I just wanted to clarify that the Chinese wallpaper from Harewood House being sold at Mallett was from the Chintz Dressing Room. The other wallpaper that was found was from the Chintz Bedroom and was restored and installed at Harewood House and can be seen in these photos. “Thomas Chippendale’s commission of 1767 to 1778 […]

One of the most amazing sights at the Winter Antiques Show was the Chinese wallpaper in the Mallett Antiques booth that dated from 1765! The paper depicting rural scenes of Chinese life was possibly commissioned by Edwin Lascelles as part of the decoration of the newly built Harewood House in Yorkshire. According to the Harewood […]

The Young Collector’s Night at the Winter Antiques Show is more about socializing than checking out the booths so I went back on Saturday to really explore the show. Even if you can’t afford anything, I highly recommend that you attend events such as this because it’s a great environment to educate yourself and your […]

If there is ever a reason to make a pilgrimage to New York to see a museum exhibition, it would be to see Pierre Bonnard: The Late Interiors at The Metropolitan Museum of Art that runs through April 19, 2009. It is a beautiful show of 80 paintings, drawings and watercolors from the artist’s later […]

I owe House Beautiful another big thank you for including Habitually Chic as one of the sites they love. And another thank you goes out to Amy Claire Preiser for writing it up! Check out Sites We Love on House Beautiful here. (Oh, let’s all make sure we support House Beautiful so they’re not next […]

I apologize for not posting yesterday or earlier today. My internet service was out for over 24 hours. And as soon as it came back, the television cable went out. Thanks Time Warner. I will now be researching new service providers in addition to working on a new blog post. Please stand by.

This has got to be the worst day in New York. It’s snowy and raining. There is at least six inches of muck and slush on every street corner. I think I may have ruined my boots. And it’s the day that word came that Domino is to cease publication after the March 2009 issue. […]

I’ve been a little behind on my magazines and have been trying to catch up before the mammoth March issues arrive and I’m so glad I finally got through February’s W magazine. I’m still marveling at the extraordinary life of Lindy, the Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava who lives in Clandeboye, a 2,00 acre estate […]

I love stores that look like homes. I think it makes it so much easier to picture how something would look in a room which is especially helpful for non-designers. They also look like places you would want to hang out in all day and Gabriella Sarlo’s shop/showroom Sarlo is no different. The space was […]

I finally had a chance to see House Proud: Nineteenth-century Watercolor Interiors from the Thaw Collection at the Cooper Hewitt this past weekend and was so glad that I made it before it closed Sunday. The watercolors were amazing and so were the stories of surrounding each of them and the rooms they depicted. It […]

I spent most of yesterday and today at The Bachelorette Pad and we’re definitely making progress. The bedroom is almost finished and is turning out to be my favorite room! The draperies have been hung and steamed and the headboard was attached so it’s coming together. We just need to purchase the lamps for the […]

If you watched the coverage of the Inauguration today, you will have noticed the First Lady’s beautiful yellow ensemble that was designed by fashion designer Isabel Toledo. Those of us who follow fashion and live in New York are well aware of Ms. Toledo and her artist husband Ruben, both of whom are of Cuban […]

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams

It’s funny sometimes how you may see certain designs and not realize they are by the same person. I remember seeing the Stephen Shubel Design office, seen here, in the May 2008 issue of Domino magazine and loving it’s neutral colors, classical statues and French feeling. So I was surprised to see that Stephen uses […]

I would never have guessed that Ryan Korban’s kitchen is painted in Benjamin Moore Chalkboard Paint. It looks fabulous and he can write himself a note to buy milk if he needs to. It’s also inspired The Bachelorette to have her kitchen repainted in a darker color but I think we are going to go […]

A reader asked the name of the fabric that Katie Ridder used on the back of the chairs above. It’s called New Wave by Old World Weavers and the color is Capri (AB 0003 6512). It’s available from Stark in New York but was out of stock today when I stopped by with my friend […]

When Laurie Reynolds and I get big enough to open our own offices, we can look to interior designer David Lawrence and his new studio space for inspiration. The first design office I worked in was on the 4th floor of a brownstone and was such a mess that we were embarrassed when clients accidentally […]