This week has me behind on everything including my magazine reading.  I can’t wait to take a break tomorrow to leaf through the August issue of Vogue with Sarah Jessica Parker on the cover.  I love the photos of her and her family by Mario Testino in what may or may not be her home.  […]

Thank you for all the anniversary comments and emails as well as new apartment well wishes.  I know everyone is anxious to see photos but my new place is definitely not ready for its close up.  Even though the owner had the apartment painted in my choice of colors, the kitchen needed a little revision.  […]

While unpacking and trying to figure out how to fit all my dishes and glassware into the smallest kitchen imaginable, I almost forgot that July 10th is my four year blog anniversary. I still can’t believe all the wonderful things that have come about and all the amazing people I’ve been privileged to meet and […]

I’m traveling back to New York today but have lost my wi-fi connection.  If AT&T ever tries to talk you into buying MiFi, I definitely don’t recommend it.  Luckily, I had uploaded some photos of Calvin Klein fashion designer Francisco Costa’s New York apartment.  Even though I posted some a few years ago, I thought […]

Every time I see a photo of Shala Monroque, I wish she would come over and restyle all my outfits.  She always looks so chic yet never overdone.  She’s also the only woman I’ve ever seen who actually looks good in a turban.  I credit her amazing color sense and interesting ensembles to her love […]

Artist Edwin Parker “Cy” Twombly passed away Tuesday at the age of 83 in Rome.  I feel like people either loved or hated his work.  While some people saw beauty in his compositions, other saw childish scribbles.  I personally loved his work and meeting him in Rome was on high my bucket list for life experiences. As […]

I remember seeing Calvin Klein’s house in Miami Beach years ago in Vanity Fair and was excited to find the photos again recently.  It’s an example of a house that is not my design style but for some reason I just love it.  The interiors make it look like it would be cool and breezy despite […]

The Fourth of July holiday celebrates the independence of the United States from Great Britain in 1776 by adopting the Declaration of Independence.  It’s ironic that most of us spent time this weekend watching Wimbledon and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge tour Canada.  But I guess it’s nice that we all get along again.  Hope […]

I’ve moving out of my old apartment today but can’t move into my new place until July 8th.  I’ll be traveling home to recover from packing up five years of accumulated stuff.  I was joking with my friend Jessica that I’m apparently a very neat hoarder so it was good to donate, give away or […]

As much as I love them, I don’t think I have the patience, energy or budget to have stripes painted in my new apartment.  But I was thinking that maybe I could handle them in the bathroom.  Black and white seems to be a popular choice as seen by Stephen Shubel, above who used them […]

I’ve received so many lovely comments and emails about my upcoming move but one reader from Amsterdam took things a bit further.  She emailed me photos to prove that you can live chicly in a studio.  Marijke Beumer is an interior designer in The Netherlands and lives in a beautiful studio that she decorated herself. […]

In between changing my address everywhere and fighting with Time Warner Cable about why as an existing customer I don’t qualify for Triple Play, I am mentally redecorating my new apartment. What’s funny is that I think the owner chose me to rent the place the minute I told him that I was an interior designer.  He […]

The Domino Book of Decorating continues to top the list of best selling home decorating books and I have no doubt that former editor in chief Deborah Needleman’s new book will also be a big hit.  The Perfectly Imperfect Home: How to Decorate and Live Well is billed as “the must-have guide describing 80 items that are […]

I have absolutely no hand eye coordination so I’m terrible at racket sports but that doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy watching them. Wimbledon at The All England Club is always a favorite each year.  As a tradition, the players are required to wear white but some of the outfits this year have gotten a little out of control. […]

I want to again thank everyone who crossed their fingers and prayed for me to find an apartment.  After dealing with shady brokers and walking up more flights of stairs than I care to remember, I am happy to say that I found a home!  It’s on the top floor of a co-op elevator building with […]

The sad truth is that with everything going on right now, I don’t have time to read a book.  When I do, I plan to pick up The House in France by Gully Wells.  I read an excerpt in the June 2011 issue of Vogue and was hooked.  As you might have guessed from the […]

All I can think about besides moving is that I can’t wait to take a vacation after it’s over.  A “sit around and read a book all day” type of vacation that is actually relaxing.  I wish I knew Atlanta based designer Ginny Magher because I am completely in love with her 18th-century farmhouse, Le […]