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The Main Character in Eliana Gil Rodriguez’s Duplex Is This Vintage Bernard Vuarnesson Coffee Table
The designer’s latest investment is a conversation piece that tells a narrative of its own
By Sydney Gore
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Christian Allaire’s Statement-Making Coffee Table Sets the Tone
The Vogue style writer explains how he chose the most visually impactful items for his design-filled space
By Brittany Loggins
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Olivia Kim’s Ultrafragola Mirror Marked a Personal Milestone for the Professional Tastemaker
Curating a Memphis-inspired experience for Nordstrom helped the retailer’s VP of creative projects and home manifest her dream piece
By Audrey Lee
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Zeba Blay’s Glass Coffee Table Is the Conversation Piece That Keeps Her Grounded
The Craigslist find serves as a meeting place for all of the author’s favorite things after a move to a new city
By J. Nailah Avery
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Summer Dean’s Handmade Mirror Is a Reflection of Her Personality
The custom piece was made-to-order, and fits her commitment to slow living and consumption
By Amber Officer-Narvasa
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Leah Thomas’s Botanical Glass Mobile Brought Her Joy at Just the Right Moment
The purchase both validated what she has worked for and broke from the expectation that Black women activists shouldn’t splurge on themselves
By Abigail Glasgow
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Nicole McLaughlin’s Personal Rock Climbing Wall Helps Her Stay Grounded
Decorating with her passion brought the designer’s studio space to new heights
By Audrey Lee
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Brittany Byrd’s Custom-Made Coffee Table Is All About Honesty
The Los Angeles–based creative shares the behind-the-scenes of a design process that started with infinite possibilities
By Killian Wright-Jackson
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Tezza Barton’s Extra Deep Bouclé Sofa Seats Nine People
Without squeezing!
By Morgan Goldberg
Photography by Tezza Barton
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A Vintage Bar Is the Heart of This Interior Designer’s Home
The diamond-in-the-rough piece is now a vessel for memory-making in Francesca Messina-DeShae’s Brooklyn brownstone
By Jessica Militare
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The Chef of Brooklyn’s Buzziest Restaurant Owns a Piece of New York Dining History
And he made a Frankentable out of it
By Morgan Goldberg
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For This Vintage Collector, an Antique Chinese Lacquered Box Was Worth the Wait–and Not To Be Stored Away on a Shelf
Drawn to objects with “many, many lives,” Tione Trice puts his treasured objects to use
By Amber Officer-Narvasa
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Tahirah Hairston's Custom Daybed Does it All
The Brooklyn-based editor shares the story behind her first investment piece that has gone onto the define the alcove studio she calls home
By Sophia Herring
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This 1970s Burl Wood Armoire Is the Only Item Vintage Dealer Chalisse Burrell Won’t Sell
It’s too beautiful—and too heavy—to give up
By Morgan Goldberg
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Canyon Coffee Cofounder Ally Walsh Cherishes Her Rare Peter Shire Mugs
It’s all about the morning ritual for this entrepreneur and new mom
By Morgan Goldberg
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This Hardware Store Owner’s Favorite Vintage Lamp Brings Cohesion to Her Brooklyn Apartment
With a single light fixture, the hardware shop founder and her husband united their different styles
By Morgan Goldberg
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This Designer’s Dream Table Was Inspired by Vintage Aesthetics and Abstract Shapes
Brooklyn-based artist Sade Mims tasked herself with making the perfect furniture for her newly opened showroom
By Juliana Ukiomogbe
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This Fashion Archivist and Shop Owner Is a Collector of Black Stories and a Lover of Literature
For Keesean Moore, finding a signed copy of Brother to Brother: New Writings by Black Gay Men was an experience for the books
By Amber Officer-Narvasa
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Mandy Madden Kelley Will Bring This Vintage Wegner Ox Chair Wherever She Goes
The self-care influencer and pet-brand founder is obsessed with this seat
By Morgan Goldberg
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This Tanker Desk Was Worth the Wait
For art director and ceramist Michelle Sieg, sourcing (and transporting) her teal tanker wasn’t easy, but five years later the piece is instrumental to her every day
By Juliana Ukiomogbe