Brass Bath
It’s been 2 years since our home renovation was completed and I’m already scheming to refit our powder room with brass fixtures. I’ve always loved brass fixtures but when it came time to pull the trigger,…
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The Constanta Casino
Abandoned and breathtaking. Perched on a cliffside overlooking the Black Sea, Romania’s majestic Casino Constanta is a historic monument that was built in 1904 to meet the needs of the Black Sea tourists during the Belle Époque period.…
My Decorist Makeover
The one thing that astounded me the most, after we finished our home renovation, was how challenging decorating can be. You can imagine how this quandary comes to me as a surprise, especially considering how dogmatic I am…
Casual + Collected
The gallery wall vignettes, the vintage brass details, the abundance of natural light, the outdoor shower, the open shelving . . . I can go on and on with about a hundred reasons why I love…
Sally King Benedict
Artist Sally King Benedict borrows features from real and imaginary people for her series of abstract portraits. The colors, the eyelashes, the cheeks! Each of the ‘faces’ are so powerful and magnetic, I’d love to have any…
My Living Room Makeover
After spending an entire year renovating our newly purchased home, my husband and I found ourselves hitting a visionary roadblock when it came to furnishing one of the most important and multi-functional spaces: the living room. This open area…
Oversized Art
I’ve been obsessing over large scale art lately – specifically oversized photography. They just provide such a powerful impact and can actually visually open up a space. If only we all had more walls to fill…
Leather Accent Chairs
It’s nearly been a year since our home renovation was completed and we’re still working on getting our living room together. One of the things my husband and I can never agree on is the…
Black Kitchens
I love my grey kitchen but wow, am I obsessed with the idea of a black kitchen! I love how surprisingly clean pitch black cabinets can make a space look, especially with the addition of brass hardware and…
Cast Iron Tubs
The cast iron tub dates as far back as the 1880s in America, where it was first marketed as a horse trough. However, it’s heat retaining properties made it more popular in the bathroom than…
Serena & Lily Design Shop
When news first broke of the opening of Serena & Lily‘s first West Coast store, on Sacramento Street in San Francisco, I was delighted. After our 8 month home renovation project was completed last winter, I’ve…
Industrial Lighting
As parts of our home renovation continues, so has my obsession with industrial lighting. I especially love bare bulb socket pendants, exposing fancy filament bulbs. Barn Light Electric, Restoration Hardware, Shades Of Light and Rejuvination are all pretty accessible…
Hotel Il Salviatino
After recent renovations were made to a 15th century villa on Florence’s northeastern outskirts, with the purpose of converting it into a boutique hotel, long lost frescoes and hidden garden mazes were discovered. Antique bath tubs…
Moroccan Rapture
When New York art dealer Dorothea McKenna Elkon first purchased this 18th century riad in Essaouira, Morocco, it was crumbling and in total disrepair. And so began its renovation and the transformation, with arched doorways, earthy colors,…
DIY Lace Mickey Mouse Ears
Halloween is my holiday . . . or at least it was before this year. With a house renovation and an infant on my already full plate, DIYing a head-to-toe costume has taken a backseat…
Locally Grown
Gray kitchen cabinets, white subway tile with dark grout, chevron floors, open shelving, and black accents . . . there several similar characteristics in restauranteur Ali Cayne‘s West Village home with my own, where we…