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At Home on Vashon Island with Ted Kennedy Watson and Ted Sive
Books, Design, Entertaining, Food and drink, Interior design, Style, tabletop, Travel, Video

At Home on Vashon Island with Ted Kennedy Watson and Ted Sive

Most Saturdays, after closing up their two Watson Kennedy shops in Seattle, Ted Kennedy Watson and husband Ted Sive, head… Read More

Pomellato: Since 1967
Art, Books, Design, Fashion, Jewelry

Pomellato: Since 1967

The 60’s ushered in an era that would change forever the cultural and social landscape, particularly for women who discovered… Read More

The Authentics
Art, Books, Design, Gifts, Interior design

The Authentics

In a world driven by speed, sameness and recycled imagery and content, where the word authentic is batted around as… Read More

Remodelista The Organized Home
Books, Interior design

Remodelista The Organized Home

Most of you readers know by now, I am not a minimalist. Living with what I love (all of it)… Read More

Roomscapes
Architecture, Art, Books, Interior design

Roomscapes

For those of you who just can’t get enough of the masterful vision of Renzo Mongiardino, add the reissue of… Read More

Renzo Mongiardino: A Painterly Vision
Architecture, Art, Books, Design, Interior design

Renzo Mongiardino: A Painterly Vision

The current return to maximalism can, in all likelihood, be traced to a single source – Renzo Mongiardino. Even those… Read More

At Home with Dogs and Their Designers
Books, Design, Gifts, Interior design

At Home with Dogs and Their Designers

When Susanna first suggested that I shoot the photos for her book At Home with Dogs and Their Designers, I… Read More

Villa Astor
Architecture, Art, Books, Design, Interior design, Travel

Villa Astor

The subtitle of the beautiful new book on Villa Astor says it all – “Paradise Restored on the Amalfi Coast.”… Read More

New York Botanical Garden Celebrates 125 Years
Architecture, Books, Design, Garden

New York Botanical Garden Celebrates 125 Years

This year the New York Botanical Garden celebrates 125 years. One of New York City’s most prized cultural institutions, the Botanical… Read More

Martyn Lawrence Bullard Design & Decoration
Books, Interior design

Martyn Lawrence Bullard Design & Decoration

“I am lucky. I wake up each morning knowing that whatever that day brings, I will have been creative, designed… Read More

A Day at Château de Fontainebleau
Architecture, Art, Books, Design, Interior design, Travel

A Day at Château de Fontainebleau

Whereas many chateaux are associated primarily with a particular resident or royal, Chateau de Fontainebleau represents almost 1,000 years of… Read More

Prince Rainier and Grace Kelley in Celebrity Pets
Art, Books, Travel

Celebrity Pets

Anyone who has a pet in their life knows all about the unconditional love they provide. Perhaps that’s why even the… Read More

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Delighted to celebrate National Place Card Day on Delighted to celebrate National Place Card Day on this first day of spring with @mrpsplacecards who have helped me welcome guests at my table through our first family rehearsal dinner and wedding, as well as umpteen holidays and dinner parties at home! Let’s elevate the goodness of gathering with style and thoughtfulness as we have all come to appreciate the value of being together at the table! Thank you @martincooper_nyc and @suencooper for thinking of me - I’m honored to be part of your tribe!! And find a selection of spring @mrpsplacecards now on Q Worthy! #nationalplacecardday #placecards
Blue skies and brisk wind on this late winter day Blue skies and brisk wind on this late winter day on island.
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#nantucket #islandliving #mynantucket #quintessentialnantucket #nantucketwinter #islandlife #coastalliving #sconset #nantucketmoment #nantucketisland
It’s a good day as I’m excited to debut @susan It’s a good day as I’m excited to debut @susannasalk and my latest tome Making a House a Home. Susanna cleverly conceived a passionate primer on personal and practical rooms with individual chapters on everything from windows and walls to plant life and visual landscapes. I culled the photos from years of shooting for our video series. Delighted that @aerostudios fabulous entry and @johnderian atmospheric NYC loft grace the front and back covers! We film such a wide variety of designers’ homes that there is something for everyone! Hope you love!! #athomewith #makingahouseahome
Our latest video visit is here! Join me, and @susa Our latest video visit is here! Join me, and @susannasalk at the extraordinary Paris home of @creelandgow and @marcoscarani ! Thank you to sponsor @modernmatterhardware ! LINK IN PROFILE! And Susanna is sporting our Harlow jacket from the Quintessence X @dascoli_ Stylish Traveler Collection - tagged for effortless shopping.
Discovering new faces and places at my inaugural v Discovering new faces and places at my inaugural visit to the @nortonmuseumofart 🙏🏻🙏🏻 @kellywilliamspalmbeach .
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