I normally don’t like to write about the same thing twice but I just saw The Young Victoria tonight and it is amazing! I fell completely in love with Rupert Friend as Prince Albert and wished the film would never end! Emily Blunt is wonderful too! Julian Fellowes needs to make more movies because whatever […]

We’re expecting a snow storm in New York tomorrow so I am sure I will be bundled up with my cashmere blanket watching movies! Soon the winners of the Williams-Sonoma Home Cashmere Blanket Giveaway will be wrapped in warm cashmere too! Out of 1276 entries, the three chosen from the random number generator were EJ […]

I sent out almost all my holiday cards this week but I didn’t want to forget about those of you who come to the blog everyday. Thanks again for your continued support and encouragement! I would like to wish you and yours a very happy and joyous holiday whether you celebrate Hannukah, Christmas, Kwanza or […]

I know. I know. Not everyone loves Kelly Wearstler‘s over the top designs. That means those of you who do have a better chance of winning a copy of her new book HUE that AMMO Books was gracious enough to offer to one lucky Habitually Chic reader! I happen to love it and the color […]

I had a reader email me a few days ago after seeing Tom Ford’s new movie A Single Man asking if I knew where to find the sofa seen in the film. I hadn’t even had a chance to try to find out before the answer came to me! (I love when I don’t have […]

The Amaryllis that I bought at the flower market already bloomed and died but if I had a bouquet of them from Diane James Home, they would have lasted forever! I know people poo poo faux flowers but Diane makes some of the most life like and they are a good choice for a lot […]

As far back as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to live in New York. I was trying to figure out why recently and I am starting to think it might have had something to do with Andy Warhol. Andy was from Pittsburgh which was about an hour from where I grew up so he […]

Don’t worry, I’m working on a regular post for later today but until then, I wanted to tell you about my day two giveaway for this week. Alessandra Branca was gracious enough to sign a copy of her new book New Classic Interiors. It’s also the fancy special slip covered version so it’s extra special! […]

I’m in the giving mood this week and my readers will be the lucky recipients of this holiday spirit! I will be posting a new item everyday through Thursday so you’ll have lot of chances to win! Today’s giveaway is the fabulous Williams-Sonoma Home cashmere throw blanket! Williams-Sonoma Home is generously offering three blankets to […]

I had a fabulous lunch at Cafe Cluny yesterday with interior designer Courtney Giles and gallery owner Emily Amy who are in town from Atlanta for a few days of shopping. Afterward, I took a walk around the West Village to check out the holiday decorations. The neighborhood is full of beautiful brownstones and their […]

I’m looking forward to having some time off at the holidays so I can see all the wonderful films that are being released this month. At the top of my list now is The Young Victoria which tells the story of Queen Victoria’s accession to the thrown, her turbulent early reign and her enduring romance […]

The second issue of Lonny premiered today and I have to say that I think it’s even better than the first and not just because I’m in it! I owe a big thanks to Michelle Adams for asking me to share my 10 favorite things and to Patrick Cline for taking my photo. And a […]

Camellia. Wisteria. Vermillion. When the first chapter of a book starts with these three words, you know it’s going to be good but HUE is more than just good. It is a kaleidoscope of the most amazing color in some of the most awe inspiring interiors I have ever seen! Tonight was the book signing […]

I was very honored to be asked by the editor of Amica magazine in Singapore to write a first person account of how blogging has changed my life. I was even more honored when I found out that past contributors to the column have included Diane von Furstenberg, Barbara Tfank, Fiona Kotur, and Temple St. […]

I had already been working on a post about library dining rooms before I spoke to Dick Bories and James Shearron of Bories and Shearron about the room I posted yesterday which was perfect timing! They mentioned that combining the library and dining room was more of a European tradition but it looks like it’s […]

I had no idea that my Blue Christmas post would lead to a little chat with Dick Bories and James Shearron of Bories and Shearron, the architecture firm behind the renovation of the Fifth Avenue apartment that Miles Redd decorated. The entire apartment is featured in the December 2009 issue of Elle Decor but it […]

It was the photos of the blue entry decorated for Christmas in the December 2009 issue of Elle Decor that had me thinking back to Aerin Lauder’s blue Christmas. I love blue and white porcelain any time of year but I think it looks especially festive at the holidays. Miles Redd, who can do not […]