1. Organic cotton spa sateen ruffled sheet set, available at Anthropologie.

2. Picture frame clock, available at Pottery Barn.

3. Galas gold table lamp, available at The White Hare.

4. Olive green wool quilted lumbar pillow, available at Blue Dahlia.

5. Grey and cream handloom woven striped blanket with fringe, available at Blue Dahlia.

First Additions by Stuart Cohen and Julie Hacker. Published by Oro Editions.

Cohen & Hacker’s remodeled architectural interiors, while respectful of the character and scale of the existing house, transform these spaces with ideas taken from modern design, creating spatially open floor plans with traditional details based on the existing architecture.

Wholesome Origins 

    Rosette Forever Homes was created when Sean Depass and I both wanted more control of the future of our careers. We both came to the industry with carpentry experience, but it was through volunteering at Habitat for Humanity, and eventually becoming staff there, that we met and recognized persistence and perfectionism in one another.

Handmade ceramics are unique functional pieces that double as art. Perhaps nobody knows this better than Molly Svoboda of Boda Clay, who has been making ceramics since the age of fifteen. “My first experience with clay was some open studio time with one of my best friends in high school,” recalls Svoboda.

Fashion-forward homeowner Sharlene wanted to create a home that felt like her in every single detail, so she commissioned a custom house within Castle Rock subdivision in St. Paul, MO. “I wanted a space that truly reflected my personality, lifestyle and values. I didn’t want to compromise,” she recalls. “Building a custom home allowed me to prioritize quality, function and longevity in ways a pre-built home just couldn’t offer.”

    All the pieces fell into place after Amanda Unanue bought her first two-family home in the charming Dutchtown neighborhood of South St. Louis. It was 2002, and the wisdom of her purchase was rooted in the idea that a renter could contribute to her mortgage payment while she lived there. But what happened was far more magical—an unpredictable destiny written in the stars.