NICE KNOCKERS!
NO NO – not THOSE! Get your mind out of the gutter- this is a respectable and child friendly blog here! It turns out that I might have yet another obsession! LION DOOR KNOCKERS! I took all of these photos in Venice- so many different styles- WOW! I often get emails from people asking if […]
peony love
I took these photos out in the country side about 2 hours north of Venice. It has just finished raining out and the rain droplets were just magical as they formed on the peonies. The smell was heaven as you can imagine with the fresh rain and the lovely subtle peony scent. Why is it […]
Happy Friday!
The weather is AMAZING out today- so I decided to take the day off and do a few of my favorite things and catch up on some errands. It has been a stressful week at work and I am currently dealing with a stressful client- so I just needed a day to myself. I started […]
Maximilian Sinsteden I heart you!
I nearly passed out when I read about Maximilian Sinsteden on Style Court and Decorno and Brilliant Asylum and Apartmetent Therapy. He is all over the place…and I think that he has more talent in his little finger than most people! What style he has! How brilliant! 21 and I am sure we will be […]
Orlando Diaz-Azcuy book cover inspiration
Maybe I AM doing something right with interior design- as in looking at the cover shot of Diane Dorrans Saeks new book on Orlando Diaz-Azcuy (which I am still waiting to crack open as it hasn’t shipped from amazon.com yet-grr)- I noticed that on the table with his wonderful silver collection-the same style of one […]
Patchwork rugs are everywhere I look!
From the pages of House Beautiful in March with the rooms decorated by Albert Hadley- from my trip to Paris last fall- The Rugby Ralph Lauren store in New York on University Place-The RL mansion- Shabby Chic (which I just learned is closing)- STARK carpet showroom in the D&D in NYC- and even on ebay! […]
Albert Hadley- I heart you!
This last Monday morning is a morning I think that I will never forget! My dream of meeting with Albert Hadley came true and Suzanna arranged for me to have a meeting with him. I knew that I wanted someone to come along with me- but who? I asked Heather at Habitually Chic to join […]
Seeing orange in New York!
Reporting from NY this week. It seems that ORANGE is the theme of SPRING here. Crisp and lovely weather. Happy Spring!
Blood oranges
I just think that blood oranges are a LOVELY fruit- and I use them all the time when they are in season. Made some yummy blood orange margaritas last night- Fresh blood orange juice, fresh lime juice, tequila, simple syrup, cointreau, ice – and there you have a yummy cocktail. I also like to use […]
wall treatment idea…
Last week when I thought that I was on my death bed from the flu- I went to a little get together at the Fly Trap in San Francisco. I really loved the wall treatment and thought that I would share…