The Journal · Guides

Buying Guides

Technical, unhurried references for the considered purchase. Written for the resident who intends to make the decision once.

Choosing a Luxury Billiard Table

A field reference for the considered purchase of an instrument that, properly made, will outlast its first room.

A guide to designing a sophisticated residential entertaining space. Proportion, materials, lighting, and the considered selection of bar furniture.

On envelope, climate, racking, and the long arithmetic of a collection that will outgrow its first room.

On Spanish cedar, seal integrity, and the small ritual of a well-kept smoking room.