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�This might sound ridiculous, but I think the linen napkin is vastly underused.�

�Go see everything you can. Be open to the idea of what art is�and what resonates with you.�

�We don’t just match. We make interior designs accessible.�

Kathleen Hyppolite, Owner, Kat Flower

For John and Dominique de Menil, enlisting fashion designer Charles James to decorate their Philip Johnson�designed house in 1950 solidified them as the aesthetic outliers of Houston, Texas. But they would prove themselves design visionaries to the end.

Dolores Suarez and Caroline Grant of Dekar Design have brought some Provençal-inspired casual elegance to newly opened Village restaurant Claudette.

Seeking the city’s best bedding? Out-of-print books? A housewarming gift they’ll actually use? Take your cues from these local tastemakers.

Yuuki Kitada’s wholly reimagined Brooklyn three-bedroom.

Shane Ruth’s sophisticatedly homespun Hell’s Kitchen apartment.

For her uptown apartment, Meaghan Kimball didn’t settle for anything short of elegance�albeit on a smaller-than-usual scale.