Almost exactly 10 years ago, industrial designer Michael Schmick purchased the Northern Liberties warehouse that once housed the Philadelphia Sign Company. Michael turned the building’s […]

Adam Erace finds exotic Thai authenticity at MangoMoon in Manayunk. We’re indoctrinated to believe the fuglier an ethnic restaurant is, the more authentic its food, […]

Four decades ago, Liz and Ralph Schumacher bought their “starter home” for a song because it backed up onto a vertiginous hillside whose sole horizontal […]

During 22 years of Center City living, Ken Foster and Larry Lantz weren’t seeing many birds, so they never guessed they had a future as […]

 CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE SLIDESHOW A picnic, in concept, should be romantic and carefree, picturesque and spontaneous. Or, as I like to think of […]

 CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE SLIDESHOW Potting the perfect terrace planter is easier than you’d expect. The trick is in the shopping. First, find a […]

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE SLIDESHOW Barbara Botting, Philadelphia Home’s very own stylist extraordinaire, transformed Terrain at Styer’s circa-1890 building from a sad, ’80s-addled office […]

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE SLIDESHOW In a market inundated with brand-new eco-friendly products, Philadelphia’s Greensaw Design & Build, a two-year-old firm, takes a historic […]

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If thinking of Hall & Oates makes you recall bad hair (and worse facial hair), think a little harder. Philadelphia’s original rock-and-soulers remain the bestselling […]

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE AFTER SHOTS Seamlessly eclectic, gently modern updates to traditional homes are the specialty of Wyndmoor interior designer Rebecca Paul (215-836-1697, […]

Popularized in 17th-century France, the elegant espalier bedecks some of the world’s toniest estates: Versailles, Fontainebleau, Mount Vernon. What makes a tree an espalier? Careful […]

On a penthouse roof deck high above Rittenhouse Square, a group of friends — including the deck’s designer — gets together for a casual (but […]

Philadelphia Magazine confirms that Jose Garces is indeed opening something in the Western Union Building at the corner of 11th and Locust. The something appears […]

Breeders and sellers know what pushes our buttons. And we make their jobs easier by being drawn to extremes. We’ll line up to buy daffodils, […]