Veranda

VERANDA is a forum for the very best in living well. Always gracious, and never pretentious, we keep readers abreast of the finest in design, decorating, luxury travel, and more, inspiring them with beauty and elegance. VERANDA is both an ideas showcase and a deeply pleasurable escape, a place where homes feel as good as they look.

SEPIA and PARCHMENT • Reminiscent of old manuscripts and wash drawings, ivories and inky browns blanket interiors in patina, from painterly murals to hand-cast lamps.

Veranda

Bookshelf Wealth

OBJECTS & ARTIFACTS • “We have hundreds, if not thousands, of bowls,” says architect, designer, and shop owner Ben Pentreath of the decorative vessels that pepper his Mid-Argyll, Scotland, study.

READING the ROOM • Where do sought-after visionaries go to refill their creative wells? Here, three of the U.K.’s top designers open the doors to their private libraries.

Gilding the Orchid • Designer and botanical garden philanthropist Mish Tworkowski immortalizes the showy tropical in emeralds, pearls, and ornate goldwork.

A MARBLED RENAISSANCE • No longer bound to endpapers and calligraphy borders, the centuries-old art goes 3D on lampshades, valet trays, and other accessories.

Etched in TIME • Patek Philippe’s new rose gold Retrograde Perpetual Calendar draws upon the sweeping scrolls, foliage, and volutes of a classic antique pocket watch.

EMBLEMS of an ERA • In cameo and intaglio jewels, designers carve out a fresh imprint for the ancient document seals.

ART & CRAFT • An artisan plaits recycled magazine paper that has been cut and glued into strips to create Lori Weitzner’s Up to Date braided wallcovering.

GOOD on PAPER • Using traditional Philippine techniques and recycled magazines and newsprint, Lori Weitzner champions the powers of page and plant with wallcoverings crafted entirely by hand.

The Printmakers' WORKSHOP • Venetian studio BOTTEGA DEL TINTORETTO conjures the creative spirit of its namesake Italian Renaissance painter, one hand-bound book at a time.

ONCE UPON AN ODYSSEY • While sailing the Antarctic, a writer makes a thrilling discovery: an EXTRAORDINARY SHIP’S LIBRARY assembled with an explorer’s heart.

The Makings of an Epic Library • Shelf advice from Heywood Hill bookseller and library curator Nicky Dunne

Handwriting HISTORY • WITH THE OPENING OF A NEW IMMERSIVE MUSEUM IN GERMANY, MONTBLANC CELEBRATES THE ART OF PENMANSHIP ACROSS TIME AND CULTURE.

FLOWERS & GARDENS • A gardener’s desk: Treasured literature, intriguing specimens, artisanal tools, and botanical art offer perennial inspiration.

Remaking the CLASSICS • New York floral designer Penny Karvounis brings four landmark novels to life in imaginative arrangements that channel protagonist, place, and the stirring power of literature.

The Gardener’s LIBRARY • For journaling, sketching, and all-season inquiry, a private study among the beds is a plantsman’s paradise. Here, the essentials for composing these wild laboratories

ARCHITECTURE & DECORATION • A floral-striped dining room with a central marble mantel (Jamb), Rococo console, and a neoclassical chandelier. Wallcovering, Aleta. Interior design, Summer Thornton

Socıal Study • In the Chicago suburbs, a convivial family home is reimagined with intoxicating color, wild florals, and a sweeping two-story library—secret doors included.

A Bold REWRITE • Designer Guy Oliver changes the narrative of a late 19th-century London townhouse to showcase exquisite art and literature and exude an ageless sense of comfort.

ELECTRIC REGENCY • Glamour, symmetry, and a bookish emerald study: In Richmond, Suzanne Kasler and Carter Skinner usher in a new era of...