Usually items on Fab come and go quickly but the chicly curated items in their Fab Holiday Shop will be available until December 31st.  They were kind enough to ask me to pick out some gifts for the people on my list this year.  Maybe my choices will help you pick out a few last […]

My malachite bowl giveaway was a good excuse to put together a post of more malachite and gorgeous green images.  You probably heard that Pantone recently named emerald green the color of 2013.  I feel like this was more of a reaction that a prediction.  Green has been a popular color for a while, so […]

How about a giveaway to lighten the mood?!  Hillary Thomas Designs and Chic Shop have generously offered to give one lucky reader one of their fabulous malachite bowls. I have one and can tell you that it really is chic. To enter to win the Medium Oval Malachite Bowl, please leave a comment with your […]

Contrary to popular relief, I don’t like sharing too much about my private life because I like to keep it, well private.  Something has happened recently that I feel I must share because it might affect the blog and posts. My father just had a triple bypass operation so things are needless to say very […]

The new Lonny is online today and I immediately fell in love with this home outside Copenhagen, Denmark.  It’s owned by Marianne Brandi and Keld Mikkelsen who head the fashion company Day Birger et Mikkelsen. The company description sounds like it could also be describing their home, the “vision was to bring beautiful, ethnic influences […]

The first thing on my “to do” list on my book signing trip to Chicago was to visit the Art Institute of Chicago.  I still can’t believe I’ve never visited before and it was a treat to see the famous George Seurat painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte from 1884. The holiday […]

I’d like to wish a Happy Hanukkah to all my Jewish friends and readers. Hope you have a wonderful eight days and nights with your loved ones.  Don’t forget to have a latke for me! 

While in Toronto, I was part of an interesting conversation about design and books led by the founder of Indigo Books, Heather Reisman.  She said there are two types of book lovers.  The first are voracious readers who always have a book with them and buy a new book before they finished with their current […]

As I embark on my last book signing for Creativity at Work until the new year, I want to take the time to thank you all.  Thank you to everyone who has bought the book and sent me kind messages and thank you to all the showrooms and stores who have hosted signings.  They include, […]

As a follow up to my Griffin and Wong post, I thought I would post a little chinoiserie wallpaper inspiration.  I also learned more about the history of the wallpaper from their site and thought you might like to read it as well.  Chinese silk wallcoverings are one of the earliest global luxury products. Originally, […]

I have first hand experience with many of my blog sponsors which makes it easier for me to recommend them to you.  I dealt with Griffin and Wong when one of my design clients wanted chinoiserie wallpaper in her bedroom.  The project ended up going in a completely different direction but I loved working with […]

One of the first things I did when I returned from my last book signing trip was clean out my closet.  I actually had to since I could barely close the door and I really needed to get rid of some stuff.  I read once that we wear 20% of our clothes 80% of the […]

I may not have gotten any gift guides up yet but I do have a holiday giveaway for you.  Ex Voto Vintage is generously offering one lucky Habitually Chic reader their Minny Necklace with Laurel Locket. The necklace was named after their friend Octavia Spencer’s “Minny” character from the film The Help. Octavia wore this necklace […]

I had to go to multiple stores yesterday to find a copy of the Wall Street Journal with the December WSJ Magazine insert.  If you missed it yesterday, you can luckily read all the stories online.  You should definitely read All the Pretty Houses about designer Daniel Romualdez and his gorgeous homes seen here and […]

I heard a bird sing In the dark of December A magical thing And sweet to remember. ‘We are nearer to Spring Than we were in September,’ I heard a bird sing In the dark of December. – Oliver Herford, I Heard a Bird Sing

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I braved the crowded to check out the new Picasso Black and White exhibition at the Guggenheim museum. While it’s not as dynamic or inspiring as some of the colorful Picasso exhibitions at the Gagosian galleries recently, Picasso’s work is amazing in any color. The white spiral gallery at the Guggenheim […]

Every time I used to see anything black and gold, I would think of the Pittsburgh Steelers.  But I think these pics prove it can work for more than football uniforms. It was seen all over the fall/winter runways and also works well for interiors.  And you definitely can’t go wrong with anything black and […]