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 […]

Now that my own book is about to go to final press, I finally feel like I can start reading for pleasure again.  There is no better time to read than summer whether on the beach or inside on a rainy day like today.  Of course, this means I need to find something to read. […]

While I was reading the real estate ads in Hamptons Cottages and Gardens yesterday, an ad for a house in Southampton caught my eye.  “Grosvenor Atterbury design featured in Elle Decor with timelessly styled details, leaded glass, a dining/sunroom with casement windows, master suite with fireplace, billiard room and covered porch.” At only $5.995 Million […]

I always wonder why we don’t see Tom Ford‘s homes published in more magazines.  Perhaps he doesn’t want us all peering into his private spaces or maybe there were published in foreign magazines and I just didn’t see them.  Whatever the case, you can see some pics of his Mayfair townhouse in London that was […]

I’ve seen the photo of The Divers above dozens of times yet didn’t realize the photographer was George Hoyningen-Huene until recently.  He was born in Russia in 1900 and during the Russian Revolution fled to London and later Paris.  He worked as a photographer and eventually became chief of photography at French Vogue.  In 1931, he […]

I first became acquainted with the work of Christian Liaigre a few years back.  A certain designer loved to use his furniture in his projects.  It never really had the same effect since the interiors were also modern.  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again but contemporary furniture looks best to me in […]