Jim Jennings's Splendor in the Sand

Stuck in the office in these, the waning and steamy days of August? Who needs St. Tropez or a hideaway on the Cape when you have fresh episodes of Bravo’s Flipping Out (say what you will, Jeff Lewis has impeccable comic timing) and a stack of September issues (not to mention the film version, out in limited release this Friday)? There’s something for everyone in the latest Architectural Digest, which is devoted to Designers’ Own Homes.