art in the street
Lots of folks were talking about Exit Through the Giftshop last year. Many even gushed that it should win an Oscar. I’m not sure I agree with that assessment, but I do agree with the interest it has sparked in graffiti art and the debate between defacing property and self-expression. […]
A Little Slice of Heaven in Colorado.
While vacationing in Colorado, we spent some time with an old friend of my husband’s, photographer, Karl Wolfgang. After a delicious lunch at Taqueria Nopal and a couple of hours fishing with the kids in a local pond, we had the great fortune to be invited back to Karl’s cabin. Maxing […]
MDD – round 2
I HATED summer required reading (Johnny Tremain, anyone?). And after last week’s episode I was beginning to feel like Bravo’s Million Dollar Decorators was going to be this summer’s required reading. Plus, after chatting with some of my decorator friends, we all agreed that the show needed a big burst of […]
Bravo’s Million Dollar Decorators
As many of you know, I am not a reality tv junkie. But tonight was the night I’d been waiting for. MDD’s was right in my wheelhouse. The DVR was set. The kids were bathed and in bed. Was I disappointed? More like nauseated.
As my good friend used to say […]
Brimfield Extreme
Some of you may have heard of my plans to go to the Brimfield Antiques Fair. I’ve wanted to go for years and finally finagled my schedule to get out of town for a few days. After hunting around the Internet, I found very little about what to expect at […]
Stuff I Want to Eat – Eskayel Wallpaper
One of the perks/hazards of doing what I do is falling in love. Finding the things that make a space really come together excite me, but the real thrill comes in seeing something that stops me dead in my tracks and makes me gasp for air. Frequently, I not only […]
In your mailbox…today!
This afternoon, while the kids were fighting like two angry cats, I hid in my office and flipped through the new Restoration Hardware Catalog, expecting the usual new Belgian fare. I swear Axel Vervoordt must just want to die – and not in the Rachel Zoe kind of way. Its just a […]