Martha Stewart Aesthetic

A copper pot sits on a folded linen napkin in the centre of the table. The lid is off. Steam rises from a braise that …

A desk sits beneath a window where morning light falls across a linen notebook and a copper cup of sharpened pencils. The shelves above hold …

In 1991, Martha’s daughter Alexis told her: “The place to go, Mother, as a single woman in the summertime, is the Hamptons.” They looked at …

Every building on Martha’s Bedford farm is painted the same color: a warm gray she mixed herself and named Bedford Gray. The house, the barn, …

Early morning light falls across a row of white oak raised beds where lettuce is already six inches tall. Beyond the vegetable garden, a long …

Martha bought two parcels of land in Katonah, New York in 2000 for a combined $15.2 million. The property was first settled in 1784. She …

Martha’s office at Bedford is a converted porch with six sliding glass doors, an antique English desk, and a cage of red factor canaries singing …

Martha starts decorating soon after Thanksgiving. Gold is her signature holiday color. Every room gets a tree. Every window gets a wreath. The house does …

Martha wakes before dawn. There are no curtains, so the light tells her when to start. By 7 a.m., the farm workers arrive at Bedford. …

Martha keeps beeswax votives on the bathroom ledge beside a stack of white towels. A fern sits on the windowsill. The marble is real, the …