People love to hate on gallery walls. Sometimes rightly so. If they are put together with artwork that has been collected from different periods with beautiful gilt frames and French mating, the result can be quite elegant. Such is the case with the apartment that Richard Rabel renovated and decorated for Alan Wintermute, a specialist […]
Are you looking for art to finally fill your empty walls or some pieces to update your summer rental? If so, Artfully Walls has you covered, or I should say they have your walls covered. Artfully Walls is a chic, contemporary and affordable way to shop for art prints from a carefully curated group of artists […]
I was first introduced to the work of interior designer Robert Stilin in the 2009 Hamptons Designer Show House. So it was fun to reconnect many years later in his room at the 2017 Kips Bay Decorator Show House. For the house, he created a “luxuriously comfortable living space inspired by contemporary European salons.” He […]
The incessant rain lately has been great for spring cleaning and organizing. As I was throwing out magazines, I came across the home of retired Hyatt executive John Mayberry in San Francisco in House Beautiful. He downsized from a 4,000 square-foot house in Georgia to this 900 square-foot rental apartment and still managed to hang his entire art […]
As many times as I’ve seen the uptown apartment of Kate and Andy Spade, I never tire of seeing it. While someone in the design world recently announced that gallery walls of art are out style, they are never passé for those who actually have a large collection of art and only so many walls […]
After years of bi-coastal living, Chance designer Julia Leach finally decided to give up her New York apartment and move to Venice, California. Any New Yorker who tells you they don’t think about moving somewhere else is totally lying. We all think about it, especially when it involves sunshine and fresh air. Julia didn’t waste […]
Jill Kargman is on a media blitz to promote the second season of her television show Odd Mom Out. The show is a little too over the top for me but what I do love is her apartment. Vogue just posted a few photos and the gallery wall of art by iLevel is right up […]
I apologize for the lack of posts lately. I’ve had a million subjects to write about but there have been so many things going on in my life that it just wasn’t possible to sit down and focus. Hopefully, I’ll be able to share some them soon but I can say that the last two weeks have […]
I ran into Newell Turner yesterday at the press preview for Manus x Machina at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. In case you haven’t heard, Newell has revived Metropolitan Home magazine. The front cover says, “For the Love of City Living” and the homes featured are urban but not completely modern and contemporary which I […]
I came across the work of designer Robert Brown on Pinterest recently and fell in love with this bedroom suite. I love how the large room has become intimate with distinct areas for sleeping, sitting, and working. It’s also great inspiration for how to set up a large studio apartment. Needless to say, I also […]
Very excited to announce that you can see the full tour of my apartment on One Kings Lane today. The best part is that you can shop for lots of wonderful art, accessories, furniture, and more that have my Francophile Style. Bon week-end ! HC Linen Settee Vintage French Coffee Table Gold Wall Mirror Blue […]
The Kips Bay Decorator Show House 2015 opens to the public today and you are going to love all the rooms. I had the pleasure of viewing the house on Tuesday and thought all spaces looked amazing. While I shouldn’t play favorites, I really thought Philip Mitchell of Philip Mitchell Design in Toronto did an excellent […]
I had the pleasure of attending a beautiful dinner last evening to celebrate the May 2015 Style and Design issue of the WSJ. Magazine at the brand new Edition Hotel in New York. It was a perfect combination of style and design in a wonderfully chic setting. I have stayed at the Edition hotels in […]
‘Twas Easter-Sunday. The full-blossomed trees Filled all the air with fragrance and with joy.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I’m running out of room for art in my apartment. The only room with available wall space is my bathroom so I’m contemplating an arrangement of black and white photos. The floor is black and white tile so I’ve worked around that theme and added in touches of blue. I’ve just not decided yet if […]
Sorry for the lack of posts the last two days. The power cord on my laptop fried and I couldn’t face the Apple store craziness until today. I know a lot of you are on holiday and traveling so it seems like a good time to keep things light anyway. I will definitely have a […]
Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home. – Edith Sitwell Photo of my apt via instagram