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April 6, 2021 5:34 pm . —Sarah Winchester THE THROW PILLOW Louisa Smith of Duxbury-based Grapevine Interiors created a bright and happy home that is laid-back enough for a young family but pulled together enough to befit its Back Bay locale. The client showed Smith photos of Nicky Hilton’s apartment in Architectural Digest as inspiration. “It has a great mix of color, antiques, and personality,’’ Smith said. The painterly Pierre Frey throw pillow echoes the lighthearted yet sophisticated sensibility. THE LIGHTING The “Darlana’’ lantern by Chapman & Myers for V...

Inside a Sky-High Beach House in Bonnet Shores Faced with building challenges, a couple builds up, up, up. March 11, 2021 Bright and Breezy Living upside down has its advantages, especially when it comes with a shoreside address near Narragansett Bay and the Jamestown Bridge. Exhibit A: this modern shingle-style beach house in Bonnet Shores that started life in the 1940s as a small, two-story Cape. “We have friends who’d been coming here for years, so we rented in 2016 to try it out. It was one of the best vacations we’ve ever had,” says owner Lynn Poling who, with her husband, Rod, ...

Gold Key – Restaurant Casual Dining The Highlights: Chica’s spicy interiors celebrate a blend of contemporary Latin American influences as well as the traditionally open, airy residences and hospitality spaces found throughout the region. The restaurant pairs a vibrant palette of tropical colors with regional inspirations from Cuba, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela, evoking the legendary cigar lounges of South America, with reference to vibrant Miami nightlife. Sophisticated finishes such as handpainted cement Mexican tiles, Brazilian teak stained wood, rich mahogany, tobacco leather, and poli...

Gold Key – Lobby Luxury The Highlights: Every aspect of the resort’s setting is echoed in the lobby’s design, which was refreshed as part of a multimillion-dollar renovation of the renowned, formerly independent 358-key Bacara Resort now flagged as a Ritz-Carlton. Nature-inspired accents, the brand’s signature oceanic blue tones, opalescent surfaces, and woven textures pay tribute to the area’s original residents. Old World elements combined with a relaxed, Spanish Mission vibe echo the Mediterranean styling of buildings throughout Santa Barbara. Handcarved Italian stone reception d...

Design News, Delivered —xx, your friends at Business of Home These siblings took over the lighting industry. Here’s how they did it podcast | Dec 21, 2020 | Andy Singer moved from Brooklyn to Texas in the 1970s and started selling lighting and home goods. There was one problem: Most of it wasn’t any good. And what was good, the lamps, weren’t right for the market. “The lamp line was actually a really cool modern lamp line,” he tells host Dennis Scully on the latest episode of the Business of Homepodcast. “The problem was that Texas was not a ...