Kitchen and Bath: Before and Afters
So happy to have my kitchen and powder room renovation complete - in fewer than 6 weeks, by the way! Here are some before and afters, from when we bought, and from yesterday :)Looking from the eat-in...
View ArticleHow Do You Like Your Grout?
One decision that threw me a little bit on my recent kitchen renovation was what color to grout my subway tile. There are about a million grout color choices, and I spent some serious time hemming and...
View ArticleShanghai Peacock: The New Chiang Mai Dragon?
So glad my awesome seamstress had my new Chiang Mai Dragon roman shade and bathroom cafe curtain ready in time for Christmas...The next, somewhat similar Schumacher print on my radar is the new...
View ArticleCatching Up With Million Dollar Decorators in the New Year
Happy New Year! Hope it's off to a great start! How did you ring in the New Year?!I hunkered down on the 1st to catch up on Million Dollar Decorators - mainly to check in on Lindsay Lohan, who was...
View ArticleDoes This Table Make My Butt Look Big?
How are all of your health and fitness New Years resolutions going so far? I've bailed on two of my three intended gym visits, so I guess I'm failing, dramatically.If you need some visual prodding to...
View ArticleLook for Less: Mark Nickel Desk
If you love Worlds Away's Mark Nickel desk...Mark Nickel DeskWorlds Away$1,247...Pottery Barn's got a nice looking knock-off in its most recent catalog, for less than half the price...Ava Metal...
View ArticleLook for Less: Mark Nickel Desk
If you love Worlds Away's Mark Nickel desk...Mark Nickel DeskWorlds Away$1,247...Pottery Barn's got a nice looking knock-off in its most recent catalog, for less than half the price...Ava Metal...
View ArticleNew from Mary McDonald
Between her starring role on Million Dollar Decorators, and her new line for Schumacher, Mary McDonald's got it goin' on lately. I love watching her on MDD - from her buff arms, to her botoxed face,...
View ArticleBase Camp!
Usually opening my winter issues of Travel and Leisure Magazine is somewhat painful. Splashy spreads featuring the latest Tahitian boutique hotels seem to throw in my face that I'm living in a totally...
View ArticleStumped
I was really taken with Brooklyn artist Vanessa Chew's "Roots" necklace, which I came across in a blast email from the the upcoming New York International Gift Fair. So striking, right?It reminded me...
View ArticleLook for Less: Harlow Tea Table
If you've always loved Bungalow 5's Harlow Tea table...Harlow Tea Table, $429... you're in luck because Target has a cute copy for just $99...Three Hands Coral Accent Table, $99.99It's from the Modern...
View ArticleNew From CocoCozy!
I love this time of year! With the NYIGF and all the marts around the corner, now is the time to see all the new products from our favorite vendors. One of the companies we always look forward to...
View ArticleNo Sleep 'til Brooklyn!
Okay this may or may not be totally embarrassing, but at one point in my life I was a bit of a Beastie Boys fan. Yep. It's the Jersey girl in me. But seriously, you can't tell me you didn't belt out...
View ArticleClient Project: Window Nook
We're loving how this formerly bare, but inherently beautiful, window nook came out for a client friend!The addition of custom roman shades, window seat cushion and throw pillows warmed this unique...
View ArticleShopping Your Favorite Hotels
I discovered a fun web site the other night when googling around after some hotels I'd been eyeing from Travel and Leisure. This is really why I read Travel and Leisure - I love checking out the...
View ArticlePom Pom Obsessed
I've always absolutely adored pom trim, but realized when I saw Tory Burch's new fabulous tote.. I haven't used it in a while!Pom trim has always been a playful addition for children's nurseries,...
View ArticleOlde Good Things
A couple of weeks ago, I had a few hours in my old stomping ground of the Upper West Side, and finally got to visit Olde Good Things, an unbelievable store front specializing in all things vintage,...
View ArticleScalamandre and Lenox
Have you heard of the recent triple-threat collaboration between Bloomingdales, Lenox and Scalamandre? The three iconic companies combined forces to release a line of china based on some of...
View ArticleYou Get What You Pay For!
I am obsessed with rugs these days. I have been searching for not one, but three rugs for my family room. I am feeling a bit like Mary McDonald in Million Dollar Decorators who can't quite get her own...
View ArticleMadeline Weinrib Branches Out...
There's great news if you're as big fans of textile designer Madeline Weinrib as we are. She's collaborated with shoe god Manolo Blahnik to create a line of shoes being sold at Saks Fifth Avenue,...
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