Elle Decor US

March 2026 |

TALK OF THE TOWN Designer Billy Cotton is well schooled in creative dialogue. In his own Gramercy Park apartment, he’s continuing the conversation. BY RORY SATRAN ART & SOUL Brooklyn-based artist Mickalene Thomas took her time, then jumped at the chance to turn an abandoned garage into her new creative headquarters. BY WHOOPI GOLDBERG THE MELLON JOB While collaborating on a Nantucket home, Bunny Mellon and carpenter Bam La Farge developed a lasting friendship. BY CATE LA FARGE SUMMERS THE COAST OF UTOPIA Mark Cunningham creates a serene family retreat in a light-filled Los Angeles home once owned by Ed Ruscha. BY LESLEY M.M. BLUME