The Journal
Thinking out loud.
On design, materials, place, and the particular way homes shape the people who live in them.
June 17, 2026
Eco-Friendly Home Materials: From Hemp and Reclaimed Wood to Mycelium and Biocement
Every material in your home has a story. Where it came from, what it cost the earth to produce, how it was processed and…
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June 3, 2026
Why the Hudson Valley Is One of the Most Interesting Places to Design Right Now
I grew up in the Berkshires. Living in a particular way that shapes how you see the landscape for the rest of your life.…
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May 27, 2026
Embodied Carbon vs. Operational Carbon: What Every Homeowner Should Know Before They Build
When most people think about the environmental impact of their home, they think about energy bills. The electricity it c…
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May 20, 2026
Why the Entryway Is the Most Honest Room in the House
You come home at the end of a long day and the entryway tells the whole story before you've taken your coat off. The bag…
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May 13, 2026
What a Designer Notices in Every Hotel She Visits
As I write this, I'm sitting in the indoor/outdoor mezzanine of a resort in the Dominican Republic. It's that slim windo…
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April 29, 2026
What to Know Before Hiring an Interior Designer in the Hudson Valley
There's a particular kind of paralysis that comes with owning a home you love but can't quite figure out. You've lived i…
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April 22, 2026
How to Design a More Sustainable and Regenerative Home
Most conversations about interior design start and end at the surface: the finishes, the furniture, the palette. And tho…
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April 15, 2026
How Our Homes Shape Our Physical Health
We spend more time inside our homes than almost anywhere else. We sleep there, eat there, work there, recover there. And…
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