Walton Ford seems to be everywhere these days and now he has a new exhibition at the Paul Kasmin Gallery in New York from May 8th to July 3rd. I can’t wait to see his amazing watercolors up close. According to the press release, Ford’s work depicts animals embodying degrees of personification in the context […]

“There are those who spend lifetimes in houses that have nothing to do with who they really are. They may be perfectly designed, yet if they fail to reflect the personalities of the people who live in them, the very essence of intimacy is missing and this absence is disturbingly visible.” -Rose Tarlow My friend […]

My friend finally asked me to help him decorate his apartment recently and I couldn’t be more excited! I’ve been mentally redecorating his place since I first saw it a few years ago so it’s not going to be that hard since I already have a plan in my head! I had to show him […]

I am always inspired by non-professional interior designer David Jimenez so it was funny for him to tell me he was inspired by a photo that he saw on my blog. A photo of Tinsley Mortimer no less! David loved the photo and decided to use orange, turquoise and chocolate brown as the colors for […]

I mentioned in my Kips Bay Show House post that I wished I had a better image of the bed in the room designed by White Webb and Matthew White was kind enough to send one to me. It’s dreary and cold in New York today and that bed definitely looks like the kind of […]

I’ve been doing some research recently for a new apartment project that I am about to undertake on my own, more about that next week, and I’ve noticed an interesting lighting trend that I am starting to appreciate. It involves lamps that I used to consider strictly desk lamps beside the bed and as living […]

I told you I had some exciting news to share with you and up first on the list is my Blogoshere profile on 1stdibs! I must say it’s weird to be on the other end of an interview but writer Marcia Sherrill was very sweet to work with. We started talking months ago so it’s […]

It has been raining a lot in New York the last few days but it has also been raining good things in my life. I have so many fabulous things to share with all of you but I need a few more says until I can reveal them all. I’ve also been working myself to […]

I had been meaning to write a post about Italian art collector Giuseppe Panza and his book Memories of a Collector for a few months but kept putting it off. Then I saw the book on a desk in the BKH designed room at the Kips Bay Show House and decided that it was now […]

I had the pleasure of visiting the 2008 Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club Decorator Show House today and was blown away. This year’s Show House was only the third time in 36 years that the “house” was shown in an apartment building and not a townhouse but I have to say I loved it. […]

There was a considerable buzz in the office yesterday afternoon after an email arrived from a former employee announcing the new website for his interior design studio and it was justified. David Lawrence has a great eye and a very sophisticated design style. He credits his passion for classic and timeless lines to my current […]

Also on my agenda this weekend is the Spring International Art & Antiques Show at the Park Avenue Armory. It runs from April 25th -29th and should be a great show. You will check it out if you are in the area!

The annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House in New York starts today, Thursday, April 24th and runs through May 22nd. This year, not only is the “house” 2 blocks from my apartment, but it’s also not really a house. I was under the assumption that the Show Houses were always in a townhouse but that’s […]

The new May 2008 Domino is on the newsstands in New York. Woo hoo! I’m not going to tell you anything that’s in it lest I get accused of ruining it but I will say that it’s chock full of great designs! Hope you get yours soon!

I think maybe by now you’ve realized that my tastes range from the high brow (auction previews, independent movies, beautiful books) to the very low (US Weekly, Real Housewives, Kid Rock), but I’m not exactly sure where my love of Gossip Girl lies. It seems to straddle the line and I love it! Sure I’m […]

Did you know that New York actually has a very low carbon footprint compared to the rest of the US? “The city’s emissions were just under one percent of the nation’s, with about 2.7 percent of the national population of 300 million. That means the city emits only about one-third as much as the rest […]

I sometimes have a hard time explaining to people what it’s really like to live and work in New York. The amount of wealth here is staggering but it’s kind of like living in fantasy land. I decorate summer homes that are bigger than most American’s main homes. It’s a bit ridiculous and you really […]