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15 Best Montreal Hotels and Home Rentals to Book for a Luxurious Canadian Getaway

If you live on the East Coast of the United States, there’s no reason you shouldn’t spend a weekend in Montreal, Canada. Quebec’s largest city is under two hours by plane from New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC. It’s full of 19th-century French colonial architecture, sprawling green space, and all the poutine you could

The Psychology Behind Sigmund Freud’s House

West London’s Hampstead, with its redbrick houses hidden from high street traffic, reminds me of how pervasive British urban planning is. The neighborhood is eerily similar to many of those in Toronto—where I grew up—which meant walking the green-canopied streets felt more congenial to my concept of “home” than my apartment in Manhattan did. This

Is There a Rightful Place for Camo Print in the Home?

Maggie Kidd, cofounder and managing director of Forsyth in St. Louis, acknowledges that the print has a “complex relationship” with fashion and design, noting that “it carries strong connotations, from ruggedness and adventure to a sense of rebellion.” Kidd believes the reclamation of camo is rooted in “blending the outdoors with urban sensibilities.” As she

Is “Fridgescaping” Another Symptom of Our Increasingly Polarizing Times?

“Surprisingly, I never thought anybody would care about my refrigerator,” says Lynzi Judish, a TikTok creator who posts content about “decorating, organizing, and romanticizing” her home. Judish is one of many millennials and Gen Z’ers deliberately arranging the contents of her refrigerator all for the sake of “fridgescaping.” The new fridge decor trend has been

14 Portland, Maine, Hotels and Home Rentals for a Picture-Perfect New England Getaway

Set on a peninsula in chilly Casco Bay, the city of Portland, Maine, is a charming city full of maritime history, Victorian architecture, and the freshest lobster in America. It’s a creative hub, with attractions like the Portland Museum of Art and Merrill Auditorium; a craft beer lover’s dream, with breweries like Allagash Brewing Co.

Let the Millennials Have Their Gray

After moving into his current apartment four and a half years ago, Howarth realized that gray decor would effortlessly match the existing white walls, dark gray bathroom tiles, and gray stone door sills. Plus, as he points out, painting his bedroom dark gray accentuated the small space’s “cave-like quality” to make it feel cozier. Howarth

Why Are So Many Influencers Moving to This Southern City?

In 2021, Erin Thumann, her sister, Ellie, and their mom planned a girls trip along the southeastern coast of the United States. “We wanted to visit all the Nicholas Sparks movie locations,” Thumann says. “My sister was filming a YouTube video, I was posting on my socials, and it was just so fun to show

Extreme Minimalism: 7 People Who Pared All the Way Down Talk Living (Nearly) Furniture-Free

Minimalism is not for everyone. Some of us are moved by a magpie-like spirit to collect and weave every possible flea market find into the ever-expanding tapestry of our home furnishings and decor. But long before Marie Kondo, people have been similarly bewitched by a far more ascetic aesthetic. For a certain subset of the

These Ultra-Luxe Homes Are in Climate Danger Zones—Why Do People Continue Buying Them?

According to 2023 data from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, 72% of Americans believe global warming is happening. However, only 42% think it will personally affect them. “There’s much better awareness of climate change generally,” reiterates Michael Berkowitz, executive director of the University of Miami’s Climate Resilience Academy and former managing director of

NYC Subway Riders Ingest ‘Exceptionally High’ Amounts of Air Pollution Every Day

NYC subway commuters holding their breaths for good news about the subway’s air quality may want to hold for a lot longer: The pollution levels inside America’s largest metro system are alarmingly abysmal and pose a serious health hazard to riders, according to a new study. The study, published August 7 in PLOS One (a