I was googling images on line last week and stumbled upon the most interesting photos of the first home of M. Bibelot and her husband on her Flickr site. From what I could gather, it’s somewhere near San Francisco since they can see part of the Golden Gate Bridge and was built in 1952. It […]
Time to get out your short shorts and your sweatbands, the US Open Tennis Championships begin tomorrow in Flushing Meadows. Personally, I’ll be staking out all the top hotels to catch of glimpse of the hot players! Between tennis and upcoming fashion week, it’s the best time of the year to be in New York!
I’ve been hearing about Gwyneth Paltrow’s trip to Spain with Mario Batali for a while and now it will finally air on PBS this September as Spain…On the Road Again. Along for the ride are food writer Mark Bittman an Spanish actress Claudia Bassols. Turns out that Gwyneth lived in Spain with an exchange family […]
I wish this was my house and my car and more importantly I wish I was there right now! Photo by George Ross for Hamptons Cottages and Gardens
I have always appreciated the work of Diamond and Baratta Design even if it is little over the top for me personally but I really love the dining room above. It was designed for a beach house in Sagaponack in the Hamptons and it has such a nice light and airy feel. I also love […]
I’m usually the one who’s dolling out advice and recommendations, but now I’m turning to my trusty readers for literary agent recommendations for myself and a few friends for some fabulous non-fiction book ideas. Please email me if you have any suggestions. And who know, maybe we’ll give you a small percentage of the deal!
Usually, I would advise anyone against shopping and drinking but in the case of men, they can sometimes use a stiff drink to get them through the task. Perhaps that’s why I heard today from Urban Daddy that J. Crew is opening a shop in a former bar in Tribeca. Or my guess is that […]
I’m a sucker for a good period movie so I’m definitely looking forward to seeing The Duchess which stars Kiera Knightley as Lady Georgiana Spencer who after marrying Duke William Cavendish, portrayed by Ralph Fiennes, becomes Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. The best part of these types of movies is that you realize that people had […]
Apparently everyone at work thinks I’m good at picking out fabrics and scheming which is why I was asked to go the D&D (Design & Decoration) Building yesterday to find options to present to a new client. If you’ve never been, it’s an interesting place. Sometimes I’m made to feel like Julia Roberts in Pretty […]
My prayers have finally been answered. A J. Crew store is set to open on the Upper East Side. Of course, they couldn’t just open a regular store on Third Avenue like everyone else. Instead it will be J. Crew Collection store on Madison Avenue and 79th Street. But I’ll take what I can get. […]
We have quite a few interesting books at work that we sometimes use for inspiration and one that I think is very beautiful is Joys of Life: How Geoffroy Van Hulle takes Pleasure in Arranging by Jo De Poorter. Geoffroy Van Hulle is a Belgian interior designer and kind of a hottie, see below. I […]
I stopped by Flair tonight to pick up another painting that we bought for the Bachelor Pad and I can’t say enough how much I love this store and Jon and George who own it! And Sean who works there! They are so sweet and helpful and such a joy to visit. Every time I […]
I picked my five pound Vogue magazine today (do you think they make it heavy on purpose to work out your arms so you’ll fit into the fall clothes?!) and was wondering if Vogue Living would also be out on the newsstands. But alas, I found out that it’s not meant to be. NO HOME: […]
Everyone has been asking about the Bachelor Pad so I guess an update is in order. I can’t show too many photos because I don’t want to ruin the big reveal but I thought a before and after photo of the bathroom wouldn’t hurt. I had the bathroom painted in Benjamin Moore White Ice which […]
It seems like every day there is a new boutique hotel opening in the city but The Greenwich Hotel seems more like a home than a hotel. Albeit a home in Tribeca owned by a movie star and in this case Robert DeNiro. The best part about the hotel is that no two rooms look […]
When I told everyone that I had to go to the Hamptons for an installation, I think everyone assumed I would be sitting by the pool eating bon bons while directing the delivery men as to where to place furniture. This could not be farther from reality although we did get to have a little […]
I haven’t shopped at Banana Republic much lately except to peruse the costume jewelry. I find everything else has too much “bedazzling” but it looks like they got the memo to to lighten up and return to the classics. Their new advertising campaign might make me rethink my ban on Banana. Just hope the clothes […]
I’m in the Hamptons working but I thought I would leave you with some of my favorite images and designs from the past year that I think you will enjoy just as much the second time around. Bon Weekend!
I’ve been on the hunt for good photos of the Sutton Place apartment of the late Bill Blass and I finally found them in The Fashion House: Inside the Homes of Leading Designers by Lisa Lovatt-Smith and published in 1997. Of course, everything is impeccable and beautiful just like Mr. Blass and his clothing. I […]
