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Known for beautifying estates, businesses and luxury model homes, the principal of Albert David Design shares his unexpected formula for creating a flawless space According to David Arduini, the 26-year-old principal of Albert David Design Inc., interior design isn’t synonymous with a pretty room. His definition of the craft transcends this popular perception, claiming that …

In the early 1930s, Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw visited the opulent Hearst Castle in San Simeon, Calif. The former home of wealthy American businessman George Hearst, the 51-hectare estate contains a 165-room main building, three cottages and acres of gardens, pools, terraces and walkways. Upon his visit to Hearst Castle, Shaw described it as …

Months after she and husband Ryan Reynolds welcomed their daughter, James, into the world, 27-year-old beauty Blake Lively speaks about motherhood, fashion and her new film, The Age of Adaline Q: Your new movie takes audiences on a very epic kind of personal journey. How deeply did this story affect you? LIVELY: I was swept …

DM: The Illuminations is receiving praise for its ability to shift between the worlds of a woman living with dementia and her grandson fighting on the battlefields of Afghanistan. What compelled you to write this story? AOH: I wanted to write a book about the experience that my generation had had fighting in Afghanistan and …