Last week I donned my blue and orange scarf and headed out to watch the New York Mets win there first ever home game at Citifield. As I walked around the stadium awash in a sea of NY Met’s signature orange and royal blue- I couldn’t help but think about the use of complimentary colors [...] Read more »
Color, confidence and the palettes of Jeffrey Bilhuber
When Kate returned home from Tuesday’s House Beautiful Color Institute in Florida the first thing I asked her was “how did it go?” and “did Jeffery Bilhuber say anything about the colors he chose for Anna Wintour’s Hamptons retreat?” To which she replied “terrific!” and “no” — but Kate did say that he told a [...] Read more »
Color inspiration: MMMMacaroons
There is the sweetest French pastry shop in my neighborhood called Madeleine (named after our favorite mademoiselle I presume)…. On Saturdays I treat myself to a latte and pan au chocolat. While the barista with the thick French accent prepares the coffee I always stare at the trays of macaroons. Authentic macaroons in delightful flavors [...] Read more »
Color Inspiration …Destination St. Martin
I just spent 5 days at La Samanna in St. Martin , leaving on the day of a brutal snow storm. I had prayed that the snow wouldn’t hinder our plans, as it was my friend’s birthday and we didn’t want to spend it at JFK. Thanks to prayers and the pilot’s determination to “hit [...] Read more »
Finding Inspiration, Not Insanity From the Fresh Fallen Snow
Finding inspiration from the colors that surround me is something that I have been giving a lot of thought to lately. How do we take what we see, admire and desire and turn it into spaces that we love to live in? ( In fact there’s an entire ‘inspiration’ project that I’m working on right [...] Read more »
