Interior Design
This 600-Page Chanel Book Has Absolutely No Ink In It
When Chanel commissions you to make a book, you don’t just print words on a page. After all, this is the fashion house of Karl, […]
Repurposing Design Trend Writ Large on the Main Line
Last week, Houzz contributor Becky Dietrich wrote about “Dumpster decorating” — taking discarded pieces of homes or furniture and repurposing them in interesting ways. Take, […]
Commonwealth Proper Menswear Has a New Chestnut Street Showroom
Welcome to Chestnut Street, Commonwealth Proper! Philadelphia Wedding tipped us off to the fact that the local menswear store founded by attorney Craig von Schroeder […]
West Philly Nursery Sparks Yellow Interiors Debate on Apartment Therapy
While DIY home design blogs are just my occasional eye-candy, other enterprising folks actually make beautiful changes to their interiors. An Apartment Therapy reader named […]
The Coolest Things Ever Made From Felt
Because bowls of fruit as the centerpiece of your kitchen table are so 2012, there’s this: Heidi Bleacher’s collection of absolutely adorable felt sculptures in the shape […]
Welcome to the New Phillymag.com
We’ve changed. This week, we roll out a completely redesigned phillymag.com–the product of lots of thinking, lots of conversations, and lots of hard work by […]
Splendiferous Interiors: Magnificent Objects From Vaux Hill Mansion Go Up for Auction Tomorrow
The estate has a wild history ranging from George Washington getting some Zs to Rizzo foe Pete Camiel making himself at home two centuries later. And don’t forget the parties.
Splendiferous Interiors: Lippincott Hybrid Mixes Historic, Modern and Makes Stunning Use of Oriental Rugs
This unit on the market in the Lippincott references the past without being slavishly historic. With a Duncan Phyfe (or Duncan Phyfe-style) table, modern art, […]
Splendiferous Interiors: If Liberace Had Lived in Huntingdon Valley, He Might Have Lived Here
This decor is so staggeringly awful and going-for-broke baroque, it’s admirable. How commendably consistent! The fact of the matter is that if you strip away […]
I Remember Miley: Most Iconically Preteen Bedroom of the Year
This $2 million estate in Bryn Mawr has much to recommend it: The main house has four bedrooms, each with an en suite bath, and […]
Photos of Marc Vetri’s Home Kitchen!
Eclectic Other Along with several serious-bald-man shots of star chef Marc Vetri, a new feature from Houzz serves up three luscious photos of Vetri’s home […]
Splendiferous Renovation: Abandoned Row Home Becomes Artist’s Eco-Friendly Paradise
With fraught conversation over vacant land and properties in the news almost every day, it’s gratifying to see the occasional example of what can be […]
Most Unusual: Vintage Soda Fountain. Masks and Marilyn. Kings, Queens and Rooks. And One Sad Gorilla in Wayne
This extravagant three-bedroom house has a lot of the “unexpected,” as the listing puts it–but that’s primarily true of the decor rather than the inherent […]
What Does It Cost to Remodel a Home in Philadelphia?
Eclectic Kitchen by Philadelphia General Contractors Kenny Grono Houzz.com has a terrific infographic that allows users to see what it costs, on average, to remodel […]
Splendiferous Interiors: Entirely Purple Dive Bar for Sale
The blue-on-the-outside, purple-on-the-inside (like a gobstopper) Ingram Lounge is for sale in East Mt. Airy, and it’s being marketed as an investment opportunity with a […]