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New York Gift Fair | Recycling the Past
While I of course love seeing what’s fresh at vendors I know, part of the fun of attending the New York Gift Fair is the hunt for new companies and merchandise. One of my recent favorites in the category of making the old new again was Europe2You.…
Posted in design, food and drink, furniture, interior design
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Welcoming Matchbook at Dempsey & Carroll
Last month the charming digital publication Matchbook Magazine ran a lovely feature on New York’s venerable stationer Dempsey & Carroll. Since 1878 Dempsey & Carroll has not only been providing its customers with luxury writing papers but serving as an “authority on proper etiquette regarding everything from opulent wedding invitations to simple thank-you notes.”
Recently, Matchbook founders Katie Armour and Jane Lilly Warren both relocated to New York City.…

Posted in design, entertainment, food and drink, Stationery
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House Beautiful 2012 Kitchen of the Year
As our lifestyles have evolved over the last few decades, there’s no doubt that the kitchen has become the hub of the house. Whether the focus is fine food, family management, entertaining or all three, this multi functional room has expanded, opening up and encompassing other living spaces.…
Posted in architecture, design, food and drink, furniture, interior design
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Paula Peck Picks – A Summer Entertaining Favorite
I usually go straight to the menus if there are any. I love seeing the way an author has assembled the various courses for particular occasions. Otherwise, I start with the entrées. As an inveterate cookbook collector, I know I am not alone in having particularly idiosyncratic behavior in how I approach reading such titles.…
Posted in books, entertainment, food and drink, gifts
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Cheers to the Red, White & Blue – Happy 4th of July!
Whether you’re staying home or going out, dressing up or keeping it casual, there’s a little something here for everyone! Starting with a little RED!!
1) Charlotte Olympia London 2012 Pandora Perspex clutch (I know July 4th is all about independence from those Brits, but think Olympics) 2) Kim Seybert Seersucker Napkins (I own & love these) 3) Oscar de la Renta Crystal Teardrop Earrings 4) Campari – with soda on the rocks, with a splash of orange juice or in a Negroni, it’s my favorite red summer cocktail!…

Posted in design, fashion, food and drink, gifts, holiday, interior design, wish list
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Champalimaud and Holland & Sherry Present The Comptoirs Collection
Proving the power of creative collaboration, hospitality designer Alexandra Champalimaud and fabric house Holland & Sherry have joined forces to create a chic new outdoor fabric collection. Such a sophisticated pairing could only be celebrated in the most stylish of venues.…
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Living Gilt Home


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Red Cross Red & White Ball Redux
As with many such tabletop fundraisers, it is impossible to feature all the tables in a single post – hence part two, featuring many more of the tantalizing tables that designers created for the Red Cross Red & White ball in Greenwich, CT on April 28th.…
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Spring Fever at the Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala
The Lenox Hill Neighborhood House is one of the most well respected and popular nonprofit organizations in New York City. Since 1894, they have been serving over 20,000 New Yorkers in need through various venues, from education to “Meals on Wheels” programs to helping the homeless.…
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Creative Collaboration: Poggenpohl and Blanco
Along with a few other alumnae of the original BlogTour in London last September, I was invited by Modenus to participate, when the British and some new US bloggers recently convened, for BlogTourNYC. On our first morning, we visited the showroom of luxury kitchen company Poggenpohl.…
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