Hodgins's rooms are beautiful, thoughtful, and poetic; they are airy, light-filled spaces. They are also, in his words, as "extraordinarily luxurious as they can be in a quiet, understated way." Handsome architectural detailing and a soothing palette work their magic and create visual flow; Hodgins is a master artist, his designs reminiscent of Merchant-Ivory films. A Hodgins interior is governed by white, and the decorator invokes the slightest of subtleties and different shades of white. For Hodgins, whites "reflect the quality of life and light in a room." They "glow behind the art and...