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

Milieu Magazine

Petals & Palettes • The botanic creations of the London-based bespoke floral designer Harald Altmaier inspire paint colors, each as unique as a flower from the garden. Subtle blends of cinnamons and persimmons, russets and blushes emerge as the hues of the season.

FEATURED DESIGNERS

FROM THE DESK OF… • Kick-start any space with bold, textured, and whimsical art

OBJECTS

The Great Cover-Up • Slipcovers allow you to make changes at home without making changes—or much of one. Old furniture becomes new. Add tassels and piping, trims and fringes, skirts and pleats to the slipcover, and the possibilities for transforming furniture and the rooms in which they figure become even greater—as Katrin Cargill, MILIEU’s European Style Editor, proves here. And for extra panache, Cargill had a bolt of heavy woven fabric hand-painted, which really sets a new scene.

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

PROFILES

A Natural Woman • The professional collaboration between publishing legend Marian McEvoy and designer Kerry Joyce is grounded in nature — and mutual respect

TRAVEL

IN SPIRIT • Helen Ballard travels the world. During a week-long visit to Laos, she found colors and textures, rituals and customs unlike any in the 60 countries she has visited to date.

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Shared Vision

Getting Possessive

Creating A Story • Working with longtime friend and architect Stan Dixon, interior designer Jackye Lanham crafted a welcoming island retreat that’s at once refined and relaxed

Changing Stripes • Houston antiques dealer Bill Gardner insists that he needs color in his life—and he accomplishes that, in part, with playful slipcovers that add spirit and elegance to his home

Seasonal Transformations • When she’s at her California home, a Houston interior designer marks the seasons by tying on new slipcovers—colors and prints for the fall and winter, and calmer pastels for spring and summer

The Family That STAYS TOGETHER • Cris Briger and her sons not only own and run Casa Gusto/Studio Gusto together, they also share a daily life in their Palm Beach home

A Big Easy Does It • An architect called upon his interior designer friend and colleague to help him transform an old New Orleans townhouse into a new home for himself

THE GOODS • Your source for what’s new, novel, and essential

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Stanford White • As Samuel G. White, great-grandson of Stanford White wrote: “Few if any architects before or since could employ decorative motifs with such flair…”