Little did we know, when Susanna Salk and I first embarked on our video collaboration nine years ago, where and… Read More
Design Books
At Home with Pieter Estersohn in the Hudson Valley
The house was a wreck, filled with years of hoarding, one room overflowing with 500 dolls, but Pieter Estersohn was… Read More
Markham Roberts Notes on Decorating
As designer Markham Roberts explains in his inspiring new book, Notes on Decorating, “There are thousands of moving parts that… Read More
At Home in Santa Barbara with Madeline Stuart
Madeline Stuart may have come to her current career in design via a somewhat circuitous route, yet it is clear… Read More
Setting the Table with Cathy Graham
Cathy Graham‘s party invites have always been some of the most coveted on the upper east side of New York… Read More
The Colorful Pattern Filled World of Henry Wilson
Yesterday, when single digits here in New England shocked us into acknowledging that winter was just getting started, a post by… Read More
At Home with Carolyne Roehm – Design & Style: A Constant Thread
We have celebrated Carolyne Roehm’s many talents here before – in the garden, setting the table, the renovation and decoration… Read More
Château de Villette
With design attributed to François Mansart (architect to Louis XIV) and gardens inspired by, if not actually designed by Le… Read More
The Power of Pattern
Not only is my talented video partner Susanna Salk an insightful interviewer on our YouTube series, but a creative and… Read More
Sneak Peek – Veranda Wanderlust
Ask any designer to name their favorite source of inspiration and many will cite travel. Nothing quite refreshes and expands… Read More
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
Most of you readers know by now, I am not a minimalist. Living with what I love (all of it)… Read More
