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Visit the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, and you'll probably remember oil tycoon Henry Flagler's private railcar. But when celebrity makeup artist Kimara Ahnert visited the mansion 10 years ago, a set of 3-D dinner plates blew her away. Captivated by the ethereal, cloudy-white cameo design, she...

"Exceptional taste and an unerring eye have guided the formation of this multidimensional collection. Behind the brick facade of the elegant neo-Georgian house, a masterful mix of furniture and objects from antiquity to the twenty-first century makes for a comfortable and harmonious ...

Let then eat cake - or even cupcakes, for that matter - in style.

In the 17th century Europeans used a classic footed serving tray to shuttle wineglasses between kitchens and dining room tables. As entertaining became more elaborate, the tazzas, as they were then called, were stacked on...

Elise Abrams is seen left with Martha Stewart on The Martha Stewart Show in 2001 discussing punch bowls. Elise’s plates were again featured in November of 2006 on The Martha Stewart Show in an episode on setting the Thanksgiving table (see photo). 


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A team of talented designers was turned loose on Edith Wharton's Legendary home. What would the author of The Decoration of Houses have thought? Come for an exclusive first look...

THE MOUNT STANDS ON ITS HILL, GLEAMING  white amid the green, elegant yet unassuming. It doesn...

Be it Wassail, Glogg, Bishop, Rumfustian, or simply good old-fashioned eggnog, the best punch mingles ingredients the same way a good party mingles personalities. Something (or someone) sweet, something potent, a dash of spice, a hint of tartness...

At his Berkshires estate, Juan Pablo Molyneux is not one to sit still and take in the scenery. With his house situation just minutes away from the dozens of antiques dealers along Route 7, Molyneux does what most interior designers like to do – he shops. One of his favorite destination is...

Indulge the palate and the eye...

Thanksgiving morning is a bit late to discover that one of your desert forks went out with the garbage or that your set of eight linen napkins has mysteriously become seven. So empty your silver drawer and unfold all your table linens a week or two...

My husband and I have always been drawn to antiques, partly because of their craftsmanship, which today is too often sacrificed to the demands of modern manufacturing techniques, and also because of the history the pieces carry with them. 

When we lived in 680 square feet in...