January 2012
Form meets function in the charming cottage office of interior designer Barbara Westbrook
Architect D. Stanley Dixon and designer Nancy Warren create a new vision of refined rustic living
One of the city’s leading style gurus reveals his tried-and-true design recipe for achieving bliss in the kitchen
Phoebe Howard’s light and bright approach to decorating serves as the ideal backdrop for a family’s contemporary art collection
Architects Thomas Paul Bates and Jeremy Corkern create an airy pied-À-terre for a downsizing couple
This year’s best kitchens look open and airy, polished and pretty, and free-flowing. Each of our winners is meticulously tailored to the needs of its owners, with storage and function in places that weren’t even supposed to be spaces. Go ahead and take cooking out of the equation; these rooms have a level of comfort and sophistication that rivals anywhere else in the house. These kitchens were designed for living.














