I was excited to see Christie Smythe and her business partner Andrea Lenczner featured on The Coveteur this morning.  They are the Toronto based designing duo behind the wonderful fashion line Smythe, worn by The Duchess of Cambridge on her trip to Canada last year.  But more exciting to me is that Christie Smythe is […]

I can’t lie.  I heard it through the grapevine that writer/director Nancy Meyers was a fan of my blog.  But to see her name it as one of her daily reads in the “12 Things She Can’t Live Without” in the July/August 2012 issue of ELLE DECOR was pretty amazing.  I always watch her films […]

Congratulations to Pamela Jo Staley who was the lucky winner of the Vero Linens giveaway.  Her queen set of Diamante linens in ivory will be on the way soon!   Vero Linens was also nice enough to offer those of you who didn’t win a special discount of 10% off all orders over $300.  Just […]

I’m a bit under the weather and preparing for a magazine photo shoot in my apartment on Thursday.  Good times.  But this apartment full of amazing art featured on APT by LSD on Vogue.com today made me feel a little better.  It’s owned by Kyle DeWoody whose mother is uber major art collector Beth Rudin […]

I love websites like Curbed that keep us alerted as to where the celebrities are living. Usually it’s not anywhere chic but on Friday, they announced that Gwyenth Paltrow and hubby Chris Martin just purchased The House of Windsor.  The concept house in the Mandeville Canyon area of Los Angeles was designed by Windsor Smith […]

I love changing out my linens each season and especially in the summer.  There is nothing better than crawling into a freshly made bed of cool Italian sheets on a hot summer day.  As we head into the summer rental season, it’s also the perfect time to pick up new bedding to take to your […]

Speaking of Ralph Lauren, his lovely wife Ricky has the perfect book for summer, The Hamptons: Food, Family, and History.  It’s broken up into four chapters based on the towns in the Hamptons they have had homes: Southampton, Amagansett, East Hampton, and Montauk.  It’s filled with sweet family photos from the 1970’s, wonderful recipes, and […]

I’m not usually a copycat when it comes to clothes but when I saw this dress on Jamie Beck of From Me To You, I knew I had to have it. She wore it to the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic recently and posted pics on her fabulous blog.  She didn’t say it was from Ralph […]

Summer is starting with a bang in New York.  We are scheduled for three days of 90+ degree temperatures.  Makes we wish I was anyplace but the city.  Hope you have a great one where ever you are today!  “In summer, the song sings itself.”  – William Carlos Williams  Elle Decor Paul Newman  via East […]

Speaking of books, my book, Creativity at Work, went to print yesterday!  Hooray! It’s been more than a year in the works and I can’t believe it’s finally out of my hands.  It will be published on November 6, 2012 and I will definitely keep you posted on book signings and other events.  It was […]

In honor of Father’s Day, I thought I’d post something my male readers would enjoy.  I recently paid a visit to Cooper Classic Cars on Perry Street and was allowed to photograph their amazing car collection.  The best part is that they are all for sale so maybe you can pick one as a last […]

I wish I was at the beach eating ice cream today.  Instead I’m working on final edits for the book which goes to print on Monday.  (Hooray!) But since the sun is finally out, I might sneak over to the park this afternoon.  I’ll be back tomorrow with some fun posts for Father’s Day.  Until […]

If you need to find a last minute Father’s Day present, I suggest heading over to the Mr. Porter Suits & Style pop up at 72 Ganesvoort Street.  The London based online retailer has joined forces with the USA network television show Suits for this chic little boutique open through Sunday, June 17th. You can […]

I posted this photo on Instagram (my new addiction!) last night but thought it warranted a blog post as well.  Many of you have mentioned that I haven’t been posting any new photos of my apartment.  That’s because a magazine came to look at it and I wasn’t allowed but I figured one photo of […]

The Kips Bay Decorator Show House closes this Thursday so I hope you had a chance to visit.  Those of you who didn’t, missed an amazing house but I’m going to be posting a few more of my favorite rooms so you don’t feel left out.  I’m a huge fan of abstract art so of […]

The house features in Vogue magazine have gotten smaller so I’m always glad when they post the photos online.  The latest is Amanda Peet’s family home in the Hollywood Hills.  While the interiors are lovely, it’s the garden designed by Miranda Brooks that steals the show. An olive grove, Cypress trees, and grapefruit orchard have […]

I have a meeting in Soho today and while I’m down there, I can’t wait to stop by The Little Black Jacket exhibition. Karl Lagerfeld photographed over 100 iconic people in the iconic little black jacket for a new book The Little Black Jacket: Chanel’s Classic Revisited by  Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld that will be released this […]

I’ve only met Amanda Brooks once but she’s one of those people you feel like you know since they are such a part of life in New York. She recently announced that she and her family will be moving from the city to live in England for a year.  There is much speculation about how […]

Summer in New York is all about getting out of town.  Patricia Herrera Lansing and her family head out to a lovely Guy Lowell designed house from 1914. Technically, it’s not the Hamptons but “Herrera on the North Shore” didn’t quite have the same ring. It was featured in Elle Decor in October 2010 and […]

I’ve been accumulating more palm wallpaper images since my last one in 2009 but never got around to posting them.  Once I saw the cover of the Fall Preview Bergdorf Goodman catalog today, I figured this was a perfect time to post them.   Bergdorf Goodman shot the two images above at the Greenbrier, the […]