I was in the middle of writing a post on espadrilles, the perfect summer shoe, when I came across this photo of Pippa Middleton and her brother at Wimbledon yesterday. Pippa has summer dressing down to a science and her ensembles usually involves espadrilles which are chic and comfortable. The pair she’s wearing by Penelope […]

I don’t know if there is a more patriotic place than Nantucket. Visiting right before the Fourth of July meant that flags were flying everywhere I went from Main Street to the Harbor and out to Sconset. In honor of Independence Day, I’ve put together some of my favorite images I took while I walked […]

There is nothing I love more than looking at real estate listings while traveling. I passed quite a few houses on Nantucket that I later realized were for sale. One was a famous brick home at 93 Main Street and another was a charming, albeit expensive, cottage at 8 Old North Wharf. I didn’t pass […]

There is nothing like coming back from vacation to 90 degrees and a heat wave to snap you back to reality. Not sure if I feel better or worse that so many cities are experiencing the same thing including London and Paris. Luckily, we have American air conditioning here but that doesn’t help when you […]

Sorry for the lack of posts the last few days. I had planned to blog while I was on Nantucket but then I got too busy and decided to just take some time off. I look forward to sharing photos of my trip and a travel guide soon but until then, how about some beautiful […]

After I announced that I had booked a trip to Nantucket, I received a very nice email from one of my readers, Michelle Elzay. “I am an artist and designer based in New York and Nantucket and am on the Board of the Nantucket Preservation Trust. Nantucket has the largest collection of pre Civil War […]

I can’t think of a better time to post about beach themed art than the day I leave for Nantucket. If you’re looking to decorate your summer rental, make a change, or help a graduate with their new apartment, Society6 and Saatchi Art have you covered. Society6 offers affordable art prints framed and unframed, as well […]

I’m headed to Nantucket tomorrow and could not be more excited. I have put together a great list of places to go and things to see thanks to all your advice. I can already tell this is going to be the first of many trips to the island. In honor of my trip, I thought […]

Now that summer has officially begun, it means lots of weekends away and parties. You shouldn’t arrive empty handed so I’ve put together a great group of hostess gifts that will help get you invited back. As with all my gift guides, I always think it’s nice to bring an ephemeral gift like a bottle […]

Remember when I posted a sneak peek of Mandy Moore’s Mid-Century Modern Manse from Instagram this past January?  Well, now you can see the finished house the actress and singer shares with her fiancé and pets in the new July/August 2018 issue of Architectural Digest. It looks like a lot of the photos were taken to […]

Old Westbury Gardens has been on my must visit list for a while and thanks to Preston Davis of Keep it Chic, we had a private tour last Friday. While I was most familiar with the gardens, I had not seen any photos of the interiors filled with antiques, chintz, chinoiserie, jib doors, and elegant […]

I have a bad habit of going on a trip and posting all my adventures on Instagram but never following up with a travel guide on the blog. Well, those days are changing. I am going to try to post a recap after every trip and go back to some of my old travels but […]

When I was thinking about visiting Old Westbury Gardens (more to come on the blog soon), I reached out to Preston Davis of Keep it Chic because I knew she lived in the area. Not only did she arrange a tour of Old Westbury Gardens but she took me on a tour of various  Gold […]

The family home of Who What Wear founder Katherine Power and her photographer husband Justin Coit is featured in a web exclusive tour on ArchitecturalDigest.com.  Justin actually took these photos. I posted their other home two years ago in the post Katherine Power at Home and you can see that the couple’s new Spanish Colonial home […]

I’ve gone a little crazy shopping lately. Luckily, most of it was on sale or not that expensive but I’m pretty sure I’m cut off now. In my defense, a lot of it has been for my trips to Bermuda and the Hamptons, and my upcoming trip to Nantucket. Since many of you expressed an […]

As I mentioned recently, I have never visited Nantucket. But that’s about to change. I decided to check airfare and hotel rates after I returned from Sag Harbor. I had a feeling I might be able to sneak in after the Nantucket Film Festival and before everyone arrived for the 4th of July holiday and […]

After a brief rain shower, the sun came out and I decided to take along walk in Sag Harbor to appreciate and photograph all the charming homes. I happened to take another look at the book Out East: Houses and Gardens of the Hamptons by Jennifer Ash Rudick when I got home and recognized one […]