"People always ask me how we choose them! I look for things that are visually original-something I haven't seen before, that my editors haven't seen before, that our audience hasn't seen before. I always say to the team that we're looking for best in class. Not every beach cottage or every modern house-but the exceptional, the memorable, the ones that feel like they could only belong to the people living there."
"what I look for is that a home is very personal. That's always the secret for any home: a house should feel like it could only belong to that one person. I'm obsessed with personal style-how people dress, prepare food, decorate, arrange flowers, present their world visually. I find it endlessly interesting. For me, the most fun thing about AD is tracking fascinating people in their houses. AD should make your world feel bigger, expose you to new ideas and places, and delight your senses."
Amy Astley curated 69 homes from her tenure at Architectural Digest, selecting spaces that feel uniquely tied to their owners. She prioritizes visual originality, memorable details, and best-in-class examples rather than commonplace beach cottages or generic modern houses. The ideal home reads as deeply personal and inseparable from the inhabitant's identity. Astley tracks personal style across clothing, food preparation, flower arranging, and visual presentation to understand interiors. AD aims to expand readers' worlds by exposing them to new ideas, places, and sensory delights while celebrating homes that could only belong to specific occupants.
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