, dubbed the house of a magician. Here, we revisit Ina Garten’s Hamptons home from 1994, which was first published in our June issue that year.
After Ina Garten moved her now-closed Barefoot Contessa store from Westhampton to East Hampton in the 1980s, she set down roots in the town with her husband Jeffrey. But instead of buying a place already in tip-top shape, Garten converted an old farmhouse into an airy five-room home made for welcoming (and feeding!) guests.
Here, in our latest
archive dive, we take a look at everything that went into Garten’s reno from the paint selection process (her toughest decision!), to the addition of black-and-white checked kitchen floors. The culinary icon was completely unbothered by the task and even had help from her good friends, including the late interior designer Robert Currie and Martha Stewart. The result? A casual home designed for entertaining that had no excess furniture (only the bare necessities, if you will), a sunny kitchen w