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Night Feels • Bedtime shouldn’t simply be a reliable reward for a hard day’s work—it should be an opportunity to slumber in style. Just rip a page from this month’s issue of AD, featuring sleeping quarters primed to soothe and inspire even the most restless minds. Here are just a few of the many ideas for how to dream big….
editor’s letter
State of Gracie • How the antique paper in Condé Nast’s 1920s ballroom became a beloved decorator deep cut
Dwelling On the Past • For designer Aldous Bertram, a former ballroom gives new life to favorite old finds
Lighting the Way • Part inspiration and part laboratory, Roman and Williams’s new Manhattan office gives way to bright ideas
Prince of Prints • Fashion darling Joseph Altuzarra unveils an eclectic line for Kravet
Twist and Shout
HOWDY Y’ALL
History Lessons • To update a Federal-era house in Connecticut for her young family, designer Lauren McGrath does her research
Stage Right • Bureau V leaves a lasting mark on Brooklyn’s performing arts scene
baths • Minimalist, maximalist, and everything in between—the best new products bridge past and future in style. Our advice? Soak them up….
renaissance man • At his Southern California oasis, NBA sensation Jimmy Butler creates a personal paradise that accommodates his many interests
FRESH TAKE • A family turns to Lily Dierkes to help update their vintage 1970s house on the shore of Lake Michigan
OPEN DOOR POLICY • Designer Mark D. Sikes breathes new life into Blair House, the president’s guesthouse in Washington, DC
fantasia • Artist Jorge Pardo fashions an otherworldly ranch house for Lauren and Benedikt Taschen in Malibu
ART OF CHANGE
VIRTUALLY PERFECT • A formerly bland spec house in the Hamptons gets a glorious makeover at the hands of Heidi Caillier
design notes • THE DETAILS THAT MAKE THE LOOK
Against the Grain