The Book
So Chic: Glamorous Lives, Stylish Spaces by Margaret Russell and the Editors of ELLE DECOR, $40; HFMbooks.com
Candace Bushnell's Living Room
In Candace Bushnell's Greenwich Village, New York, apartment, a hot-pink, 19th-century Venetian chaise longue adds a dose of drama to a corner of the living room; the vintage gold-leafed sheaf sconce is one of a pair flanking the mantel, which is original to the apartment.
William Waldron
Amy Fine Collins' Office/Dressing Room
In Amy Fine Collins' Park Avenue, New York, apartment, her office/dressing room features a Louis XV style desk that once belonged to Playboy founder Hugh Hefner. The desk chair is an Austrian Biedermeier design, with a seat upholstered in vintage leopard skin. A gallery of portraits of Collins by Karl Lagerfeld, Victor Skrebneski, Gene Meyer, and others is displayed on the wall.
Photographer: Simon Upton
Delphine and Reed Krakoff's Poolhouse
Delphine and Reed Krakoff's Southampton, New York, poolhouse is furnished with a custom-made canvas-and-pearwood bench by Hermès, a 1950s sofa, and Tord Boontje's Blossom chandelier for Swarovski; the 1930s Serge Roche plaster torchères were purchased at auction.
Reed Krakoff
Muriel Brandolini's Bathroom
In Muriel Brandolini's townhouse on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, fabrics she designed layer the walls and ceiling of the master bath. A mirrored wainscot visually increases the size of the small space, and above it all hangs a baroque-style shell chandelier made by Claire Cormier-Fauvel.
Pieter Estersohn
Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor's Terrace
The terrace of Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor's house in the Hollywood Hills, which was designed by Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch of Roman and Williams, features Mission-influenced furniture and a Moroccan light.
Grey Crawford
Mark Badgley and James Mischka's Living Room
In the living room of Mark Badgley and James Mischka's Manhattan duplex, nylon used for raincoats upholsters the side chairs; the sofa is covered in vinyl. Silver accessories keep the atmosphere festive round the clock.
William Waldron
Giambattista Valli's Bedroom
The bedroom in Giambattista Valli's pied-à-terre in Rome features 19th-century Indonesian carved-wood doors that serve as an atmospheric headboard. The watercolor is by Alberto Pasini.
Henry Bourne
Sarah Jessica Parker's Dining Room
In the dining room of Sarah Jessica Parker's Bridgehampton, New York, weekend house, vintage chairs painted in Benjamin Moore's black Regal Matte are gathered around an Eric Hughesdesigned table. The Egyptian chandelier was found at a local antiques shop.
William Waldron
Ranjana and Naeem Khan's Living Area
In Ranjana and Naeem Khan's SoHo, Manhattan, loft, a low-slung velvet sofa by Minotti and an overscale tufted-leather ottoman by De Padova give the living area a loungelike feel.
Simon Upton
