Troy McMullen

New York

Executive Editor at ABC News

Executive Editor @ABC News. @WSJ alum. Contributor on all things art, architecture and design to the @WashingtonPost, @FinancialTimes, @ArchDigest.

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Articles

Dana Vowinckel's debut novel explores family relationships and cultural displacement

2 weeks ago | abcnews.go.com | Troy McMullen

Dana Vowinckel's new book straddles the narratives of daughter and fatherIn her debut novel, Misophonia, Dana Vowinckel explores the cultural diaspora through one teenager’s summer across Berlin, Jerusalem, and Chicago. It’s a coming of age story that balances the narratives of a daughter and her father as well as the fifteen-year-old protagonist’s abrupt (and reluctant) reunion with her mother. The book is also a semi-autobiographical trek through parts of Vowinckel’s own life.
Tour this CT neighborhood chock-full of historic Victorian houses

4 weeks ago | ctinsider.com | Troy McMullen

In 1865, when New York insurance broker-turned-property developer Melville Mead purchased farmland that would eventually become Prospect Avenue in Darien, he envisioned lining the 8-acre field with some of the town's most prestigious houses. Blessed with rolling hills and unobstructed views of Long Island Sound, Mead carved the land into 24 building lots and set out to erect properties in a variety of architectural styles.
'Look at your property as a whole'

Mar 22, 2025 | ctinsider.com | Troy McMullen

After a massive oak tree fell on her property in Woodbury a few years ago, landscape designer Anna Haines sensed an opportunity. She and her husband, Kyle Haines, spent the following days in the yard of the saltbox Colonial they share with their two young daughters removing limbs and carving up the tree's rounded outgrowth and trunk.
A Short History of Black Craft in Ten Objects

Mar 13, 2025 | abcnews.go.com | Troy McMullen

By the time he obtained his freedom sometime between 1850 and 1860, and settled in Williamson County, Tennessee, Richard Poynor was already a well-established craftsman. Born a slave in Halifax County, Virginia, he earned a living making chairs noted for their gracefully curved mule-ear posts and triple-slat backs, a pioneering style that was sought after by wealthy enslavers and common folk alike.
This 400-Square-Foot Chelsea Apartment Has a Surprising Amount of Storage

Mar 6, 2025 | architecturaldigest.com | Troy McMullen |Seth Caplan

All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Architect Robert Garneau didn’t have to look far for inspiration when he was asked to renovate a modest apartment inside a prewar building in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood.
This 400-Square-Foot Chelsea Apartment Has a Surprising Amount of Storage

Mar 6, 2025 | yahoo.com | Troy McMullen

“A dialogue between old and new lies at the core of the revamped space,” says Garneau. The architect created a strategy where the existing perimeter of the apartment is preserved in a rough state with the details maintained as part of the character. Polished jewel box cabinets are inserted into the original shell. “Being a prewar space, the apartment was cut up in a way in which it wasn’t optimized,” says Garneau.
Une maison de campagne chaleureuse au cœur des Hamptons

Jan 22, 2025 | admagazine.fr | Troy McMullen |William Jess Laird

Il y a un an, lorsque Melissa Lee a visité cette maison dans le hameau rural de Springs à East Hampton, dans l’État de New York, elle a été séduite par le charme sans prétention de la région. Réputée depuis longtemps pour son héritage artistique, Springs a vu naître le mouvement expressionniste abstrait et accueilli des peintres emblématiques du milieu du siècle, tels que Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner et Willem de Kooning.
Casa de vacaciones: Un cálido paraíso bañado por el sol

Jan 21, 2025 | admagazine.com | Troy McMullen |Corina Mendoza

Esta es la casa de vacaciones de tus sueños. Hace un año, cuando la diseñadora de interiores Melissa Lee visitó la aldea rural de Springs, en East Hampton (Nueva York), quedó impresionada por el encanto sin pretensiones de la zona. Célebre desde hace tiempo por su legado artístico, Springs es la cuna del movimiento expresionista abstracto y fue el hogar de una serie de pintores de mediados de siglo, como Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner y Willem de Kooning.
Inside a Warm, Shingle-Style Home in the Heart of the Hamptons

Jan 17, 2025 | architecturaldigest.com | Troy McMullen |William Jess Laird

A year ago, when interior designer Melissa Lee visited the rural East Hampton, New York, hamlet of Springs, she was struck by the area’s unpretentious charm. Long celebrated for its artistic legacy, Springs is the birthplace of the Abstract Expressionist movement and was home to a string of midcentury painters, including Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, and Willem de Kooning. Those influential artists helped infuse the bayfront community with a rich, creative character that still exists today.
Tour an Uptown Apartment Transformed Into a Rich, Layered Enclave

Jan 13, 2025 | architecturaldigest.com | Troy McMullen |Frank Frances

All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Soon after deciding to sell their Manhattan home of 30 years—where they amassed an enviable collection of art, books, and vintage furnishings—the owners of this expansive Upper West Side residence came to another important decision: not to sell it.