For Joseph Holtzman, the witty and urbane editor of Nest, country living means fake hippo heads, pot-leaf upholstery, plenty of guests, and a totally new take on the “drawing room.”

Tuscany meets Venice in a triangular 1700s house in the West Village.

Using their love of color, designing couple Kate and Andy Spade combined their talents to turn a dilapidated farmhouse on Long Island into a perfectly quirky retreat. Just in time, as both get set to launch a spate of new projects.

New York magazine's Home Design 2002 issue reveals the difference between redecoration and reinvention. Plus: 100 Top Architects & Decorators

Three barns where downtown meets the farm.

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TEXT BY ALEXANDRA LANGE
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Eight prominent New Yorkers walk us through their homes, from a radically renovated brownstone to an art-filled aerie.

How to make a small Sag Harbor summer house feel open, airy, and older than its years.

Good taste is easy to come by these days. But interesting taste is a different matter.

Philippe Starck has checked out of his hotel and into a SoHo loft, where he's dreaming up the housing of the future and -- with Peter Gabriel's help -- planning to launch a satellite.