I think my favorite month for magazines has to be September since they are all devoted to fashion. In the case of Elle Decor, we get to peek into the stylish homes of some of the top fashion designers and executives. The living room above belongs to Robert Duffy, the President of Marc Jacobs International […]

I think it’s important to remember that Showhouses aren’t always reality. Sometimes the rooms are a little over the top or just might not appeal to everyone. As I’ve mentioned before, I think it’s important to keep an open mind. There is usually some aspect of a room that you can take away or be […]

I am always amazed by the talent of the emerging artists available from Ugallery. This month, I have decided to highlight more great summer and travel inspired art. Enjoy! Eastern Shore Hayfield 6/14/05 2:30pm, 2007, oil on canvas, Caroline Hajjar, Pratt Institute, $400 Riverside, CA, 2007, acrylic on canvas, Toni Silber-Delerive, Philadelphia College of Art, […]

The Great Room designed by KA Design Group at the Hampton Designer Showhouse was also one of my favorite rooms. I think mostly because the design is what I wish we could have done to the Hamptons house I worked on last summer. It’s full of really great textures and colors that act as a […]

We interrupt our Hampton Designer Showhouse coverage to update you on what ‘s been going on with my bachelorette pad. I was there today to accept delivery of the new faux-bamboo etegere that I found last week at Elizabeth Bauer. The original plan was to replace her existing short bookcase with a taller one and […]

Sometimes it is the smallest rooms in a showhouse that make the biggest impact and that is definitely the case with designer Katie Ridder‘s butler pantry and bathroom in the Hampton Designer Showhouse this year. She is lucky that she had her own great line of wallpapers to choose from but how many people would […]

The dining room at the Hampton Designer Showhouse is directly to your right when you enter the house and Marshall Watson has created a fabulous room to greet visitors! According to his description of the room, his firm decided to take the architectural details of the room down a notch by adding “rustic textures and […]

The Hamptons aren’t like any other place in the country. The houses are not only bigger and more expensive but even the ones not actually on the beach are expensive! I thought before I moved onto to any other rooms, you might want to see the actual house and it’s plans. For those who aren’t […]

This year’s Hampton Designer Showhouse was very impressive and inspiring! We kept declaring each room we visited our favorite and the screened porch designed by my friend and fellow blogger and designer Brad Ford was declared a favorite by everyone who has seen it according to the ladies in charge. I spoke to Brad and […]

I’m off to check out the Hampton Designer Showhouse today with my friend and fellow designer Kevin Isbell. Be sure to check back later for the full scoop!

Apparently the rumors about the demise of the recession might actually be true, or at least on Madison Avenue, where Hermes is building a new men’s store across from their flagship boutique. I always knew women weren’t the only ones who liked to open those fabulous orange boxes! C’est magnifique!

While we were in Westport, we also stopped into HB Home. I’ve been seeing their very chic ads in magazines for a while so it was finally nice to see them in person. The shop is an extension of the design firm Healing Barsanti. Add them to your list of places to visit the next […]

Recently, interior designer Allison Caccoma was kind enough to invite me along for a little field trip to Connecticut and of course I jumped at the chance to get out the city for a day! First we met with the wonderful team at Moffly Media in Westport who publish a bunch of great regional magazines […]

I’m really surprised that in all the coverage of Grey Gardens recently, I don’t remember hearing about Edith Bouvier Beale of Grey Gardens: A Life in Pictures. After Edie’s death, her niece Eva Marie Beale compiled family photographs, poetry, letters, sketches and more for the only family sponsored book. It was “conceived a with a […]

It’s the weekend and you know what that means…lots of fun summer activities. I’m not sure if it’s going to be a good beach weekend but if you happen to be out in the Hamptons, you should definitely try to attend Matt Albiani’s book signing event for Lifeguard on Duty at T.B.D., a fab new […]

A few of you had some great shoe suggestions for Paris that I had never heard of so I thought I should ask if anyone has any off the beaten path restaurants or shops we should visit. Obviously we plan to visit all the sites and other usual suspects such as Deyrolle, Colette, R & […]

I want to thank everyone who emailed me and left comments today! I really appreciate your support! I’ve been running around all day and am too exhausted to write a big post tonight so check back tomorrow for our regularly scheduled programming! On a side note, one of my readers was worried that I would […]