We have quite a few interesting books at work that we sometimes use for inspiration and one that I think is very beautiful is Joys of Life: How Geoffroy Van Hulle takes Pleasure in Arranging by Jo De Poorter. Geoffroy Van Hulle is a Belgian interior designer and kind of a hottie, see below. I […]

Bon Weekend! I’m taking a much deserved few days off!

I stopped by Flair tonight to pick up another painting that we bought for the Bachelor Pad and I can’t say enough how much I love this store and Jon and George who own it! And Sean who works there! They are so sweet and helpful and such a joy to visit. Every time I […]

I picked my five pound Vogue magazine today (do you think they make it heavy on purpose to work out your arms so you’ll fit into the fall clothes?!) and was wondering if Vogue Living would also be out on the newsstands. But alas, I found out that it’s not meant to be. NO HOME: […]

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 […]

It seems like every day there is a new boutique hotel opening in the city but The Greenwich Hotel seems more like a home than a hotel. Albeit a home in Tribeca owned by a movie star and in this case Robert DeNiro. The best part about the hotel is that no two rooms look […]

When I told everyone that I had to go to the Hamptons for an installation, I think everyone assumed I would be sitting by the pool eating bon bons while directing the delivery men as to where to place furniture. This could not be farther from reality although we did get to have a little […]

I haven’t shopped at Banana Republic much lately except to peruse the costume jewelry. I find everything else has too much “bedazzling” but it looks like they got the memo to to lighten up and return to the classics. Their new advertising campaign might make me rethink my ban on Banana. Just hope the clothes […]

I’m in the Hamptons working but I thought I would leave you with some of my favorite images and designs from the past year that I think you will enjoy just as much the second time around. Bon Weekend!

I’ve been on the hunt for good photos of the Sutton Place apartment of the late Bill Blass and I finally found them in The Fashion House: Inside the Homes of Leading Designers by Lisa Lovatt-Smith and published in 1997. Of course, everything is impeccable and beautiful just like Mr. Blass and his clothing. I […]

I knew Celerie Kemble had a new line of fabrics coming out from Schumacher but I didn’t realize she also had a book coming out this fall entitled Celerie Kemble: To Your Taste, Create Modern Rooms with a Traditional Twist. I think Celerie has a very pretty style that is always evolving and I look […]

Remember Michael Bargo and his spectacular studio from Domino magazine? Well, turns out he’s upgraded to a one bedroom and took the New York Times along on a shopping trip. Michael also used to work for Thomas O’Brien and Aero Studios who are having a great sale right now. Check the old apartment below and […]

Let the countdown begin! Season 2 of Gossip Girl begins on September 1st with a little fun in the sun of The Hamptons. Too bad they aren’t actually filming in The Hamptons since I will be there Thursday and Friday for an installation. It would have been fun to report back some Blair and Serena […]

The only thing that makes up for the fact that it doesn’t seem like Ladurée is moving into the refurbished Plaza is that Assouline has and is already open! It’s a small space on the mezzanine but it’s packed with the beautiful books that we’ve come to expect from the the fashionable firm. Other offerings […]

Sometimes you just never know where the day will take you in New York. I had plans to meet someone for drinks but then someone else invited us to a penthouse roof party with some pretty intimidating creative people but of course we couldn’t say no and boy were we glad we didn’t. One of […]

Who knew a simple question about ironing sheets could lead to so many comments! Thanks to everyone shared their ironing or non-ironing habits! The consensus seems to be that most people change their sheets once a week and there are a lot of other particular people out there who love ironed sheets as much as […]

We’ve been having many discussions about bed linens at work this week since we are sourcing them for clients. This lead to more discussions about who irons them and who doesn’t and how often they change them. I have also been dealing with linens at the Bachelor Pad since he is out of town and […]