The Last Word in Chic, a luxe, oversize compilation of the most beautiful homes from the pages of FREDERIC magazine, is the perfect reference whenever you’re looking for design inspiration, whether it’s a bespoke upholstery detail, unexpected color, or elegant architectural element. “It’s a very sophisticated book, but it’s filled with decorating ideas and useful takeaways,” says editor in chief Dara Caponigro.
Here, she shares just a few of her favorite ideas among many woven throughout the book.
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MELANIE ACEVEDO
“Even though Marshall Neve’s New York apartment is tiny (just 300 square feet!) with the kitchen right in the living/dining room, he didn’t let size stand in the way of proper decorating. I think the way he’s hung the art—with satisfying symmetry, but not perfectly matching—is particularly inspired.”
JAMES MCDONALD
“This bathroom by Neisha Crosland is divine. The antiqued mirrored glass she used on those latticework doors is so watery and ethereal. It’s serene and feminine—but not too feminine—and brings light into the space.”
FRANCESCO LAGNESE
“I love the hammock in this sunroom by Barrie Benson. It’s so friendly and fun—it doesn’t take itself too seriously.”
Vanessa Brewer (AVO Photography)
“Serena Crawford had a mosaic created for her kitchen featuring shards from broken antique blue and white crockery and china she couldn’t bear to part with. It’s such a clever and sustainable and joyful idea.”
MANU RODRÍGUEZ/MANUFOTO
“At first glance, Christina Nielsen’s New York apartment looks like a serene white landscape, but she animated it with pattern in thoughtful, selective ways—on a bedspread, kitchen banquette, bathroom walls—and in wallpaper lining the back of a small built-in bookcase in a corner of the living room. It creates these wonderful little moments of surprise.”
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