Photograph Nadia Valko
Twelve Things For A Table That Seats Eight
What to own once you start hosting groups rather than couples, including the two pieces that quietly do the most work.
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Entertaining
Glasses, ice, and the fifteen minutes before anyone arrives.
Glassware Worth The Cabinet Space
Fourteen glasses that earn a shelf, from the tumbler you can replace at any hardware store to the set you will pass down.
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The Aperitivo Hour, Set In Fifteen Minutes
A short list for the drop-in guest: one bottle, one bowl, one board, and nothing that requires a recipe.
Twelve Things For A Table That Seats Eight
What to own once you start hosting groups rather than couples, including the two pieces that quietly do the most work.
Gifting
What to send when you know them well, and what to send when you do not.
The Hostess Who Has Everything
She owns the linens, the candles, and the good salt. Twenty two things she does not have yet, starting at thirty dollars.
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What To Bring When You Barely Know Them
Sixteen gifts that work without any information about the recipient beyond the fact that they invited you.
The Beauty Gift That Actually Lands
Twelve things to give someone who already has a shelf full, chosen because they get used up rather than displayed.
Home
The small upgrades that change a room faster than a renovation.
Travel
Packing light without arriving looking like it.
Beauty and wellness
The studio bag, the bath shelf, and getting ready quickly.
The Reformer Girl Starter Kit
Eighteen things for the first three months of a studio habit, including the two you can safely skip.
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The Bath Shelf, Restocked
Eleven things to keep within reach of the tub, and the three that are worth buying in the largest size available.
Getting Ready In Twenty Minutes
Nine products and tools that hold up when you are dressing between a five o'clock call and a seven o'clock dinner.
Price is not the same thing as taste; the best table I ever set had one expensive glass and eleven from a restaurant supply shop.
Kristin K. Marquet, editor