A quick trip past the fresh flower depot at my local Costco and my ‘only what I truly need to buy’ mantra went flying by the wayside. Oh, well- we all do need fresh flowers surrounding us, don’t we. First I thought about which vase I would use ( a traditional blue and white vessel [...] Read more »
Shiny vs. Matte- What’s Your Color Preference?
When you think about your reaction to a particular color you might straight off the bat list that your reason behind your ‘love, like, indifference or loathing’ of a hue as being rooted simply in your personal color preference. ” I don’t like the color orange..thus I do not like this orange pillow” ( okay [...] Read more »
Feeling the Felt at The Cooper Hewitt Museum
On the advice of a friend, a textile designer no less, I visited the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum this weekend. I had never been to this gem at 91st and 5th ave, an outpost of The Smithsonian housed in an Andrew Carnegie mansion. What a treat ! Visit www.cooperhewitt.org to plan your visit. The [...] Read more »
The Best In Color: June week 2
warm weather black on this week’s red carpet, studded accessories from Intermix and Lady Dior Marion Black Is Cool This Summer: I believe it was Benjamin Franklin who took the initiative to scientifically prove that the darker a color is the more light it absorbs. All it took Mr. Franklin was a few fabric swatches, [...] Read more »
Colorful Advice: talking ‘Pop of Color’ with Life & Style
Hooray! My favorite Life & Style Weekly asked me once again to give a little colorful advice to their style ( and color) loving readers! The stars of Twilight, Brad and Ang, Kate and Jon, Kendra and little ole me…Let’s just say being featured in this issue has me feeling as if I’m floating among [...] Read more »
