It was freezing today in New York it had me wishing for warmer weather so what better time to showcase the fun Hampton house of Allison Julius and Louis Marra, the fabulous sibling owners of Maison 24. They both used to work for Jonathan Adler and you can definitely see his influence in the photos […]

Now I remember why I only host one party a year. It’s exhausting and it’s never quite as much fun as being just a guest. I spent all day Friday running around and preparing and most of Saturday too. And then little things kept going wrong like my Blackberry stopped receiving emails and my computer […]

There is a beautiful photo in the November 2008 issue of American Vogue and unlike usual spreads, they actually gave credit to the owner, London decorator Veere Grenney. I know he’s already been profiled on other sites including one of my favorites, Studio Annetta, but I thought his work was too beautiful not to post […]

Someone left a comment once to “get back to design” when I posted about fashion but the point of my blog has always been illustrate that art, design and fashion are all intertwined. No one is this more evident than in the home of fashion designer Amy Smilovic who decorated her home in Greenwich, Connecticut, […]

I’m usually really bad at posting when I’m tagged but since Vicki of the blog French Essence and My French Life was nice enough to include me in her tags, I thought I should make time to participate. The rules are that I have to list “six quirky yet boring, unspectacular details about yourself.” So […]

The last home was over the top feminine but this one is clean and white with a little girly pink thrown in. The homeowner, Pippa Holt, is a fashion editor in London and her home is a collection of objects she has collected over the years through her travels. The white floors and walls create […]

There has a bit more progress at The Bachelor Pad recently! Woo hoo! The bedroom rug was laid by some very lovely men from The Padded Wagon Friday. My friend thought that perhaps we could do it ourselves with maybe a little help from her boyfriend but I’m so glad I paid professionals to do […]

Usually, I would advise anyone against shopping and drinking but in the case of men, they can sometimes use a stiff drink to get them through the task. Perhaps that’s why I heard today from Urban Daddy that J. Crew is opening a shop in a former bar in Tribeca. Or my guess is that […]

Everyone has been asking about the Bachelor Pad so I guess an update is in order. I can’t show too many photos because I don’t want to ruin the big reveal but I thought a before and after photo of the bathroom wouldn’t hurt. I had the bathroom painted in Benjamin Moore White Ice which […]

I posted one photo yesterday of the Sag Harbor home of Margot Brunelle Fooshee, head of marketing for J. Crew, and her husband but I loved it so much that I definitely wanted to post the rest of them. It’s hot and gross in New York right now and I’m dreaming of owning a beach […]

Anyone who knows me can tell you that I am very particular about the photos I post on my blog. So, it pains me to see the “before” photos of my friend’s bachelor pad posted before I have any “after” photos to share. But everyone has been asking for them so I thought I might […]

I was so saddened to learn that artist Robert Rauschenberg died today at the age of 82. His “Combines” show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2005/2006 was one of my all time favorites. The art I’ve featured here is from that show and althought most of it dates from the 1950’s, it is […]

I had the pleasure of visiting the 2008 Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club Decorator Show House today and was blown away. This year’s Show House was only the third time in 36 years that the “house” was shown in an apartment building and not a townhouse but I have to say I loved it. […]

I’ve seen a little of Washington, DC based interior design Darryl Carter‘s work before but it’s his own Virgina getaway in the new Elle Decor that has me drooling! It passes my “I could move in today and be blissfully happy” test with flying colors. Carter calls his style “new traditional” and has used the […]

As long as I’m discussing crushes, I should mention that I have a weird crush on Anthony Bourdain. I know you think I’m crazy. He’s too old. He drinks too much. He smokes too much. Probably does too many drugs. But he makes me laugh. And isn’t that what every woman wants. A man with […]

I have California on the brain this week so after posting Kaufmann House designed by Richard Neutra, I thought it might be fun to see how David Netto‘s style progressed after he moved from New York apartment to a Richard Neutra house in Los Angeles. Above is David and his wife, Elizabeth and their daughter […]

It’s so funny how you can see an imagine and then end up seeing it again in a different context later that same day. That’s what happened to me today. Earlier, I was reading my favorite blogs and Anna at Absolutely Beautiful Things posted the cute little cottage above with a link to an article […]