As our second homes become our primary place of residence, a flurry of tasteful tomes captures the romantic spirit of weekend retreats.
Richard Mishaan Design
Richard Mishaan Design (Vendome, November 2022) spotlights projects ranging from a renovated 400-year-old Hamptons barn turned family home (pictured) to a renovated 250-year-old mansion turned Tcherassi Hotel and Spa in Cartagena, Colombia.
Romancing the Home
Stewart Manger’s Romancing the Home (Rizzoli, September 2022) features projects from Mallorca, Newport and the Hamptons (pictured below).
The Elegant Life
Alex Papachristidis’ The Elegant Life (Rizzoli, September 2022) celebrates stunning interiors like this Hamptons home below.
Live Now
Victoria Hagan’s monograph Live Now (Rizzoli) beckons with seaside sanctuaries like this Hamptons home beautifully imagined to frame the ocean views by the designer.
Below, plantings by landscape architecture firm Oehme, van Sweden around a swimming pool in Southampton, N.Y., as featured in Beyond Bold: Inspiration, Collaboration, Evolution (The Pointed Leaf Press, September 2022)
Photography by: FROM TOP: RICHARD MISHAAN DESIGN PHOTO BY FRANCESCO LAGNESE AND GENEVIEVE GARRUPPO/COURTESY OF VENDOME; RICHARD MISHAAN DESIGN PHOTO BY FRANCESCO LAGNESE AND GENEVIEVE GARRUPPO/COURTESY OF VENDOME; ROMANCING THE HOME PHOTO BY FRANCESCO LAGNESE AND ANNIE SCHLECHTER/COURTESY OF RIZZOLI NEW YORK; ROMANCING THE HOME PHOTO BY FRANCESCO LAGNESE AND ANNIE SCHLECHTER/COURTESY OF RIZZOLI NEW YORK; THE ELEGANT LIFE PHOTO BY WILLIAM ABRAMOWICZ/COURTESY OF RIZZOLI NEW YORK; THE ELEGANT LIFE PHOTO BY WILLIAM ABRAMOWICZ/COURTESY OF RIZZOLI NEW YORK; LIVE NOW PHOTO BY WILLIAM WALDRON/COURTESY OF RIZZOLI NEW YORK; LIVE NOW PHOTO BY WILLIAM WALDRON/COURTESY OF RIZZOLI NEW YORK; BEYOND BOLD: INSPIRATION, COLLABORATION, EVOLUTION PHOTO BY RICHARD FELBER/COURTESY OF POINTED LEAF PRESS/OEHME, VAN SWEDEN INC.; BEYOND BOLD: INSPIRATION, COLLABORATION, EVOLUTION PHOTO BY RICHARD FELBER/COURTESY OF POINTED LEAF PRESS/OEHME, VAN SWEDEN INC.