DOES ANYBODY REMEMBER DRAMA?
Cinemas were once dazzling architectural statements. Now, after decades of the pictures literally getting smaller, there’s a renewed appetite for Golden Age glamour.

IT’S SO VERY YOU
So what if it’s a rental? Swap out the curtains, put up new wallpaper, go crazy. It’s your home after all, so own it—even if you really don’t.

35 YEARS OF ELLE DECOR
It all started here. Our debut cover (right) in 1989 featured Poltrona Frau’s Vanity Fair chair in red leather, setting the tone for bold, playful stories about decorating’s present and future. This year, we teamed up with the Italian brand to give its iconic chair an anniversary update. Join us as we look at our 10 biggest takeaways from 35 years of loving design.

EYE IN THE SKY
Shaker style meets skyscraper living in this cozier-than-cozy Manhattan apartment.

But This Is My Home
One writer discovers that living in an architectural icon can be a blessing and a curse.

And How!
Decorator Nick Olsen transforms a Sag Harbor home into a Hamptons retreat with an irreverent humor.

WHAT MAKES AN ‘ICON’?
The word gets used a lot these days—especially in the world of design. It’s time to consider its true meaning.

The Story Continues
Armed with ambition and a strong point of view, Studio Dorion revisits a historic Brooklyn brownstone.