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.

Monumental Discoveries • A behind-the-scenes glimpse of the people, places, and products that inspired our September/October issue

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“William admired the past, but his embrace of the future was unequivocal.”

SHADES OF PERFECTION: FIVE DESIGNER FAVORITES

THE V LIST

VINTAGE BURGUNDY • The return of this refined red brings ’60s-era joie de vivre (with all the requisite chutzpah).

FEMININE NIGHTSTANDS • A new crop of lighter, brighter bedside tables brings curves and delicate details back around (and easily pose as sofa tables).

Secret Watches • Long after social norms nudged women to hide (or simply go without) timepieces, these hidden gems re-emerge as enviable arm candy.

Salty Patina • With its weathered materials and artisinal finishes, Restoration Hardware’s new Beach House Collection recalls the ease of age-old oceanfront retreats.

Innovative Artistry • Old methods, new materials: how decorative artists are turning simple forms into modern masterpieces

JEWEL LIGHTING • Like spectacular costume pieces, these over-the-top fixtures finish even the most demure of rooms with a radiant layer.

Cosmic Jewelry • From radiant watch dials reminiscent of the night sky to stones that mimic the moon’s shine, designers are harnessing the heavens (and sending out serious space-age vibes).

THE FIRESIDE WINGBACK • Just in time for fall, Bobby McAlpine’s tailored, 21st-century reboot amps up the chair’s cozy shelter origins.

Rush Furniture • A historic seating staple, this wildly versatile material is popping up everywhere in starring and supporting roles.

BOLD BARGELLO • The intrepid Hungarian pattern, born as a Renaissance-era stitchwork (flame stitch), is resurging with a vitality in scale and craft that ranges from Indian embroidery to radiant watercolor effects.

Blooming Purple Tableware • The latest china collections are calling for a convivial return of the courtly color in shades from soft lilacs to rich plums.

A Posh Highboy • The weighty, seven-drawer dressers slipped out of fashion of late, but Alexa Hampton’s recent interpretation—with its ivory-finish escutcheons and elegant sense of proportion—might be the start of a sensational comeback.

The Regal Canopy Bed • Once a symbol of untold wealth, not to mention a privacy essential for Medieval noblesse, the king of beds is back in airy, towering forms.

In Good Taste

Strokes of BRILLIANCE • Decorative lacquer is once again putting a shine on modern interiors with glowing iterations of the ancient art form.

SHINING MOMENTS • in the rise of contemporary decorative lacquer

Finishing School • Early artisans used the multilayered art form as an entrée to more refined techniques.

Shopping Marrakesh • Designer Katie Leede digs into the riches of the city that just keeps getting better and better.

MARRAKESH ESCAPES • Recharge from the sensory blitz of the bustling souks with a visit to the city’s extraordinary gardens and museums.

Modern Americana • In his new post as Colonial Williamsburg’s Designer in Residence, Anthony Baratta brings a revolutionary-era home into brilliant living color.

The American Vanguard • Interior designer Matthew Carter revisits the immutable impact of the fearless entrepreneur.

SEVEN DAZZLING WONDERS of the Jewelry World • The largest square emerald-cut diamond, a brilliant...