Thanksgiving has generally become a holiday where people are allowed to gorge themselves on turkey and pumpkin pie while watching football games and parades. We often forget that it was originally created by the first settlers to celebrate the harvest and to give thanks in general for their new life in America. I have a […]
When a group of artwork is of different sizes and shapes, they always look great hung gallery style. When artwork is the same size or a part of a series, there is nothing that makes a bigger impact than hanging them all together in a grid. They sometimes end up creating a larger work of […]
The Bergdorf Goodman holiday windows were still being “tweaked” tonight according to the man in charge David Hoey who I ran into when I was there to photograph them. They looked pretty great to me and I thanked David for always putting together the best windows! The theme this year is “Curiousier and Curiousier” which […]
The Bergdorf Goodman holiday windows are almost finished but not quite there yet so you’ll have to make due with this little sneak peek. They are so intricate and full of amazing details that they always take a little longer than expected to complete. I’m sure the window dressers must be exhausted since they are […]
I just attended an event for the Young Patrons group of the American Friends of the Louvre and thought this would make a good time to post some of photos of this amazing museum! Since our hotel was just across the Seine from the Louvre, we often walked past it and even through it as […]
A trip to the new Barnes & Noble on 86th Street is like journeying to the center of the universe since the main floor is about three escalator rides down but I had missed the deadline for same day delivery in Manhattan so I made the trek. They ended up not having what I wanted […]
One of my readers loved the photo of the woman and child in the garden from yesterday’s post. The woman in question is landscape designer Miranda Brooks, the child is her daughter and the garden is one that she designed. I recently found her website and have been drooling over her work ever since. Any […]
While there may be a dearth of American Shelter magazines, the foreign options just keep getting better and better. I was very excited to receive my new subscription to Canadian House & Home magazine this week and also to see Thomas Smyth’s home featured in their City Living section. If you happen to watch Design, […]
Entry foyers say a lot. They set the stage for the rest of the home and serve as a first impression. They also sometimes reflect the personality of the homeowner. They should always be inviting which to me means a chair or bench to set your bag and a table to drop your keys. Not […]
Call me old fashioned but I usually like to digest my turkey and pumpkin pie before I can even start to think about Christmas. But since the holiday windows in New York are starting to be unveiled, I figure I have to get over it and start posting them! Simon Doonan, the Creative Director of […]
I didn’t get the Twilight hype last year so I didn’t see the film until it was available on DVD. I don’t think I will be making that mistake with New Moon. I mean, who wouldn’t want to see a movie staring this handsome hunk of man candy?! For more photos of Rob Pattinson, check […]
I picked up the October 2009 issue of AD Espana today and these photos are the reason why I love the foreign editions of the magazine! The home belongs to the Spanish fashion designer Angel Schlesser and that’s about all I can tell you since I don’t speak Spanish but I think the home speaks […]
Everyone scoffed when Tom Ford announced that he was going to make movies after he left fashion but now that his new film, A Single Man, is garnering Oscar buzz, the critics are sitting up and taking notice. I’ve already taken notice of the chic 1960’s interiors and think the design world may have a […]
The final townhouse in the Designer Visions series was designed by John Saladino for Veranda and was inspired by Girl with a Pearl Earring. Apparently Mr. Saladino does not normally participate in showhouses so this was quite a coup. Girl with a Pearl Earring is set in 17th-century Netherlands and this showhouse has more literal […]
For his Designer Visions Showhouse in the Soho Mews, interior designer Richard Mishaan chose Dinner at Eight as his inspiration. The movie revolves around the preparation for a dinner party for a group wealthy and soon to be unwealthy men and women during the Great Depression. You practically need an org chart to keep up […]
Recently, Paula Grace Halewski interviewed me about how art has influenced my life for her blog. It was a very fun sharing memories of my artistic childhood and how it all led to my current design career. You can read the entire story on her blog here. Hope you enjoy it!
By now, most of you have probably seen the November 2009 issue of House Beautiful that features Thom Filicia‘s fabulous Designer Visions Showhouse. I was treated to a private tour of all the showhouses a few weeks ago and I can tell you that they are even more spectacular in person! This year, each designer […]
Word just came today that Hachette will cease publishing Metropolitan Home magazine after the December 2009 issue. The good news is that this means that they are focusing their resources on Elle Decor. The bad news is that many people will be losing their jobs right before the holidays. I just saw Donna Warner and […]
I started a post earlier today but then went to a fabulous dinner party where the hostess served the most delicious beef wellington and copious amounts of wine so you will have to wait for it until tomorrow. Instead of finishing my post, I am going to watch Mad Men and then go straight to […]
It’s no secret that I am dying to go on an African safari but until I get there, I’m going to continue to gaze longingly at Nick Brandt‘s stunningly beautiful black and white photographs that I saw today on Luxury Culture. They are on exhibit at A.galerie in Paris until 24 December 2009 and are […]