I work on a lot of very expensive homes at work but they have nothing on this cute little beach cottage in the Hamptons owned by Lezlie Klotz. It was featured in the July 2008 issue of House Beautiful magazine and I fell in love with it the minute I saw it since it’s exactly […]

Unlike most Americans, I will be laboring over the long Labor Day holiday weekend. I have a lot of irons in the fire so I need do some work and get myself organized. I’m a little bummed but I knew that forgoing vacations this summer might be necessary and if all goes well, I will […]

Even though so many New York based national shelter magazines are folding, it seems that there are amazing regional ones that are thriving. One of my new favorites is Florida Inside Out. I was flipping through the old January/February 2008 issue and came across so many beautiful images that I had to share. I especially […]

I really never thought about what the home of Carine Roitfeld would like but now that I think about it, I don’t know if I would have pictured it being this clean and modern. Carine is the uber sexy Editor and Chief of French Vogue who always wears extraordinary heels and whose hair always seems […]

The Bachelor Pad was also my inspiration for my third story for Kansas City Home Design magazine. If you want the inside scoop on all the fabulous stores I’ve shopped in search of the perfect furniture and accessories to complete my design, take a peak online at the July/August 2008 issue. Thanks again to everyone […]

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 […]

Charlotte Moss has a new luxury home fragrance for Agraria entitled Left Bank. According to her site, it “embodies the mystery, romance, and sophistication of the city’s Left Bank. Introduced with fresh top notes of crisp lemongrass and crushed pink peppercorn blossoms, the mid notes of frankincense and patchouli surround you as cashmere wood warms […]

I was googling images on line last week and stumbled upon the most interesting photos of the first home of M. Bibelot and her husband on her Flickr site. From what I could gather, it’s somewhere near San Francisco since they can see part of the Golden Gate Bridge and was built in 1952. It […]

Time to get out your short shorts and your sweatbands, the US Open Tennis Championships begin tomorrow in Flushing Meadows. Personally, I’ll be staking out all the top hotels to catch of glimpse of the hot players! Between tennis and upcoming fashion week, it’s the best time of the year to be in New York!

I’ve been hearing about Gwyneth Paltrow’s trip to Spain with Mario Batali for a while and now it will finally air on PBS this September as Spain…On the Road Again. Along for the ride are food writer Mark Bittman an Spanish actress Claudia Bassols. Turns out that Gwyneth lived in Spain with an exchange family […]

I wish this was my house and my car and more importantly I wish I was there right now! Photo by George Ross for Hamptons Cottages and Gardens

I have always appreciated the work of Diamond and Baratta Design even if it is little over the top for me personally but I really love the dining room above. It was designed for a beach house in Sagaponack in the Hamptons and it has such a nice light and airy feel. I also love […]

I’m usually the one who’s dolling out advice and recommendations, but now I’m turning to my trusty readers for literary agent recommendations for myself and a few friends for some fabulous non-fiction book ideas. Please email me if you have any suggestions. And who know, maybe we’ll give you a small percentage of the deal!

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 […]

I’m a sucker for a good period movie so I’m definitely looking forward to seeing The Duchess which stars Kiera Knightley as Lady Georgiana Spencer who after marrying Duke William Cavendish, portrayed by Ralph Fiennes, becomes Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. The best part of these types of movies is that you realize that people had […]

Apparently everyone at work thinks I’m good at picking out fabrics and scheming which is why I was asked to go the D&D (Design & Decoration) Building yesterday to find options to present to a new client. If you’ve never been, it’s an interesting place. Sometimes I’m made to feel like Julia Roberts in Pretty […]

My prayers have finally been answered. A J. Crew store is set to open on the Upper East Side. Of course, they couldn’t just open a regular store on Third Avenue like everyone else. Instead it will be J. Crew Collection store on Madison Avenue and 79th Street. But I’ll take what I can get. […]