Jane Margolies

Because the music room of the house on Long Island is somewhat narrow — a quirk of the house’s layout — the owners decided to open it up visually by covering facing walls with mirrors hung salon style.<span class="rte rte-comment" data--id="00000169-b65f-d577-abfb-b7df37250000" data--label=" Martha Lynch" data-time="06/3/2024 2:06:54 PM" data-replies="" data-collapse="false">A photo provided by Adam Kane Macchia shows the music room with mirrors hung salon style on facing walls to open up the space visually, at the home of Tom Postilio and Mickey Conlon on the North Shore of Long Island in New York. The two fans of musical standards have taken maximalism to a new level. (Adam Kane Macchia via The New York Times) -- FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY DESIGN MAXIMALIST HOUSE BY JANE MARGOLIES FOR MAY 10, 2024. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. --</span>

Renovation transforms collectors’ waterfront house into lavish salute to iconic entertainers

June 8, 2024 at 1:01 p.m.

Consider the 21 gilded mirrors lining the music room, each more extravagant than the last. Or the Italian monastery table that seats 24, never mind the tapestries, peacock feathers, brass...

Tabitha Kane, a co-host of the podcast “Housewives of True Crime,” in her home office in Dallas, Texas, where a faux fireplace leads to a secret room.<span class="rte rte-comment" data--id="00000169-b65f-d577-abfb-b7df37250000" data--label=" Martha Lynch" data-time="03/30/2024 12:57:35 AM" data-replies="" data-collapse="false">, Feb. 26, 2024. Hidden doors and secret rooms have become an increasingly popular feature in American homes, whether the goal is foiling burglars, eking out extra storage or creating so-called safe, or panic, rooms for doomsday scenarios. (JerSean Golatt/The New York Times)</span>

Hidden in plain sight: The secret door is having a moment

March 30, 2024 at 7:11 p.m.

Tabitha Kane is a co-host of a true crime podcast, so it might not come as a complete surprise to learn that when she and her husband were planning a...

A mock-up being repurposed by Testbeds, an initiative to repurpose building mock-ups for New York's community gardens, Oct. 18, 2022. The new program is gaining interest as a way to keep them out of the landfill. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)

Construction waste gets new life in the garden

March 25, 2023 at 12:31 p.m.

NEW YORK — Construction waste has long been a bane of ecologically minded architects. So a trio of designers zeroed in on what they felt was a particularly egregious example: the “architectural...

Maryah Greene, right, owner of the firm, Green Piece, advises Jodi Taylor, left, and L. Cardenas, during a plant care consultation at their home in New York, Oct. 9, 2021. As we continue to spend more time at home, we can turn to experts for everything from decluttering to choosing houseplants or even custom-made scents for each room. (Katherine Marks/The New York Times)

Stuck on paint colors? There’s a consultant for that – and more

July 30, 2022 at 12:16 p.m.

The pandemic triggered all sorts of upheavals in residential real estate. But whether we stayed in our apartments or left the city for the suburbs or second homes — and...

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