features a canopy bed from Australian furniture maker Mark Tuckey—replete with warm, textural linen and natural fiber bedding.
Keren Richter drew inspiration from the nearby ocean and farmland for this Martha's Vineyard renovation, whose master suite features a canopy bed from Australian furniture maker Mark Tuckey—replete with warm, textural linen and natural fiber bedding.
Door hardware is a small design detail, but as with all decor choices, a wise one can effortlessly elevate the overall aesthetic. From hardware style to finish and form, that doorknob you put your hands on every day can really make a statement.
Door hardware is a small design detail, but as with all decor choices, a wise one can effortlessly elevate the overall aesthetic. From hardware style to finish and form, that doorknob you put your hands on every day can really make a statement.
“There’s no right answer except to play and experiment,” Adler says about furnishing the interior. He reupholstered vintage Warren Platner chairs with velvet from Kravet. Drawings by Eva Hesse inspired the custom ceramic wall tile. Adler also created the coffee table, rug, planters, and gold stool. The pendant lamp is from Rewire in Los Angeles and the artwork is by Jean-Pierre Clément.
“There’s no right answer except to play and experiment,” Adler says about furnishing the interior. He reupholstered vintage Warren Platner chairs with velvet from Kravet. Drawings by Eva Hesse inspired the custom ceramic wall tile. Adler also created the coffee table, rug, planters, and gold stool. The pendant lamp is from Rewire in Los Angeles and the artwork is by Jean-Pierre Clément.
A consistent wood palette makes the interior feel cohesive.
A consistent wood palette makes the interior feel cohesive.
After an unprecedented year of earthquakes, hurricanes, and fires, a bright light has been shed on the benefits of building with concrete.
After an unprecedented year of earthquakes, hurricanes, and fires, a bright light has been shed on the benefits of building with concrete.
The mother takes up residence in the basement area, which enjoys access to the backyard garden where the children often play. Terrazzo flooring with a cowhide rug create a slightly retro-glam look.
The mother takes up residence in the basement area, which enjoys access to the backyard garden where the children often play. Terrazzo flooring with a cowhide rug create a slightly retro-glam look.
The floors are polished concrete, a money-saving move that allowed for splurges like the floor-to-ceiling windows from Chicago Tempered Glass set in Tubelite frames.
The floors are polished concrete, a money-saving move that allowed for splurges like the floor-to-ceiling windows from Chicago Tempered Glass set in Tubelite frames.