I’m long over due for a trip to Los Angeles and now I have another reason to book a ticket.  The Apartment by The Line has just opened on the iconic tree lined Melrose Place. Co-founder and executive creative director Vanessa Traina Snow and creative director Melanie Glass have created a home like space that will evolve on a […]

Someone posted one of my photos from Alexa Hampton’s Study in Contrasts bedroom for Mark Hampton LLC from the 2012 Kips Bay Decorator Show House this morning and it reminded me how much I love this room. It’s not just a great example of how you can decorate with traditional and classic elements in a contemporary […]

I had the pleasure of visiting jewelry designer Cynthia Gale in her showroom this week and learned more about her art and travel inspired designs. Her Wiener Werkstatte Collection, seen here, was inspired by the Vienna, Austria community of artists, architects, and designers which sought to restore the values of handcraftsmanship to an industrial society. It only approved […]

The temperature has dropped and the heat has come on in my apartment building so that means it’s time to open up the coat closet. Camel coats are perfect for this time of year because they look lighter than most dark colored coats and they coordinate with almost every color. Camel looks great with white, […]

I came across the work of designer Robert Brown on Pinterest recently and fell in love with this bedroom suite. I love how the large room has become intimate with distinct areas for sleeping, sitting, and working. It’s also great inspiration for how to set up a large studio apartment. Needless to say, I also […]

I came across a photo of the kitchen of this home that I really loved before realizing the entire house was just as beautiful. The double-fronted Georgian townhouse was designed by Caroline Harrowby for a couple who had watched the house for years before it came up for sale. It features the comfortable relaxed design I love about […]

One of the best places I visited in Milan, Pasticceria Marchesi just opened during fashion week but has actually been around since 1824. The historic Milanese pastry shop was recently bought by Prada and in addition to the original landmark location at Via Santa Maria alla Porta, 11a, they have opened a new pastel colored jewel box at the fashionable Via […]

One person who I think wears black well and makes minimalism look interesting is street style favorite Isabelle Kountoure. She is an editor with a German and Greek background who has great personal style. Her shorter hair cut is something I may also have to show my stylist. I’m flying back to NYC today, so […]

As the weather cools down and the rain returns, I find myself reaching for anything black in my closet. It’s the color that many wear in Milan which is where I’m returning today so in that honor, I give you a compilation of the absence of color.

After being unplugged for a few days, I’m back in business in Florence. Before I highlight a few of the things I’ve done so far, I do want to address my last post. I think there comes a time on every traveler’s journey where they lose their “stuff” so to speak.  My time came in Rome. […]

I arrived in Rome this afternoon but wish I had gone straight to Florence. The Hotel Locarno has turned out to be a huge disappointment. I will never stay here again. There is barely any wifi and I can’t get any work accomplished and no one really seems cares. This will teach me never to go […]

Buongiorno from Venice! I apologize for a lack of post yesterday but the wifi in our hotel isn’t working. Normale. I’ll try to write a post from the high speed train to Rome on Friday or after I arrive in the Eternal City. In the meantime, I suggest you follow along on Instagram where I’l be […]

I’m off on the train to Venice today. Until I have time to write a post, I suggest you check out this very chic apartment in Paris designed by Studio Ko. It was featured in T magazine this weekend.  I love that you can read it online like the real magazine if you happen to […]

I’m currently wrapping up my whirlwind trip to Milan and will be heading to Venice Monday morning.  I’ve seen so many beautiful things in Milan and had a really great time and will hopefully blog about them soon. I remember reading this interesting article on Dr. Boardman’s site Positive Prescription about how just the anticipation of a trip can […]

I was already working on a post of writer and editor J.J. Martin’s Milan home when I was invited to a party last night to celebrate the launch of her new La Double J Editions dress collection with Mantero at Potafiori with Matches Fashion. The long seasonless dress comes in seven vintage patterns from Mantero’s archives. The […]

Now that autumn is here, I can’t wait to wear my favorite fisherman knit sweaters. I think most people wear them with jeans but I love the idea of pairing one with an ivory skirt or wide leg trousers as seen in the WSJ. magazine above (Coach, Carolina Herrera, and Max Mara). The October 2015 […]

I’m off to the airport to catch my Alitalia flight to Italy tonight, the same airline that Pope Francis arrived in yesterday.  I was a little sad to be missing the Pope’s visit to New York until I found out he’s staying on East 72nd Street. Between his visit, the UN General Assembly, and the President […]