Some of you might remember that my friend Grant Gibson spends time in Maine every summer. I asked him today if he still planned to go since they have a two week quarantine for anyone coming into the state. I have read they might change this since most of the businesses in the state depend […]

I’m going to be honest, I don’t love Miami but I’ll take warm weather where ever I can get it in in the middle of winter. I’m not into the nightclub scene though so I try to find outings that appeal to my more refined aesthetics which is why I love Vizcaya Museum and Gardens […]

As we all know, Thanksgiving is as much about food as it is about giving thanks. My kitchen is the size of a wet bar so obviously I won’t be doing the cooking this year. I dream of having a normal sized kitchen which is why I’m always pinning them on Pinterest. I also love […]

I feel bad that I didn’t get more Kips Bay Decorator Show House posts up before I left town or before it ended.  But in the interest of better late than never, I’m going to try to post a few more rooms this summer. One room that was especially impressive and also full of practical […]

I started a new kitchen folder recently which then expanded to include butler’s pantries and open shelved storage.  Which then expanded to include a few shots of food and greenery and flowers.  It’s an everything and the kitchen sink post literally and figuratively.  It also seemed fitting to post it now as many will be […]

I can’t wait until I can design my own house someday because it’s definitely getting a china closet and butler’s pantry.  Right now, I have to pull things out of a cabinet in order to get to something else.  I long for the day when everything has a place and is easily accessible.  I’ve already […]

Sometimes it is the smallest rooms in a showhouse that make the biggest impact and that is definitely the case with designer Katie Ridder‘s butler pantry and bathroom in the Hampton Designer Showhouse this year. She is lucky that she had her own great line of wallpapers to choose from but how many people would […]