Santa Ynez is stitched together by legendary vineyards and old money estates, but few have an architectural pedigree like Seven Oaks Ranch. Courtesy of Village Properties It started, like many good things, with a tea party. At the end of the 19th century, garden designer Gertrude Jekyll met Edwin Lutyens, a precocious architect of only […]
Side view for invited guests and entrance to 684 Firth Avenue, Brentwood, Los Angeles. An exercise in majestic simplicity. Photography by Tyler Hogan for Carolwood Estates Way back in history, around 1955-1970, the scattered tribes of Scandinavia jostled to take the lead in mid-century design. From Finland, Eero Saarinen made New Yorkers swoon with his […]
Many of the world’s best ski areas open in November. Smart buyers get an edge on the lift lines – and on the real estate. This large stone and wood Colorado chalet is on the market for $21.5 million. Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate Winter may not officially start until December 21 on the […]
As you drive up the long private driveway, the architecture is a stylish reveal: tiered rooflines, stone accents and walls of glass framing the Centennial pathways. Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate IIt’s been about 800 years since castles prepared for battle with troops, weapons and supplies. The former military forts played their role during, […]
A deep back garden with swimming pool, placing greenery and covered terrace delivers a sunny, airy escape, protected by adult hedging. Alexis Adams Second houses are often framed as holiday cushions. But for the film and TV actors of Hollywood, they are more often workshops. Even with the total number of shooting days that shrink […]
Landing at Faro Airport in the twilight. The hospitable glow of the West -Algarve is now more accessible, with a new direct route from Newark Liberty International. © Jose A Constantino/Shutterstock It is exactly 60 years ago this summer that Portugal’s Algarve Coast dug his tourist toes for the first time in the sand. The […]