Veranda

VERANDA is a forum for the very best in living well. Always gracious, and never pretentious, we keep readers abreast of the finest in design, decorating, luxury travel, and more, inspiring them with beauty and elegance. VERANDA is both an ideas showcase and a deeply pleasurable escape, a place where homes feel as good as they look.

Cosmic COBALT • A mystical ancestor of royal blue, the deep evening-sky shade brings an exalted air to tables and accessories—and paired with shimmering gold, stages a starry midnight waltz.

Veranda

An Epic New Era for Hospitality

Editor’s Bookshelf • FIVE BEAUTIFUL NEW BOOKS TO GIVE THIS SEASON

OBJECTS & ARTIFACTS

Come on in… THE BAR IS OPEN • Our PARTY-SEASON PLAYBOOK for the latest mix-and-mingle furniture that will keep guests cozy well into the wee hours

Couture de Force • Clear the runway: Top jewelry houses debut delicate dressmaker details in diamonds, pearls, and dazzling rock crystal.

The Guest Star GIFT GUIDE • What to buy for the cheeky prankster, the unabashed introvert, the showboat, the all-nighter: the coolest ideas for all your favorite characters

SUITE DREAMS • The ultimate fashion flex, demi-parure sets roar back into vogue with boldly colorful gems in innovative settings.

FLOWERS & GARDENS

TRIMMED IN TRADITION • Fresh-cut Fraser firs, evergreen boughs, and more than 6,000 string lights herald the arrival of Christmas at North Carolina’s historic High Hampton resort, instilling the woodsy, old-fashioned warmth of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

INTO THE SNOWY WOOD • Florist Mark Thompson conjures the quiet magic of a frosted forest in four winter white arrangements for organic enchantment all season long.

In the PINK • On New Year’s Day in Palm Beach, The Colony Hotel’s Sarah and Andrew Wetenhall welcome friends for a casual courtyard fete, alight in the landmark’s signature color.

WANDERLUST & JOURNEYS

Now Booking: NEXT-LEVEL LUXURY • From estate revivals in Genoa and Baja to extravagant villas in Egypt and Bhutan, the year’s top hotel debuts are raising the bar with bespoke craftsmanship, garden romance, and all-out escapism.

THE LEGACY KEEPERS • Editor in chief Steele Thomas Marcoux explores how Charleston preservationists are harnessing the city’s vernacular to reinterpret the past and forge a richer future.

POSTCARDS from the Sea • The new Arctic Empire, Aston Martin racing, and yes, a chief aurora chaser guiding your voyage: We checked in with top-tier ships to find out what’s on the horizon for premier cruising.

Dispatch from the SEA CLOUD

Dispatch from the RITZ-CARLTON’S ILMA

Dispatch from the NOMADA AT SEA

Will Travel For… • Who among us can resist a good treasure hunt? Especially when the prize is an object of singular curiosity. Here, three artful adventurers pursue their obsessions from California to north-central Europe.

Shopping the World’s Best Topiaries

Drinking a Billionaire’s Wine

Meeting the Old Masters

DYNASTY of the ARTS • Vienna’s gilded reign shines as brightly as ever, luring design and beauty luminary AERIN LAUDER back for a centuries-hopping tour of its avant-garde scene.

ARCHITECTURE & DECORATION

TOAST of the TOWN • At her Manhattan apartment, stationer and Dear Annabelle founder Marcie Pantzer hosts a New Year’s celebration as graceful as the lost art of letter writing.

BEYOND THE FEAST • Thanksgiving dinner is only the beginning for Charleston hoteliers Jaimie and John Dewberry, who extend the revelry with drop-in cocktails at their 18th-century home and a Black Friday boat ride on their vintage Chris-Craft.

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