New Love: Jeffrey Campbell Shoes
Are Jeffrey Campbell shoes and boots in fashion? Should you buy these shoes if you want to look chic and wear a status icon on your feet? Well, yes and no. Some women think that the Jeffrey Campbell shoes are too Gaga but other think that they are some of the coolest shoes out there. …
My Imaginary Table of Ten: Guest #10
I am leaving the tenth seat at my table open. It is open for inspiration and for someone to come along and surprise me. It is open for all of those who do wonderful things on a daily basis. Who knows, maybe Thomas Jefferson will stop by for a cocktail to discuss paint colors? Or …
My Imaginary Table of Ten: Guest #2, Coco Chanel
There is no doubt about it, Coco Chanel needs to sit at my table of ten. In fact, I just created an ideabook on how to achieve her look for your interior on www.Houzz.com. When visiting Paris over the summer, I simply couldn’t resist visiting her store off of the Champs–I had to buy something …
My Imaginary Table of Ten: Guest #1, Diana Vreeland
On occasion, my friends and I discuss who would be at our imaginary “table of ten”. Who have we never met personally, but would love to invite to sit around our dinner table, drink wine and chat up the evening? These people can be living or dead and from any walk of life. Recently, a …
Houzz: Online Design Look Book
Earlier this month I was asked to be an Editorial Contributor to Houzz and I couldn’t be more excited! Houzz is a community of home design enthusiasts from around the world. It’s the online version of cutting pages out of magazines and stuffing them in a folder – but much easier to search, save, and …
Pearson Publishing Project: Kravet at the San Francisco Design Center
Kravet is the industry leader in to-the-trade home furnishings, including fabrics, furniture, wall coverings, trimmings, carpet and accessories. With locations in North America and worldwide, Kravet offers the highest level of quality products and customer service. The Kravet family’s commitment to innovation has helped the company transform from a small family-run fabric house in 1918, …
Life Process: More Than Moving to New Digs
Over the years my friends and family have found it fun to have our palm read, have an astrological reading or even put a quarter in the Esmeralda Machine to see what is spit out. Two years ago I kicked it up a notch and met with Swami Rishi from India. Now don’t get me …
Guidance Counselor: Wallpaper City Guides
One of my favorite things about being an interior designer is all of the work-related traveling I get to do! This year alone, my team and I will venture to San Francisco, San Diego, Atlanta, Chicago, France and the islands to soak in some serious interior design inspiration. With inspiration, glamour and beauty everywhere you …
Top 10 Paris Shops According to Françoise Labro
A dear friend and mentor of mine is in France for Fall as we speak. I know she is living like a local, but also discovering new favorite haunts in Nice. When she returns, I will hear of her fun, but for now, we will have to live vicariously through another perfect Parisian, Françoise Labro! …
Get into the Groove!
Being in the interior design business is like experiencing a little bit of Christmas everyday of the year. There is so much to learn, so much to share and so much to be inspired by. This afternoon was no different, until I received shoebox size package on my front porch–which incidentally made it an even …
