By the time you read this we will probably be in the middle of our 17.5 hour journey to Australia (3.5 hours to LA from Houston then a 14 hour non-stop flight to Sydney). Since we cross the dateline, we unfortunately skip Thanksgiving altogether so that means no turkey or football for my husband. But […]

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My friend, Annie, has recently been converted to somewhat of a stylista after reading The Little Black Book of Style by Nina Garcia — yes, the Nina Garcia from Project Runway. So I ordered my copy on Amazon and started flipping through it last night.
Besides the adorable fashion illustrations and sound advice on building […]

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When architects, Jose Tavel and Cara Cummins, celebrated their wedding in their recently built home in Atlanta, the couple inscribed the temporary stair treads with lines from a valentine’s letter that Cummins’s grandfather penned to her grandmother during the World War II era. And now that the house is almost complete, Tavel and Cummins just […]

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I just watched this tour of the 2008 Designer Visions House Beautiful apartment in Manhattan that was designed by Susan Ferrier. Ferrier transformed this glass tower box into a tranquil living space, which is somewhat of a signature of her designs. She achieved this calming look by restricting the color palette, repeating yet limiting bold […]

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Every wardrobe needs a little black dress — preferably one that you can dress down during the day with a cardigan and low heels then transform it at night with your favorite clutch and bolder accessories. And that is exactly what Gwenyth Paltrow recommends in this week’s edition of GOOP. I recently subscribed to her […]

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Last weekend I perused Martha Stewart’s website for bridal shower decorating ideas and came across a slideshow of Thanksgiving table settings. I particularly loved glimmer and shine as well as feather headdress because she incorporated the theme using atypical fall colors such as plum and a muted blue. Martha, you sure know how to entertain. […]

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After watching Nathan Thomas capture the title of the second season of Top Design, I wondered how last year’s winner, Matt Lorenz, was surviving in the interior design world. His polished, sleek approach to the challenges was similar to Preston’s style but had the extra layer that the judges desired. Perhaps you may remember the […]

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I love these images from Loeffler Randall’s Fall 08 lookbook. The structured pleating reminds me of how I envision Leanne’s future collection from Project Runway. It’s interesting to see how Jessie Randall, owner of Loeffler Randall, carries the same modern yet soft sensibility throughout her Brooklyn home. You will notice that many of the items […]

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