Raise the Red Lantern

Written by on May 26, 2010 · 5 Comments

I just returned from a 3 week trip to China and Hong Kong. It was my first trip to Asia and I hope certainly, not my last. The most impressive thing about China is the people. I’ve never met such kind, happy, hospitable people in my life (and I’m from the South). And Hong Kong [...] Read more »

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A Competition To Dye For

Written by on March 13, 2010 · 5 Comments

Is this guy responsible for changing the face of color as we know it? If you lived back in 1856 the answer would be “why yes my good chap, for sure!  You see the man pictured above– proudly displaying his freshly ‘maulvine’ dyed wool– is non other than Henry William Perkins.  Perkins is known throughout [...] Read more »

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I Prayed For Gray: Part 2

Written by on October 2, 2009 · 4 Comments

Catch up with I Prayed For Gray: Part 1 -Here So it’s Wednesday night and I have just discovered the most beauti-mus kitchen within the Grange Showroom (NYDC 200 Lex. Suite 201).  Traditional Home magazine is hosting the event, a bevy of talented designers have created vignettes throughout the showroom depicting ‘Chic Chateau Family Style’ [...] Read more »

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I Prayed For Gray: Part 1

Written by on September 30, 2009 · 6 Comments

Isn’t it funny how sometimes you actually pray for a rainy, gray day?  I know, I know, its usually the other way around…but after an almost month long string of amazingly clear and sunny days here in New York that have made “doing” very possible–I honestly don’t think I’ve stopped to take a breather in [...] Read more »

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Orange Feels Left Out From Sunday’s Emmy Awards

Written by on September 22, 2009 · 1 Comment

I must admit I forgot all about the Emmy’s this past Sunday night- the weather was just way too beautiful here in NY to sit inside so I missed my normal oogling of the stars as they made their way down the red carpet.  Lucky for me the NY Times posted a wonderful rundown of [...] Read more »

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