Robert D. Henry, a New York-based architect, was interviewed by the NYTimes for an article in the home and garden section of NYTimes.com for his expertise in what he calls "Emotional Architecture". Henry specializes mostly in designing spas, because "water and fire are so primal", said by Henry, "they … [Read more...]
Shopping with India Hicks
August 21, 2009 By 1 Comment
Today's Nytimes.com home and garden site showcases a shopping spree with India Hicks, the designer of a series of home and body products for Crabtree & Evelyn. While I am not a huge fan of the chalky, floral usual wares of Crabtree & Evelyn, India Hick's inspiration comes from more tropical towns … [Read more...]
Celebrity Spotlight: Right in Your Own Backyard
August 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
House tours welcome everyone to covet their neighbor's upper middle class sprawling estate. It's a groveling yet necessary part of society, and springing up at the end of summer is a whole host of House Openings in the New England and East Coast area for you to enjoy. Let's take a look at some of the … [Read more...]
Low-Maintenance Living
August 7, 2009 By 1 Comment
Manhattan designers Russell Groves and Neal Beckstedt have outdone themselves again--their collaborative designs for an industrialist East Hampton, NY house grace the cover of the NYTimes Home and Garden website page today, and for good reason. What makes a house low-maintenance? The designs, for … [Read more...]
Bed and Breakfast of Champions
July 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Do you enjoy playing host or hostess, is making the perfect breakfast your life's passion? Does gorgeous home decor make you blush, do you take pride in knowing the exact gestation periods and life cycles of your garden plants? Have you ever wondered how you could make all of these passions into a … [Read more...]
Ideas on How to Design Your Guest Room
July 10, 2009 By 1 Comment
While hospitality and housewarming is usually thought of in terms of guests, the tradition of having actual rooms designated as guest rooms has gone by the wayside, and rightly so. With the advent of speedy transportation, planes, trains and automobiles, the tradition of inviting friends and family … [Read more...]
A British Cup of Tea in the Garden?
June 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
While our ancestors threw off the influence of Great Britain in favor of a more democratic and anti-imperialist government, they were thinking in terms of money and politics. This is important to keep in mind for all those Yanks who still hold the revolutionary American spirit close to heart: taking … [Read more...]
Designer Profile: Fashion as Inspiration
June 12, 2009 By 1 Comment
I subscribe to the belief, personally, that your home should reflect your personal style, not the other way around. Your personal style developed (hopefully!) way before you bought your first apartment or house that you now call "home". I'm not talking about the dingy apartment you had to scrape … [Read more...]
Find Affordable Antiques: Old is the New New
June 8, 2009 By 1 Comment
My father is a builder and real estate appraiser and I grew up with Architectural Digest (AD for short) as a viable dinner conversation starter. It is always so fantastic, to flip the thick, glossy pages of AD at the kitchen table, close your eyes and imagine that you are sitting in an elegant Italian … [Read more...]
Montreal’s Antique Alley
November 5, 2008 By 3 Comments
Ok, ok! I know this is not a travel insider or trip advisor blog but I have to write a little about my recent trip to Montreal. Just like any other big city, enthusiastic smiles and at the very least acceptable customer service is hard to come by. Nevertheless, there are must-sees for the avid fans of … [Read more...]
