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 had the pleasure of sitting at Aerin Lauder‘s table at the Kips Bay Decorator Show House President’s dinner last week. Also seated at the table were Mara Miller and Jessie Carrier of Carrier & Company. Jessie showed me some pictures of their sitting room and I immediately loved it.  What’s funny though is that […]

Interior designer Alexa Hampton wasn’t in the room she designed for Mark Hampton LLC when I visited last week so I sent her an email.  I told her that I thought it was beyond gorgeous and I wasn’t just saying that because she placed my book on the coffee table. And I meant it.  I never think […]

The weather in New York still isn’t cooperating but at least the city is looking pretty, especially the Upper East Side.  In the Spring a livelier iris changes on the burnish’d dove;  In the Spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love. –  Alfred Lord Tennyson Flowers by Ariston Florist in the […]

I had the privilege of touring and photographing the 2014 Kips Bay Decorator Show House today and I can honestly tell you that it might be the best one I’ve ever seen. I’m not allowed to post any photos until next week but I wanted to remind you that it will open to the public […]

It was announced last week that the 2014 Kips Bay Decorator Show House would be held in the historic Villard mansion at 457 Madison Avenue and the list of participating designers were announced today. I know many of them but I’m especially proud that my friends Mercedes Dios and Alberto Villalobos who own the store […]