When I posted the photo above of a room designed by Lorenzo Castillo, I wondered where one would find wicker bull heads.  I assumed it was France or Spain and that was probably the case until recently. Jayson Home now offers both a small and large version below.  Not exactly sure where I would put it […]

It’s my dream to spend time with my ultimate style idol, Carolina Herrera.  Until that actually happens, I’ll make due with these images of her very chic studio via Vogue and her instagram feed.  Photos by Victoria Will via Vogue

It’s going to be 90 degrees in New York today and you know what that means, it’s time to start thinking about fall fashions. The Autumn/Winter 2013 Paule Ka campaign with model Angela Lindvall was just released today and has me excited for cooler weather and chicer clothes.  I’m also excited for the French brand’s […]

A long holiday weekend in the Hamptons is great until you start seeing everyone’s instagram pics from the Mediterranean.  Makes me want to rethink my travel plans for next year.  Then I came across the photo above that Minnie Mortimer pinned on Pinterest and found that it was from a house in Anacapri that the […]

Whatever you are doing this long holiday weekend, I hope you are having as much fun as Brigitte Bardot and Alain Delon are having in these photos from 1968.  They were taken on the yacht of Eric Tabarly and at lunch with famed music producer Eddie Barclay.  Don’t they just epitomize effortless chic? Bon weekend! […]

May the sun in his course visit no land more free,  more happy, more lovely, than this our own country!   – Daniel Webster Fort Ligonier, Pennsylvania Rockefeller Center Plaza Democracy Plaza Lady Liberty All photos by me via instagram. Top image is from Wall Street. 

I’ll never forget the story that antiques dealer John Rosselli told me about how Babe Paley once said to him, “you know John, you can never be too rich or too think or own too much blue and white porcelain.” While blue and white Chinese porcelain looks great year round, it has always been associated […]

The absolutely pinch me moment on Friday was being invited to Aerin Lauder‘s house in the Hamptons for lunch and an afternoon of beauty treatments and other activities.  As long time readers will know, I’ve posted photos of the house before (you can see them here) so it was an absolute treat to be able to […]

There have been a lot of amazing opportunities that have come about because of my blog but Friday’s trip to Southampton to spend the day with Aerin Lauder takes the cake. A group of ten editors and bloggers left New York early and headed out east where our first stop was the AERIN Southampton store. […]

Green was the silence, wet was the light, the month of June trembled like a butterfly…. – Pablo Neruda Photo by me via instagram

Some of you have criticized me for not giving you enough of a heads up as to when the WSJ magazine is going to be published.  The new issue with Woody Allen on the cover will be included in the Saturday, June 29th issue of the Wall Street Journal newspaper.  Now that you have been […]

Summer is the only season when I have time to actually finish a book.  So far I’ve read The House at Belle Fontaine and reread The Great Gatsby but now I’m looking for a few new suggestions.  I did just order Crazy Rich Asians just for fun but it might be nice to read something […]

I’ve seen photos of Hudson, New York based artist and designer Frank Faulkner‘s home before but I never looked at them all together until yesterday.  These actually might encompass more than one home but they give you a sense of his great style and ability to mix flea market finds with aplomb. The living room […]

I’m always amazed at what stumbling across one photo can lead to each day.  Last week, I saw the above photo on Pinterest with the simple caption, Dora Maar House. A little Googling led to not only more images but to the fact that the house is now home to the Brown Foundation Fellows Program open […]

Summer afternoon—summer afternoon;  to me those have always been the two most  beautiful words in the English language.  – Henry James photo by me via instagram

Bon weekend and happy first day of summer!

It finally feels like summer in New York.  Here’s a little inspiration to put you further in the mood.  Design by Todd Romano instagram by moi Design by Miles Redd Design by Amanda Nisbet instagram by moi instagram by moi