Someone once asked me if there was a moment that I knew I had made it as a blogger. I always feel like I’m still trying to make it but one moment that stood out as an early milestone was when 1stdibs profiled me for their site. To have their stamp of approval was an […]
A little tidbit in WWD caught my attention last week. It announced that Carolina Irving had just been named creative director of home for Oscar de la Renta. Carolina will oversee the in-house home collection as well as those for Lee Jofa, Century Furniture, and Elson & Company. She will replace former creative director Miles […]
Club Monaco recently made a big splash with their newly redesigned lower Fifth Avenue store . Now they are rolling out the chic store design to other locations including the Soho location. I stopped by last week to do a little shopping and ogling. While it doesn’t include a cafe, flower shop, or Strand bookstore […]
I thought I had a lot of books but my collection doesn’t hold a candle to the over 400 vintage and new books owned by Tom Mora, the head of women’s design at J.Crew. You can see some of his favorites on the J.Crew tumblr page here. I hope we get to see the rest […]
If you’ve ever used a Touche Eclat highlighter pen from YSL, then you already know Terry de Gunzburg. She created the iconic pen while she was creative director of Yves Saint Laurent Beauté. In 2001, she founded her own beauty company By Terry that is poised to become the next global beauty brand. The London […]
Not only do I love to peruse auction catalogs for possible purchases but they are great sources for inspiration. The Michael Inchbald: A Legacy of Design sale at Christie’s in London next week is yet another example. I was not familiar with the British interior designer Michael Inchbald who passed away last year. He worked […]
Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home. – Edith Sitwell Photo of my apt via instagram
I hope you all had a great holiday. A great last minute Christmas present for me was finding the new January/February 2014 issue of Elle Decor on the newsstand. It’s the International Issue and my favorite home featured was a 19th-century house in Normandy designed by Franz Potisek. I won’t ruin it by posting photos […]
Sorry for the radio silence. My last two days in Paris were jam packed and I just got back last night. I have a lot of photos to edit from my trip and a lot of great posts to come. In the meantime, I’m leaving you with a post of portraits. I started this post […]
In case you need a little last minute autumn and entertaining inspiration, this is probably the last of it until we move onto Christmas. I will be in London for Thanksgiving which seems rather ironic. I’m excited to get away but I will miss the pumpkin pie. Hope one of you will save me a […]
I happened to be in Soho Friday with my camera so I stopped by a few stores and showrooms. I haven’t been in BDDW in a while and it’s clear I should stop by more often. The furniture is always amazing but I really loved the autumn inspired wall hangings. They also seem to hold […]
One of my readers asked me where to find the ivory cableknit sweater in my November post and I realized that I forgot to credit Emeron Fry. While I on their site looking for the link to send her, I noticed some lovely new images for fall/winter 2013. As you know, I love fashion shoots […]
One of my favorite rooms at the Hearst Designer Visions Showhouse was Alessandra Branca‘s master bedroom. It featured walls upholstered in her new acid green Anna Damask fabric for Schumacher, which is a tumbled linen. What I really appreciate about her space is the fully function draperies and completely authentic design. I was surprised to […]
In the midst of trying to finish nine million projects, I’m also finalizing trip to London and Paris in November. I haven’t been to London in an embarrassingly long time so I’m looking forward to drinking lots of tea and visiting as many museums and stores as time allows. I plan to stop by by […]
I’m often asked to recommend books on interior design especially for those just starting out. My new recommendation is Howard Slatkin‘s new book Fifth Avenue Style: A Designer’s New York Apartment. In it, he chronicles the almost three year renovation of his magnificent apartment on upper Fifth Avenue from purchase to completion which even includes before […]
Not even sure how to explain this post other some photos that I find terribly inspiring that all seem to have a bit of black outlining something neutral. Although, I think Gisele’s coat from H&M is actually navy blue but you get the idea. I’m just not feeling for color these days. Enjoy. Don’t […]
As soon as the weather turns grey and chilly like today, I start pulling out my grey clothes. It’s become my go since it’s less harsh than black and is the perfect complement to my hair color. As we know, it’s also a popular choice of paint color and plays well with almost every other […]