Usually this time of year is pretty quiet but it just got very exciting for my dear friend Michelle Adams. Her gorgeous home in Ann Arbor, Michigan is featured in the new February issue of House Beautiful. Many of us dream of getting out of the rat race in New York but Michelle actually made the […]
While many are starting off the new year with clean white spaces, I’m loving this colorful and elegant Upper East Side home of designer Ellen Hanson that was recently featured in Vogue Living. There is something about the color and art that remind me of Steven Gambrel’s old New York townhouse but of course it stands on […]
While in Soho today, I picked up the winter issue of Town & Country UK. It’s chock full of chicness including two features set at Althorp, the family home of the late Princess Diana. One is the recap of the gorgeous Ralph Lauren show and event held at the estate and the other is a fashion story […]
I usually post my intentions for the year in my annual Write It Down, Make It Happen post on New Year’s Day but I need one more day to prepare. I decided to start this year off right by taking an hour and half yoga class with my favorite instructor this morning. Now I’m going […]
“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language And next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning.” – T.S. Eliot
It feels like everyone on Instagram is either in the mountains skiing or enjoying some fun in the sun at the beach. Tory Burch has been posting photos from her retreat in the West Indies. If you look closely, you might notice that her house used to belong to Bunny Mellon. When I went back to […]
New Year’s Eve in New York City is fraught with peril due to a lack of taxis and Uber surge pricing. Sometimes it’s just easier to stay in with a few friends than brave the crowds out on the town. But then you don’t get to buy a fun party dress and fancy accessories. Here […]
Sorry for the radio silence. I’ve took a few days off to enjoy the holidays. While I usually leave up my decorations until New Year’s Day, I felt like putting them away the day after Christmas. Perhaps the warmer weather is to blame or just the urge to declutter before it’s time to get back […]
My kitchen obsession continues but I think I may have found the ultimate dream kitchen. The high-glosss black and brass accented Brooklyn brownstone kitchen just featured in Lonny was designed by David Nastasi and Kate Vail for a client. Since space is at a premium in New York, I love that they took the cabinets all the […]
A goal for many each New Year’s is to declutter and minimize. While I was getting a head start on that stack of World of Interiors magazines, I came across this minimally inspiring home in Berlin again. The space belongs to freelance luxury design consultant Gerald Schmorl and while I posted it over a year ago, […]
The first day of winter is Tuesday but you would never know it on the East Coast. The temperature will be in the 70’s in New York on Christmas Eve. That’s why I’m living vicariously through those experiencing snow on Instagram. Interior designer Andrew Brown was recently in snowy Colorado and his photos could not […]
I have no idea where Elf on a Shelf originated but no one is more creative with their elves than actress Busy Phillips. Every Christmas, I look forward to following her adorable elves’ adventures Instagram. She even makes little outfits for them. Now that’s a great mom.
The last two weeks have been filled with holiday parties and events. There is none more chic than the party given each year by John Demsey, Group President of the Estee Lauder Companies, at his townhouse. While at his party Tuesday night, I noticed a very chic looking older gentleman on the other side of the […]
I cleaned out more stacks of magazines this weekend. This included the sacrilegious task of getting rid of old issues of World of Interiors. If I had the room, I’d keep them forever but it’s much easier to refer to the back issues online where they take up no space in ones apartment. In the November […]
The recent heat wave has made walking around New York much more enjoyable than usual this December. It has also made photographing the holiday decor a lot easier without frozen fingers. I had the pleasure of having the company of Tommy Smythe on Saturday to instagram all the wonderful decorations in the West Village. Tommy even moved […]
I realized recently that I’ve been wearing the same style jeans for the last few years. It’s definitely time to branch out and add some new styles to my closet. I can’t think of anyone better to look to for inspiration other than Vogue Paris editor in chief, Emmanuelle Alt. She’s photographed outside the fashion […]
Nothing could ever deter me from visiting Paris so I’m already planning my next trip to the City of Light for fashion week in March 2016. I’ll probably rent an apartment with friends again but if I wasn’t, I would definitely consider the Hotel Providence from Pierre Moussié. I appreciate traditionally decorated hotels in Paris and this […]
My friend Chrsitopher Draghi lived in Florence, Italy for many years so it’s no surprise that he would create something luxurious and chic upon his return. Source Adage is a luxury ambient fragrance brand that he and Robert Dobay have conceived and designed to compliment the lifestyle of today’s sophisticated male consumer. Each of the fragrances […]
I’ve professed my love for Everlane over the years and now there are more reasons to love the online retailer. Today they have just launched Everlane Mini, a chic and simple collection for the little people in your life. The 11-piece collection includes similar essentials favorited by adults including classic striped tees, cashmere sweaters, and knit accessories without […]
This weekend I bought a new wreath, two Amaryllis, and a small Christmas tree. I look forward to puling out all my vintage ornaments and decorations next. But I have a long way to go though to live up to the classically elegant holiday decorations of interior designer Suzanne Rheinstein recently featured on One Kings […]