Heather Buchanan

Dec 11, 2023 | cottagesgardens.com | Heather Buchanan

Infused with new furnishings and vibrant wallpaper, a standard-issue 1980s house near Sag Harbor takes on a character of its own. 13 minutes ago FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedinemailFurnishings in the living room include a Franco Albini no. PS16 rocking chaise, a cocktail table from MSJ Furniture Studio, and an O. Henry House sofa covered in a fabric from Osborne & Little.

Oct 10, 2023 | cottagesgardens.com | Heather Buchanan |Robert Rufino

In Orient, the fashion executive trains her gimlet eye on a diamond in the rough. Linda Fargo, the longtime senior vice president, fashion office and store presentation for Bergdorf Goodman, knows a thing or two about transformations. “I am able to take something that other people might discard and turn it into something different,” she says.

Aug 24, 2023 | cottagesgardens.com | Heather Buchanan

HC&G’s Innovator Award honoree for 2023–24 transforms a modern marvel into a repository of work by women artists and makers.

Jul 14, 2023 | cottagesgardens.com | Heather Buchanan

Vintage became the name of the game: Something old, borrowed, or blue was okay, but nothing new. This was music to Samet’s ears, since the designer has a penchant for finding what he calls “Rolls-Royce furniture in need of a little love.” His timeless, classic sensibility, fine-tuned by his work on projects in such locales as Locust Valley and Palm Beach, is on full display here, from the butler’s bar to the top-floor guest rooms.

Jul 11, 2023 | cottagesgardens.com | Heather Buchanan

In her new Hamptons home, the designer stays true to her mantra of "beautiful, but livable." For 25 years, decorator Bella Mancini and her husband, Jeff, lived in New York City and spend weekends at their summer getaway on the North Fork, but the desire to make a permanent move to the East End grew more urgent as time went by, particularly with the dawn of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.