Table of contents for July/August 2016 in Veranda

HIGH WATTAGE Harry Winston’s new Sparkling Cluster collection revels in the firm’s long association with galas and red carpets. Each cameraready showstopper is flush with top-drawer stones and tailor-made for turning heads. Prices upon request; harrywinston.com. WELL HEELED Handmade on Capri, Canfora sandals have shod the feet of icons from Sophia Loren to Grace Kelly. To celebrate its 70th anniversary, the company is reissuing styles produced for discerning clients, including an enduringly chic chain-strap model originally made for Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. SCENT ACADEMY Master parfumeurs are the instructors at the new Perfume School in New York, where future “noses” can learn to craft fragrances with courses in essential oils, cologne making, and the science of replicating the aroma of flowers. From $125; flowerschoolny.com. STRING THEORY Leather-cord bracelets are the ultimate…

1. RUBELLI FRIEDY TARTAN “A tweedy textile that will animate any piece.” To the trade, rubelli.com. 2. NOBILIS CARTHAGE FABRIC “There’s something about a leopard pattern.” To the trade, nobilis.fr. 3. EDWARD FERRELL + LEWIS MITTMAN PARAMOUNT SOFA “Luscious and modern, with a perfect barrel back.” To the trade, ef-lm.com. 4. COLE & SON QUEENS KEY BORDER “Gives you architecture where there isn’t any.” To the trade, leejofa.com. 5. PORTA ROMANA DUCK FEET LAMP “A goofy, funny objet d’art.” To the trade, portaromana.com. 6. GÉRARD PORTAGE TABLE “Adds a cool, sculptural note to a space.” To the trade, dessinfournir.com. 7. STARK FELIS TIGRIS RUG “A classic motif in a wild shade.” To the trade, starkcarpet.com. 8. PER WEISS STONEWARE “Big and beautiful works of art.” $24,000, maisongerard.com. 9. JERRY PAIR…

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DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, the family of five runs its complex domestic operations— travel sports teams, homework tsunamis, a cacophony of music lessons—out of a large, classic co-op apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The action never seems to slow down, much less stop. But once summer rolls around, everything grinds to a glorious halt. The whole show migrates to a gracious, sun-swept Dutch-roofed shingle home on the bay in perhaps the most discreet of all the Hamptons communities, Quogue. There, as sailboats drift lazily in the distance, the clan shifts into a blessedly lower gear with an uninterrupted mañana attitude: barefoot guests, frosty beverages, fresh fish on the grill. The homeowners each come from big, boisterous families—the husband, who works on Wall Street, is one of 11 kids—so while…

Somewhere along the line, it all started to fall apart. No, I’m not talking about a rocky relationship, a home-improvement project, or the best-laid vacation plans gone awry. It was simply my scheme to get a few plants into the ground. There were not-so-subtle warning signs: A late-season frost took out the basil; I never thought it was warm enough for the tomatoes; and everything seemed to vacillate between being overwatered and underwatered. I guess that’s what separates amateurs from green thumbs— although, armed with trowel and spade in hand, I know I can hold my own in any garden. Some seasons just aren’t as forgiving as others. At one point, I physically recoiled from roses that were hovering near $65 a bush at one nursery; thankfully, I found salvation…

1. DMITRIY & CO. French details, pleated arms. Dmitriy, $9,909; dmitriyco.com. 2. OLY Hand-carved neoclassicism. Hamish, $4,175; olystudio.com. 3. A. RUDIN A conversation piece, literally. (2725), to the trade; arudin.com. 4. JASPER Elemental and au courant. Halle, to the trade; michaelssmithinc.com. 5. SERENA & LILY Beach house–ready rattan. Avalon, $795; serenaandlily.com. 6. CISCO HOME Minimal footprint, maximum style. Olivo, $4,175; ciscohome.net. 7. BAKER Angular elegance by Laura Kirar. Lola Chaise, $10,429; bakerfurniture.com. 8. HOLLY HUNT Jean-Michel Wilmotte’s luxe Hadrien. To the trade; hollyhunt.com. 9. LEE INDUSTRIES Conceals a pullout bed. Trundle, $4,760; leeindustries.com. 10. LAWSON-FENNING Curvaceous cool. Dutch, $3,650; lawsonfenning.com. 11. JULIAN CHICHESTER Midcentury mod. Avellino, to the trade; julianchichester.com. 12. HICKORY WHITE Cushy chic by Lillian August. Belvedere, $6,100; hickorywhite.com. a hardworking staple, the daybed is indispensable as a…

CLASSICS REBORN Long a source for the fabric industry, the Warner Textile Archive has a collection that chronicles a rich trove of design history. Now, gems from its library are being reissued through Claremont, including (from left) a graphic pattern from the 1840s, a 1929 chintz, and a charming ’30s print. To the trade; claremontfurnishing.com. GLOBAL CHIC In his first collection of furniture for Duralee, designer John Robshaw draws on the Far East—Moghul arches, Anglo-Indian antiques—to create ethnically inspired pieces that effortlessly straddle stylistic boundaries. They are the perfect showcases for the ikats, batiks, and wood block–printed fabrics for which he’s known. To the trade; duralee.com. FINE LINES Maldives Weaves, a new textured wallpaper from Phillip Jeffries, reprises the intricate patterns of traditional baskets. It’s a subtle, sophisticated way to…

the gardens at Redwine Plantation, the 1841 farm 30 minutes southwest of Atlanta where event designer Keith Robinson lives, stretch across 12 acres and contain a seemingly endless array of fragrant bowers that transform into romantic backdrops for Robinson’s lush art de vivre. “I purposely envisioned different staging areas for outdoor entertaining,” he says. He’s hosted friends and family under the glossy leaves of a magnolia tree, cooked paella in a shady pavilion, and, most recently, devised a brunch under a dramatic arbor of swooping Lady Banks roses. “We have the same guests over and over again, and I like to intrigue them and show off the garden, too.” Robinson readily pulls out indoor furniture for use in the open air, like a farm table made of wood salvaged from…

SOME HEIRLOOMS ARE EASIER TO LIVE WITH THAN OTHERS. Gold pocket watches and diamond brooches can be admired, then stashed in a box. But it takes grit, imagination, and flexibility to embrace a primitive ancestral cabin in the Canadian hinterlands and make it the core of one’s existence. Luckily, Colette van den Thillart has all these attributes in spades. In 1998, she inherited her Norwegian great-uncle’s one-room log cabin. The tiny home, built in the 1940s sans electricity, is in Minden, a pristine area of deep forests and clear lakes near Al gonquin Park that’s a two-and-a-half-hour drive northeast of Toronto. She rose to the occasion by converting the hut into a charming chic kitchen-then fashioning a six-bedroom house around it. “It was like surgery,” says her architect, Wayne Swadron.…

1.Capture the gorgeously textured feel of Thomas Hamel’s bedroom walls (page 108) with Luxe Suede. To the trade; innovationsusa.com. 2.The Celine chandelier mimics an antique pair that are focal points in Carolyn Quartermaine’s Côte d’Azur escape (page 112). $10,200; paulferrante.com. 3.Colette van den Thillart’s Canadian bedroom (page 101) features vintage chairs that look just like this one. Chatham, to the trade; davidiatesta.com. 4.Windmill Wings matches the custom hue Amanda Nisbet painted on the shutters of a Hamptons home (page 128). From $40 a gallon; benjaminmoore.com. 5.An Indonesian textile drapes Elda and Nicola Fabrizio’s table on the Italian island of Lipari (page 127); Starry Nights makes for an elegant, exotic doppelgänger. From $70; saffronmarigold.com.…

HAYLEY SARNO’S FAVORITE THINGS 1. VAN CLEEF & ARPELS CADENAS WATCH “Toughens up your outfit in a ladylike way.” vancleefarpels.com. 2. RAY-BAN WAYFARERS “My mom wore them, and they’re still cool.” ray-ban.com. 3. ETTORE SOTTSASS DON LAMP “A bit of playfulness for a traditional space.” 1stdibs.com. 4. HAYLEY SARNO LAMPSHADE “Based on photos of Capote’s Black and White ball.” hayleysarno.com. 5. ROOMS “A book I turn to again and again.” amazon.com. 6. CLOON KEEN ATELIER MINTED CANDLE “Smells like a fresh summer cocktail.” jangeorge.com. 7. ROSE CUMMING CHESTNUT LEAVES FABRIC “A feminine print a man can live with.” rosecumming.com. 8. MANOLO BLAHNIK BB PUMP “Makes jeans and an oxford shirt look like a million bucks.” barneys.com. 9. JENI’S LEMON BUTTERMILK FROZEN YOGURT “Bright flavor that’s not too sweet.” jenis.com. 10.…

Turkey The steam-cloaked and marble-clad hammam has been a fixture in Islamic culture for centuries—and has enchanted Westerners since the Victorian era. Japan The country’s onsen are hot-spring baths meant for quiet contemplation and the appreciation of stunning natural surroundings. Hungary Budapest has been famed for its natural springs since Roman times. Its spa culture flowered in the 1920s with soaring, palatial facilities fit for truly regal soaking.…

Apparatus “We’re expressing perfect geometric and mathematical ideas in imperfect materials,” saymathematical says Gabriel Hendifar. Along with Jeremy Anderson, Hendifar cofounded the Manhattan-based Apparatus design studio, which creates lighting and furniture that turn surprising materials into seductive shapes: pendants of stacked cylinders in smoky brass, tables made from massive slabs of marble. “It’s about this nexus between geometry and clean, modern forms, with materials that have life and a human vulnerability.” apparatusstudio.com. John Rosselli Antiquaire Rosselli has seen trends come and go, from the 1960s rage for majolica to the rise of chintz in the ’80s. A constant has been his devotion to eclecticism. “A room should have a sense of history,” he says. And not everything needs a provenance. Rosselli’s reproductions and original designs—Venetian-style mirrors, boneinlay tables in modern…

HOSTESS GIFTS “Why didn’t I think of that?” presents that will make sure your good impression lasts long after the weekend is over. EN PLEIN AIR Year-round sunshine makes Palm Beach a living lab for outdoor entertaining. As those in cooler climes dig into the summer season, the Florida estate of a New York–based designer offers inspiration: a gazebo transformed into an open-air dining room with all the elegance of one indoors and a glorious sound track of a sea breeze blowing through the trees.…

THOMAS HAMEL HAS DRAWN all the threads of his globe-trotting life together in the elegant apartment he shares with his partner, George Massar, in the heart of Sydney. Originally from Virginia, Hamel made his name as a decorator in New York, where he worked at Parish-Hadley during what he calls the “crazy ’80s.” There, he developed his design creed of pared-down glamour and sympathetic contrast—the yin of simple materials set against the yang of precious antiques. Hamel was lured to Sydney in the early 1990s, and his affection for his adopted home has continued unabated for a quarter of a century. “Moving to Australia was definitely an enormous leap of faith, but the experience has been incredible,” says Hamel in his gentle baritone. Since arriving abroad, Hamel has created one…

IT STARTS WITH OMINOUS DARK BROWN spots on otherwise healthy leaves. Then it works astonishingly quickly—in the right conditions, Cylindrocladium buxicola, the devastating fungal infection commonly known as boxwood blight, can strip shrubs bare in just a week. The infection itself will not kill the plant, but it makes the boxwood vulnerable to other diseases, and there is no cure for its insidious symptoms. The spore is also extremely contagious. Discovered in the United Kingdom in the 1990s, the fungus has spread as far away as New Zealand and, since 2011, has been sweeping across the States, from Alabama to Oregon. It’s a distressing time for the classic garden building block, beloved for its cha-meleonlike ability to take on virtually any shape or form. Boxwood is responsible for the iconic…

PERSONAL LUXURIES Page 29 Hayley Sarno, hayleysarno.com. DESIGNER IN RESIDENCE Page 62 John Oetgen, 404-352-1112, oetgendesign.com. GRACE NOTES Keith Robinson, 404-523-8077, gloriosadesign.com. Page 78 Tablecloth and napkins: Sferra, sferra.com. PICTURE PERFECT Interior design: Mark D. Sikes, Mark D. Sikes Inc., 323-378-6927, markdsikes.com. Pages 86–87 Chaise longues and umbrellas: Restoration Hardware, rh.com. Chaise cushion fabric: Maria Flora, mariaflora.com. Sconces: Reborn Antiques, rebornantiques.net. Pages 88–89 Sofa: Hickory Chair, hickorychair.com. Sofa fabric: Pindler, pindler.com. Armchairs: Bielecky Brothers, bieleckybrothers.com. Armchair cushion fabric: Carleton V, carletonvltd.com. Table: John Rosselli Antiques, johnrosselliantiques.com. Stool: Carling Nichols, carlingnichols.com. Lamp: Visual Comfort, visualcomfort.com. Chandelier: Formations, formationsusa.com. Page 90 Sofa: Hickory Chair, hickorychair.com. Sofa fabric: Holland & Sherry, hollandandsherry.com. Armchair: Jasper, michaelsmithinc.com. Armchair fabric: Elizabeth Hamilton, elizabethhamiltoncollection.com. Slipper chair: Lee Industries, leeindustries.com. Slipper chair fabric: Penny Morrison, penny morrison.com. Tablecloth…