Manhattan’s Secret Shoppable Loft

It wasn’t until the end of my stay in New York that I realised I’d been living in an entirely shoppable dream apartment. The enviable furniture and covetable design accents might be hiding the price tags, but the decorating ideas are on the house. The Witness Apartment is a unique New York City loft that sheds its skin…

Hidden in Henry’s Room: The Secret Life of a Janitor

Here’s one that slipped past my radar: only the greatest self-taught artist of the 20th century whose work was not discovered until his landlords were cleaning out his room upon his death in 1973. No one had known that hidden behind the door of his single-room apartment at 851 Webster Ave in Chicago, the penniless…

Check out the Most Eccentric AirBnB Pad in NYC

Do you remember that time we discovered the ‘Museum of Every Object you can Probably Think Of‘– that old farming estate in Parma, Italy with an an archive of more than 60,000 everyday artifacts masterfully arranged around the old house? Well I think I just found its stateside equivalent right in the heart of Williamsburg, New York. Welcome to…

A Postcard from London

I‘d stayed away too long. I was born and bred in London and yet, I left the city that raised me without a second thought, a sudden and swift and cold-hearted break. Seven years passed, we had fleeting reunions, but I’d found a new love – Paris – and there wasn’t enough room in my heart for…

The Great Brooklyn House Snooping of 1978

I love a good snoop around other people’s houses, don’t you? Assuming it’s all perfectly legal, of course. In January 1978, a then unknown, and still, very much undiscovered photographer by the name of Dinanda H. Nooney began documenting Brooklynites in their homes. She gained access to the private lives of hundreds of perfect strangers, who…

Parisian Pads You Can Borrow for an Epic Party

So I heard Paris is cracking down on Airbnb landlords again. The city is officially making it mandatory for landlords to register their lodgings with city hall before listing it to vacationers online, as well as imposing a 120-day limit to rent their properties. For French entrepreneurs trying to make the most out of their…

The Ghosts of a Parisian Apartment Frozen in Time

It looks like the Fitzgeralds have been round for dinner. But they’ve commandeered the soirée, taken the hostess hostage and disappeared with her into the Parisian underworld. A trail of half-empty champagne glasses have been left on almost every surface, a copious feast abandoned mid-meal, entertainment flyers and calling cards are strewn around on a…

For Sale! Parisian Dream Home du Jour

A little fixer-upper in Paris– isn’t that what most of us dream about? It’s a common past time for me to check the local Parisian listings for property I can’t afford and once in a while, something pops up and brings out my inner Goldilocks– you know, that impulsive little girl who discovers an enchanting home in the…

Up Close & Personal with Coco Chanel in her Apartment at the Ritz

The most controversial years in Coco Chanel’s life were spent living at the Hotel Ritz in Paris. While most of Paris was being booted out of their homes during the German occupation, Coco lived in luxury throughout most of World War II– thanks to a highly questionable relationship with her lover, a German Aristocrat and Nazi…

We can now Hang Out in Jimi Hendrix’s 1960s London Flat

Number 23 Brook Street in Mayfair of London, is the only officially recognised Hendrix residence in the world. And for the past 13 years, it’s been used as an administrative office. Updated from an article originally posted in 2014 following an announcement of plans to restore the Hendrix residence. Coincidentally located next door to the…