I want to live in this magical place.
While I like my home to look nice, and take care to fill it with attractive things that please me, I am not what anyone would describe as a Home Person. My skills at the tasteful arrangement of objet above the fireplace mantel are remedial at best. I do not instinctively walk into a room and know where two big chairs would be preferable to a sofa; or that those chairs need a small table between them. My attempts at frame clustering would have me laughed out of the offices of any of our leading shelter magazines.
I have relied once or twice on the skills of trained professionals, but they make me nervous. So mostly I look to my old college pal, home journalist Stephen Treffinger. He offers advice without attitude, and together we sometimes take long Sunday shopping rambles around Brooklyn and Manhattan to all the cool design shops. He’s been raving about Christiane Lemieux’s new Dwell store on Wooster Street ever since he went to the press preview last week, so when he popped by yesterday afternoon, I made him shop it with me.
These look like old school bar highball glasses from the days when people still called drinks highballs.
You won’t ever regret getting yourself a nice tray. I also quite liked this one.
My charcoal grey sofa is dying for a couple of these to come along and perk it up. Stephen prefers them in green, which is probably more sophisticated. But I’m loving the orange, even if it does feel a little Children’s Room.
This pendant lamp is amazing, no? “They took that really mod shape, but the hammered iron makes it much more grown-up looking,” Stephen said. Which I can totally see, but would never in a million years have observed on my own.
The zig zag rug has got that whole graphic ethnic thing down cold, so of course I’m all over it.
That couch!! I want that couch. I’ve been looking for a new one and that one would fit perfectly in my small apartment. I really like the entire room. Who designed the couch?
I’m with you on the orange zebra pillow. Note: I saw that same pattern in wallpaper used in the most recent Kips Bay designer show house.(I think that’s the name. It was in NY.) A designer used orange zebra wallpaper in the foyer and everybody raved about it. Don’t know if I would want that pattern all over the place but a pillow wouldn’t be too awful. If you put a dark gray sofa over that zig zag rug and put the zebra pillow on the sofa . . .
I purchased the zebra pillows in yellow. I just adore them! They really perk up my dark grey duvet cover.
Love what you’re doing, and love the blog! completely share your views on the black trench, deconstructed dress, backpacks.. I’ve been waiting for a blog like yours to come along! So tired of the usual drivel.
Would love to see you blog about other topics too, (though fashion is always welcome!) ie beauty, beautiful things, personal routines & idiosyncrasies, observations about people, things you’ve enjoyed, the things that have a lot of meaning in your life.. Not to get too heavy!
Btw, I feel like that look in the first pic isn’t too hard to achieve (except for the wall), i just question the comfort level of that couch. It doesnt look like a loungeable couch. Only for entertaining. The other accents are easy!
Hi try jonathan adler as well, his stuff is always great reasonably priced and cheeky with a smile, truly well made, also matter matter in soho super cool and chic in a very contemporary way, happy decorating, diane