While I was styling an early Thanksgiving table this week for a photo shoot, I was lamenting the fact that I don’t have a large collection of blue and white china like my friend Alice Ryan does above. I was also kicking myself for not buying up the boxes of china I’ve seen at the […]

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 […]

November comes  And November goes, With the last red berries And the first white snows. With night coming early,  And dawn coming late,  And ice in the bucket  And frost by the gate. The fires burn  And the kettles sing,  And earth sinks to rest  Until next spring. –  Elizabeth Coatsworth Vincent Van Gogh by John Peter […]

Last week, I had the fun opportunity to visit chic jewelry designer Lele Sadoughi in her new Soho studio.  It’s filled with treasures she’s brought back from trips and vintage furniture reupholstered in fun fabrics.  And let’s not forget all the beautiful baubles.  I first found Lele through Moda Operandi and since then, her pieces have […]

I remember seeing this apartment on the cover of the book New Paris Style but didn’t know the designer until today. It is the home of interior designer Florence Baudoux which is a Haussmann apartment of epic proportions. The entire space is painted grey and could be dark if it were not for the tall […]

While you all were getting sick eating too much candy last night, I was really sick with a terrible sore throat. While I recover and try to get caught up on my blog posts, enjoy these chic and simple holiday decorations from the Upper East Side.  Remember, pumpkins aren’t just for Halloween. Bon weekend!  Photos […]

When I picked up the November 2013 Style Guide from J.Crew, I thought something looked familiar.  On closer inspection, I realized that it was photographed around the home of Amanda Brooks.  Not only that, her husband, the artist Christopher Brooks and her daughter Coco were among the models, in addition to their horses and dog […]

I was uploading photos of the home of Jamb Limited antiques dealer Will Fisher when his PR person emailed asking if I’d like to visit him while I’m in London.  I mean, how’s that for serendipity?!  These are old photos from when he was about to sell most of his antiques at Christie’s so he […]

Everyone is raving about the French apartment featured on the cover and inside the November 2013 issue of Elle Decor.  It’s the kind of apartment Americans dream of when they imagine moving to Paris. It was designed by a slightly new firm Champeau & Wilde but the founders Kelli Wilde and Laurent Champeau previously worked […]

I’ve never been one of those people who wear sweatpants on a plane.  You never know who you might see or which handsome man you might be lucky enough to sit next to so it’s important to look your best. As I prepare for my November trip to London and Paris, I’ve already started setting […]

If you’re looking for something fun to do this weekend, I highly recommend making a trip to The Frick Collection to see Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Hals: Masterpieces of Dutch Painting from the Mauritshuis. Well, first you should order timed tickets online so you don’t have to stand in the queue and then you should head […]

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 […]

The Hearst Designer Visions Showhouse is an event I look forward to every year.  The designers chosen to participate go above and beyond and this year is no exception. They used to choose a film as the inspiration for the spaces which I always loved but now they are asked to come up with their […]

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 always find fashion stories so much more compelling when they are set in a beautiful interior instead of a blank backdrop.  The feature with Liev Schreiber and Doutzen Kroes in the November 2013 issue of Vogue is titled L.A. Confidential but looks to be set in a contemporary townhouse in the West Village or […]

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 […]

Nature’s first green is gold,  Her hardest hue to hold.  Her early leaf’s a flower;  But only so an hour.  Then leaf subsides to leaf.  So Eden sank to grief,  So dawn goes down to day.  Nothing gold can stay. – Robert Frost Photo by me via instagram