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Thursday, February 7, 2013

Home & Garden

On Location | Wilton, Conn.

Restoration Drama

The marble coffee table is Italian vintage, and a new purchase. The Fieldens bought the pair of Robsjohn Gibbings chairs from the Celanese House.
Trevor Tondro for The New York Times

The marble coffee table is Italian vintage, and a new purchase. The Fieldens bought the pair of Robsjohn Gibbings chairs from the Celanese House.

After Jay Fielden’s beloved house was lost in a fire, he reimagined it, just as he’s done with the magazine he edits.

House Proud

Life in the Ruins

Despite the lack of heat or reliable running water, an old Packard plant has become a home.

In the Garden

Trees That Make the Best Neighbors

The experts praised bark and flowers, fruit and trunks, and suggested tricks for planting and pruning.

Shopping With James Klein and David Reid

Serving Utensils

To the partners of the New York porcelain company KleinReid, almost nothing comes under as much scrutiny when entertaining as table settings.

Currents
Q&A;

Summoning Nature for Healing

Mikyoung Kim, a landscape architect, has designed gardens for hospitals in Chicago and Miami.
Christopher Baker

Mikyoung Kim, a landscape architect, has designed gardens for hospitals in Chicago and Miami.

Mikyoung Kim, a Boston-based landscape architect, recently completed two therapeutic gardens for hospitals.

Lighting

Reflections by the Thousands

Lighting inspired by pirate’s loot.

Open

A New Home for Homer

Richard Mishaan’s design shop reopens in Greenwich Village.

Goods

Precision Engineering for Beer

Designing an I.P.A.-specific glass that alters the beer-drinking experience.

Outdoors

On the Road Again

Sleeker than an Airstream, and now with solar panels and Wi-Fi, this trailer can be yours for $100,000.

Deals

Sales at Stark, Alessi and Others

Discounts on carpets, fabric, accessories and more.

Slide Shows
How to Support a Decorating Habit

In Chicago, David Hopkins has turned his apartment into a laboratory of style. To finance it, he rents out the space and sleeps in the closet.

The High Life

A couple turned a landmarked water tower into a home.

Videos
Teenage Bedrooms: The Forbidden Frontier

Emily Cohn and Emma Orlow, seniors in high school, spent a year interviewing their fellow teens about everything from collages to carpets. The result: The Do Not Enter Diaries.

A TriBeCa Menagerie

A loft in TriBeCa is home to a variety of taxidermied creatures.

From the Great Homes Section

House Hunting in ... South Africa

The market in South Africa has improved since the global financial crisis.

What You Get for ... $2.4 Million

A modern in Key Biscayne, a 1909 house in Seattle and a house with an ocean view in Hawaii.

What You Get for ... $2.9 Million

A horse-country house in California, a mountain house in Colorado and a town house in Chicago.

The Scoop iPhone App

An insider’s guide to what to eat, drink and do in New York, including a category on our favorite home furnishing stores, compiled by the editors and reporters in the Home section and T Magazine.