IT’S SWEATER SEASON

The season of cozy sweaters is upon us! Temperatures are going down to the low 30s in NYC this weekend, so now is a good time to think about your strategy for staying warm.

I, PERSONALLY, DO NOT PLAY

I grew up in Northern...

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Image via Bryant Toth Fine Art. Interior Design: Ashley Darryl. Artist: Hector Frank.

The color blue is one of my top two, or maybe three, favorite hues to use as an interior designer. In my Manhattan apartment the Living Room walls were...

21 MONTHS AND COUNTING

Back in April, I [publicly] shared for the first time that I’ve been sober for over a year (21 months and counting). It was a big deal for me to post and I was perplexed when not a soul said anything to me...

IT’S BIG, IT’S BOLD, AND IT’S LEAFY

Palm leaf, fig leaf, and banana leaf-patterned wallpaper: it’s not for the faint of heart. In fact, the whole time I was working on this post I couldn’t decide if I like “the...

After purchasing a farmhouse fixer-up, the first call a San Francisco family with three young children made was to Heidi Richardson of Richardson Architects. Under Heidi’s expert eye, the originally 2,000...

Interior Design: Brooks & Falotico.

ESSENTIAL LAUNDRY ROOM ELEMENTS

When it comes to my favorite laundry room ideas, there are four design basics that all of the rooms in this roundup have in common. All of these efficient laundry rooms...

16 DIFFERENT WAYS

A black kitchen (with black kitchen cabinets) is neither for the faint of heart, nor a design novice. We’ve all seen these kitchens, and it’s impossible to deny that they are 100% fabulous....

Layers of smooth, silky, white chocolate and milk chocolate with a crunchy and minty contrast of candy cane pieces. Yum.

On Monday I’ll be attending my first ever Holiday Cookie Swap party! Everyone will bring 2 dozen cookies, enough for...

MAKING A STATEMENT

Grand entrances can be daunting to decorate. Endless expanses of wall, double height ceilings, and stairways that seemingly stretch to heaven are not the easiest elements to pull together. What the pros know,...