I am a Woody Allen fan. So, when Amazon announced a new ‘series’, Crisis in Six Scenes, I knew that inevitably I would watch. The story takes place in the 60’s. Thus the interiors/sets are a wonderful mix of traditional furnishings with a mix of mid-century modern. The kitchen and dining areas in particular were put together with […]
Bringing Pantone Greenery Home
As promised last week, a look at the green of the moment: Pantone’s Greenery I have mentioned before, whenever a big color trend arises in fashion, I opt for small doses of the hue. Maybe a scarf or some nail polish will do the trick for me. The same can be said for interior color […]
Monday’s Motivation: Dinner Parties and Other Celebrations
The Mr.’s Birthday is today (Happy Birthday!) and a few days down the road it will be my b-day. The past couple of years have been relatively quite in terms of birthday celebrations. But this year, I’m thinking Par-Tee! Dinners, cocktails and maybe even a little dancing come the weekend. The Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA) table […]
Monday’s Motivation: Holiday Tablescapes
Recently, during an Anthropologie chat, I had the opportunity to ask their fabulous buyer, Keith Johnson, what was the one item he thought no hostess/host should be without. His response? “I think the right guest list is the only essential. Everything else is icing on the cake.” Ah, spoken like a true gentleman who […]
arne jacobsen pie server
Some of the things I cherish the most have been given to me by loved ones. Like my cake server, for example. It was given to us as a wedding gift by my fabulous cousin Gina who happens to live in Copenhagen (where she has inadvertently developed an appreciation for the Scandinavian design greats!) […]