Luxe Interiors + Design Magazine

2 weeks ago | luxesource.com | Jennifer Pfaff Smith

Welcome back to Design Where You Live, a monthly digest of regional trends from our editors—delivered straight to you. This month, Homes Editor Jennifer Pfaff Smith is on the scene in South Florida, where there's no shortage of sunshine or style. From the vibrant and artistic aesthetics of Miami to the colorful, historic vibes in Palm Beach, Florida's design language comes together in a nuanced collection of breezy retreats.

Dec 12, 2024 | luxesource.com | Zlata Kozul Naumovski

Like countless other couples, Eric and Julie moved to Arizona to enjoy the serene desert landscape. But the pair didn’t want to move into just any abode; they wanted to build their forever home—a single-story house with great views capturing spectacular sunsets. “We’ve lived in a number of locations across the U.S. over the years, and, as we started to consider retirement, we chose Scottsdale to enjoy the beautiful scenery,” Eric says.

Dec 2, 2024 | luxesource.com | Jessica Ritz

The ability to see things not as they are but as they could be is perhaps an interior designer’s greatest skill. Even when—perhaps especially when—faced with a home that has a bit of a mixed personality. Such was the situation designer Anita Jacobi found herself in when she and her husband sold the abode where they’d raised their daughters for two decades. Many months rolled by before the couple pressed go on a San Juan Capistrano Mediterranean Revival-style property as their next home...

Nov 8, 2024 | luxesource.com | Jessica Ritz

The idea of living in Bel Air was a longtime dream during the years Dara Mir spent growing up in West Los Angeles. As an adult—and determined to turn that fantasy into reality—he’d drive up and down the area’s storied streets, studying the possibilities. So when the entrepreneur-turned-developer spied the Bel Air hillside property that now holds his multitiered, contemporary Mediterranean-inspired residence, he was more than ready to move forward into the future he’d imagined.

Sep 13, 2024 | luxesource.com | Michelle Brunner

Having just finished a years-long renovation of her family’s Wicker Park bungalow, interior designer Anna Knight wasn’t looking to relocate anytime soon. Then the self-professed “old-house nerd” saw an enticing listing for an 1899 Victorian in Oak Park that piqued her curiosity. “I thought there had to be something wrong with it to be that price in that location,” Knight recalls. She swung by on her way to another appointment, and she was enchanted.