MILIEU

In MILIEU, every story captures the look and feel, the mood and character, the style of a place - its milieu. The milieu that defines a great house or garden, the unique character of a design professional, the message conveyed in a thoughtful essay about home life, the creative strategies for accomplishing the look you want for your home - these are the elements of our magazine.

EDITOR’S SAY

Looking Back • MILIEU premiered on newsstands and in subscribers’ mailboxes in 2013. And now, a decade later, we acknowledge some of the most inspiring interiors from each seasonal issue; here, we revisit 10 years’ worth of memorable moments from our Winter issues. These are rooms and gardens that remain among our staff’s and our readers’ favorites.

MILIEU

FEATURED DESIGNERS

From The Desk Of… • Warm boots and textured rugs are top of my winter wish list

CURATED

THE JOY OF COOKING • Decorating a kitchen is similar to designing any room—choosing colors that complement hardware finishes, mixing furnishings old and new, adding accessories, and selecting appliances that are functional and well-designed

COMMUNITY

A Pattern of Life • Gilly Newberry’s confident eye and collaborative spirit shaped a successful career that continues to influence the world of design. Bennison Fabrics introduces a fabric named in her honor.

FORWARD Thinkers • The artisans, artists, and designers who inspire us

JOURNEY

Entering a Kingdom • Visitors to Umbria’s 11th-century Reschio live in a medieval castle, but one that has been updated by its family to luxuriously accommodate modern-day life

ETCETERA

Following the Paper Trail • Hundreds of Mark Rothko’s painted works on paper are on view in an exhibition at Washington D.C.’s National Gallery of Art

Collecting Keepsakes

Discover ADAC

THE WELL

The Nature of Things • A noted London design couple look often to what lies outdoors—the shapes, forms, flora, colors of the natural world—for inspiration about how to live inside their home

Making Good CHOICES • Recognizing that the hardest client to please is herself, Wendy Labrum took on the complete—and successful—renovation of her family’s Chicago home

Modern Vintage • Heidi Caillier was intent on mixing eras and moods in a client’s century-old house in a quiet Seattle neighborhood

MONTECITO MELLOW • A couple decided to scale back to a smaller house in their hometown, but needed Richard Hallberg to make it bright and serene with California light

IN FULL COLOR • For her own London home, an interior designer indulged in all of her favorite things—bright hues, antique textiles, and a mélange of accessories and textures

The Goods • Your source for what’s new, novel, and essential

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Candace Wheeler • “In so far as the principles of decoration are derived from other arts, they can be acquired by every one, but an exquisite feeling in their application is the distinguishing quality of the true decorator.” – From Principles of Home Decoration (1903)