If you are in town this weekend and looking for something design related to do, then I suggest heading over to the Elle Decor Modern Life Concept House.  Elle Decor magazine paired 10 of its A-List Designers to Watch from the past two years with brand partners in two apartments in the new condominium project […]

I have been wearing Santal 26 from Le Labo for almost two years now and still love it.  I have never had more people, both men and women, ask me what I’m wearing and tell me that I smell good.  As an interior designer, I get a kick out of telling that it’s technically a […]

I’ve had my blog browser open all day trying to figure out what to post.  My head is in a fog because of a terrible cold which is why it has remained empty.  I think I need to take a little rest today so I’m leaving you with this beautiful photo I found on tumblr where nothing […]

I am also looking for a cafe table and chairs for a small kitchen in one of my projects .  I would really love to be able to use these French cafe chairs but I’m not sure they will fit.  The most famous of them come from TK Collections which supplies chairs to almost all the […]

While sourcing rugs for a project, I kept coming back to blue and white stripes and similar patterns.  There is something about them that is relaxed and casual yet crisp and sophisticated as in the Victorian Hagan room above.  Of course, they look perfect in beach houses which is maybe why they keep catching my eye at this […]

I recently had the pleasure of attending a fun party and dinner to celebrate the relaunch of Serena & Lily.  Andy Spade and his creative team at Partners & Spade reworked the Serena & Lily logo which can now be seen on their new summer catalog and website.  While Serena & Lily is a sponsor, I would […]

There were rumors a few years ago that Ladurée was opening a shop in New York but now apparently it’s actually becoming a reality!  Thanks to my Twitter friends, I was alerted to the news that Ladurée will be opening at 845 Madison Avenue in July.  I am so excited that I might have to […]

I have appointments and client shopping to do today but I hope I can make it home by 4:00pm to watch Oprah.  She’ll be interviewing Ralph Lauren at his Double RL ranch in Telluride, Colorado, pictured here.  Apparently, it’s his first television interview in 20 years and quite a coup for Oprah’s final season.  Enjoy! […]

“I find it harder and harder everyday to live up to my blue china.”                                            – Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde might have had a hard time living up to his blue china but the interiors in these photos are completely uplifted by the addition of blue and white china.  I always love blue and white porcelain but it […]

Only Oscar de la Renta would get me to 42nd Street on a rainy Monday night.  At first, I missed his old venue at the church on Park Avenue a few blocks from my apartment, but there was a great juxtaposition to the raw runway space and the gorgeous clothes.  It is the future home of the […]

I’m still over celebrities on magazine covers but at least Penelope Cruz looks beautiful in the June 2011 issue of Vogue. (Don’t even get me started on Britney Spears on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar!) The photos by Mario Testino also make me wish it would stop raining and warm up so I can finally start […]

Second on my bucket list, after attending a Chanel fashion show, would be staying at the famous Hotel du Cap Eden Roc in Antibes.  The hotel has been a playground for the wealthy and world traveled including celebrities and royals since it was opened in 1870 by the former owner of Le Figaro newspaper. The hotel […]

If there is one thing that is at the top of my bucket list, it’s attending a Chanel fashion show.  They are more than just a runway show, they are a theatrical event.  The spring and fall shows at the Grand Palais in Paris are always over the top extravaganzas but it is the resort shows […]

Collaborations are all the rage these days and none have been more hotly anticipated than Derek Lam for eBay.  I had the pleasure of attending a little soiree to celebrate this match made in fashion heaven this past week.  Derek and eBay turned Crosby Street into a summer block party that parked delicious food trucks […]

Before I start posting about the Elle Decor Modern Life Concept House which I am visiting today, I figured I should try to squeeze in a few last Kips Bay Decorator Show House rooms. As someone who studied and loves art, I will always have an affinity for any designer who can easily incorporate artwork into […]

As I mentioned previously, some designers were faced with the task of keeping certain room elements at the 2011 Kips Bay Decorator Show House.  None was more daunting than the dining room with walls clad in hand-painted wallpaper which was a gift to the owner of the house from the sister of Madame Mao.  Interior designer Matthew […]

Besides checking out the great rooms at the 2011Kips Bay Decorator Show House, you can attend some wonderful events.  Up this week and next are books signings with Kips Bay Decorator Show House interior designers from this year and other noted authors. The signings are included in the price of admission and guests can present […]