With last few days of 2019 coming to a close, we can’t help but look back at the homes, people, and trends from this year that helped make VERANDA, well, VERANDA.
As we constantly strive to celebrate the joy of design and decorating, and to present our readers with the very best in gracious living, we reflect often on the stories—from tours of the world’s most beautiful homes to paint color trend lists and everything in between—that moved them, informed them about the newest products and tastemakers, and propelled them to finish that home project. And if our most-read articles are any indication, VERANDA truly is the home for the design-obsessed.
This year, we went inside the gorgeous homes of Jenna Bush Hager, designer Philip Mitchell, and antiques purveyor William R. Eubanks, whose timeless design lessons inspired thousands. We’ve also rediscovered the bold impact of saturated shades and the enchanting power of outdoor living. But most of all, we learned how design, travel, and entertaining can bring so many people of different backgrounds together.
Here, a compilation of the stories that helped define this year at VERANDA.
Our Hottest Home Tours
Jenna Bush Hager Hosts an Unforgettable Weekend Gathering at Her Spirited Long Island Cottage
Tara Donne
Step Inside Designer Philip Mitchell’s 18th-century Seaside Cottage
Annie Schlechter
A Farmhouse in Provence Finds its Calling as a Gracious Family Escape
Alexandre Bailhache
A Look at the 2019 Kips Bay Palm Beach Show House
Nickolas Sargent
This 1920s Southern Cottage Brings Grand English Style in Spades, Indoors and Out
Melanie AcevedoVERANDA's Top 10 Rooms in 2019 According to Instagram
Annie Schlechter
Our Most Inviting Outdoor Living Spaces
15 Designer Front Porch Ideas To Recreate at Home
James Merrell
20 Designer Patio Ideas for A Summer Outside
Francesco Lagnese
15 Spectacular Swimming Pools That Will Make Your Backyard Feel Like a Resort
Francesco LagneseVeranda's Most Beautiful Places to Travel Now
The 35 Best Museums In The World
Enzo Figueres/Getty
These Are the 12 Most Beautiful Wineries in Napa Valley
Courtesy of Stag's Leap
Inside 20 of the World's Most Beautiful Libraries
Imagno//Getty Images
The 10 Most Enchantingly Beautiful Castles in the World
Andia//Getty Images
The 15 Most Beautiful Gardens in the World
Jumping Rocks//Getty ImagesOur Freshest Flower Inspiration
Discover the Real Symbolism Behind Rose Color Meanings
The 25 Best Local Flower Shops in the U.S.
Brian WoodcockOur Most Dazzling Decorating Ideas
The 35 Best Living Room Ideas for Beautiful Home Design
Annie Schlechter
40 Designer Dining Rooms That Make Us Swoon
Amy Neunsinger
40 Beautiful Bedroom Ideas From the World's Top Designers
Alexandre Bailhache
30 Incredible Small Bathroom Ideas That Are Effortlessly Elegant
Björn Wallander
These 17 Bombshell Home Bars Are Loaded With Small Space Ideas
Francesco LagneseSet for the Season: Our Guide to Extravagant Holiday Entertaining
Pamela Cook
Our Most Brilliant Color Roundups
Top Designers Are Obsessed with These Brilliant Blue Paint Colors
Max Burkhalter; Courtesy of Paloma Contreras
45 Immaculate White Rooms Overflowing with Sublime Decor Ideas
Simon Upton
10 Lovely Pink Rooms That Prove this Flattering Shade Is Here to Stay
Melanie AcevedoOur Most Popular Party Stories
Say Hello to the Party Closet, the Most Indispensable Room You’ve Never Heard Of
DAVID TSAY
Ellen Pompeo and Martyn Lawrence Bullard Throw a Dinner Party With Moroccan Flair
David Tsay
Top Designers Reveal Their Favorite Ways to Style Timeless Blue-and-White China Patterns
Ian Palmer; Plates courtesy of Spode, Sarah Bartholomew, Mottahedeh, Royal Copenhagen, and Richard Ginori
8 Easy-to-Avoid Mistakes You Make While Setting the Table
Brian Woodcock
These 14 Obscure Silver Cutlery Pieces Will Turn Any Meal into a Decadent Masterpiece
Ian PalmerOur Top Real Estate Stories
Take A Peek At 16 of the Most Expensive Houses in the World
Eric Robert//Getty Images
These Are the 10 Richest States in the U.S.
John Greim//Getty Images
These Are The 25 Richest Towns in America
Alex Potemkin//Getty Images
