News from the Lonny Team

Totally Rad TradOur new dream home: Somerset Place in Bath, England – Desire to InspireThe Devil is in the DetailsFive DIY spins on the humble clothing hanger – Apartment TherapyBeach House EnvyWarm modernism in Montauk – Design MilkNot Your Grandma's Antiques DealerAsk the expert: Will Fisher on stealth glamour – RemodelistaMirror MirrorA little Euro bling for your wall – 1stdibs via InstagramCalifornia DreamingYearning for the West Coast and an open road – Sunset magazine via InstagramRead Full Story

From a trip to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden to an afternoon at MissoniHome's new Southampton shop, here’s a look at our design-filled week.The Brooklyn Botanic Garden was in full bloom when we visited this week. How gorgeous is this field of Bluebell Woods?!We stopped by Aerin's Madison Avenue offices to preview the brand's new textile collection with Lee Jofa—available in June. With warm weather finally arriving in NYC, we couldn't help but swoon for the triumphant return of alfresco dining...Read Full Story

This post was written by guest contributor Jenny McCoy, an authority on baking and pastry who has created dessert menus for Tom Colicchio’s Craft and Emeril Lagasse’s New Orleans restaurants. Her cookbook, Jenny McCoy’s Desserts for Every Season, will be published this September by Rizzoli. Look for her posts all month on our blog.Outdoor Technology Turtle Shell Wireless Boombox: $149.95 eachGood news, music fans: No longer do you have to drag your stereo speakers out onto the back porch or...Read Full Story

When Waggo's new engineer-stripe square bed arrived in the mail this week, Lulu Dash-Mapes—Lonny's staff mascot whom you may recognize from our April masthead—took one sniff, hopped on it and didn't leave for the rest of the day—giving it her official approval.(Photo by Angelica Domingo)Read Full Story

This post was written by guest contributor Jess Chamberlain, a Seattle-based writer whose love of good design is second only to her passion for environmentally friendly living.(Jericho deck chair: $275)We're finally on the cusp of summer, and I'm all about taking my laptop outside. And if I had any outdoor space beyond the windowsills of my third-floor apartment, I'd have a duo of these dreamy deck chairs by Gallant & Jones. The chair frames (handmade in Vancouver, B.C.) are sustainably...Read Full Story

Totally WiredCheck out Aric Levy's new "Wireflow" pendant lighting for Vibia – TrendlandRecipe RoundupTop 10 dishes from British Vogue's food bloggers – Sous StyleSet Decor We're Crazy For"Scandal" style translated to your home – HouzzStone Cold FoxOur ongoing love affair with Heath Ceramics – Cool HuntingHere Kitty KittyOur fave supe of the moment giving the Cannes red carpet some serious glamour – Cara Delevingne via InstagramHere Kitty Kitty, Part IIThe tie-dye top that's so wrong it's...Read Full Story

C.Z. Guest standing in front of the pool at Villa Artemis, Palm Beach, 1955. (Photo by Michael Mundy, courtesy of Rizzoli)As we enter the season of poolside lounging, lemonade and low-maintenance chic, it only seems natural to take a cue from celebrated American icon and focus ofRizzoli's new release, C.Z. Guest.Author Susanna Salk's 304-page ode to Guest is accompanied by beautiful imagery and personal stories from the late socialite's closest contemporaries, showcasing her contagious spirit...Read Full Story

Team Lonny has nothing but love for the City of Light, so we thought it would be fun to use the charming Paris snapshots from Nichole Robertson's Paris in Color Notes for a few inspired decor pairings!The exterior of a sweet bistro with this poppy kitchen (from our June/July 2012 issue)...Hydrangea bouquets with this mid-century modern bedroom (from our June/July 2010 issue)...A bright orange Vespa with these stacked Hèrmes boxes (from our Jan/Feb 2013 issue)...This gorgeously textural door...Read Full Story

We certainly don't speak Italian, but that doesn't mean we can't learn a thing or two about iconic elements of the country's design history—and try to pronounce them in the lyrical language. Case in point, my feeble attempt to emphasize the hard "g" in the architectual term "loggia". I think I'll stick to writing it. Per trusty Merriam and Webster, a loggia is a "hall, gallery, or porch open to the air on one or more sides," often arcaded or colonnaded.A bit of backstory? The structure...Read Full Story

This post was written by guest contributor Jenny McCoy, an authority on baking and pastry who has created dessert menus for Tom Colicchio’s Craft and Emeril Lagasse’s New Orleans restaurants. Her cookbook, Jenny McCoy’s Desserts for Every Season, will be published this September by Rizzoli. Look for her posts all month on our blog. Homemade ice pops are some of the easiest sweets you can whip up for your next warm-weather affair. And every summer, I return to Mark Bittman’s New York Times...Read Full Story