Even though I don’t live in California, C Magazine is one of my absolute favorite magazines. Their home features led to an entirely separate magazine C Home which I love finding in my mailbox. After falling down a rabbit hole from one photo of Bruce Gregga’s Montecito home on Pinterest, I found out that it was […]
A sure sign that antiques and modern art can coexist is the dining room at the Sotheby’s Showhouse that was designed by Russell Piccione. A George II Side Table, Consoles, Chimeypiece, George III Chairs, and silver serving and display pieces, look perfectly at home with works by Chuck Close, Alex Katz, Andy Warhol, and James Rosenquist. […]
The Sotheby’s Showhouse was created with the intention of showing younger collectors that you can mix antiques and modern elements with contemporary pieces to create a space that doesn’t look fuddy duddy. Actually those are my words not theirs but you get the idea. I had the pleasure of touring the spaces on Friday and meeting […]
For some reason, I thought I would be able to get work done while I am in Miami. I see how silly that was now. Things have been crazy here so I will resume with my holiday gift guides on Sunday when I’m back in New York. Until then, I leave you with this amazing […]
An image on Pinterest led to this interesting and masculine apartment in Bilbao, Spain. It belongs to Mikel Larrinaga and was featured in Singular Magazine and Nuevo Estilo. While it’s not my style overall, I love the collected look of the art and the neutral colors punctuated with black accents. It’s one of those apartments that makes […]
Also out this weekend is the Men’s Style issue of T Magazine. I already picked up a copy and let out an audible gasp when I saw the photos of the Connecticut home of Sir John Richardson inside. The London-born Richardson started his career in the art world by opening the New York office of Christie’s […]
I’m in the process of rethinking my apartment and could not be more inspired by the London home of Paolo Moschino and Philip Vergeylen. They gut renovated a flat in the Victoria area and reconfigured the strange layout to make a perfect pied-à-terre. It’s filled with an eclectic mix of antiques they find working for their […]
I like the fashions at Club Monaco but ever since they updated the design of the stores, I go just as much for interior inspiration as I do to shop for clothes. Now they have combined the best of both worlds with their new pop up home shop in Southampton. There is a mix of […]
People were always shocked when I told them I’ve never been to the puces in Paris before. Part of the reason is that I knew they were expensive and a little farther outside the city. My friend Eleanor insisted that I finally check them out so we took an Uber to Marche aux Puces de […]
One of the reasons I planned my move date to Paris in mid May was so I could shop the Brocante de la rue de Bretagne in the Marais this weekend. I stumbled across it last June and also planned my November trip around it too. These photos are from that visit. While the puces […]
Everyday I’m surprised that some big brands aren’t on Instagram. But I’m also sometimes blown away by a small store or company that does it right. In the case of Love the Design, their Instagram account makes me want to hop a plane to Toronto to shop all their lovely vintage finds, artwork, and designs […]
Big thanks to my reader Robert in Chicago who alerted me that Michael Bruno’s home in Southampton, New York is featured in the March 2014 issue of British House & Garden. Seeing as we’re due for yet another snow storm, I think it’s the perfect time to visualize that we are escaping to warmer weather […]
Someone once asked me if there was a moment that I knew I had made it as a blogger. I always feel like I’m still trying to make it but one moment that stood out as an early milestone was when 1stdibs profiled me for their site. To have their stamp of approval was an […]
We all know decorators have beautiful homes but I think it’s the antique dealers who have the most interesting. I recently came across the home of architect Philippe Thelin and decorator Thierry Gonzal who also own a showroom in Tours, France called Mis’en scène. I couldn’t find the original article from AD France where these photos […]
Not only do I love to peruse auction catalogs for possible purchases but they are great sources for inspiration. The Michael Inchbald: A Legacy of Design sale at Christie’s in London next week is yet another example. I was not familiar with the British interior designer Michael Inchbald who passed away last year. He worked […]
I was uploading photos of the home of Jamb Limited antiques dealer Will Fisher when his PR person emailed asking if I’d like to visit him while I’m in London. I mean, how’s that for serendipity?! These are old photos from when he was about to sell most of his antiques at Christie’s so he […]
If you haven’t picked up the September 2013 issue of Elle Decor, you are missing out. I’ve been so tired lately of magazines that keep featuring the same homes and people and this issue delivers nothing but newness. The Left Bank Paris apartment designed by François-Joseph Graf for a mystery client is my favorite and […]