Brimfield Spring 2013 Recap

We’re back from a crazy week last week–Brimfield, a client installation, and a photo shoot (we’re sorry for not posting more, but we’re back now!). We had a great trip to Brimfield this time. We...

Brimfield, Spring 2013

One of our favorite parts about going to Brimfield is bumping into friends and colleagues along the mile-long stretch of antique-filled fields. Considering how massive this show is, we’re always...

Decorative Trays

Hello everyone! Thanks for bearing with us last week on the posts. We spent most of the week preparing for and installing Abby Larson’s (Style Me Pretty) house in Massachusetts. After six months of...

Kelli Ford’s Beach House

The June issue of Veranda magazine (on newsstands now) is filled with gorgeous photography of summery interiors, but the champion is this Southampton ocean side home. Full disclosure: we don’t know...

the front hall

Decorating a front hall or entryway with style is akin to wearing the right outfit to a job interview. First impressions matter. In our way of thinking, less is more. When it comes to front...

ribbon details

One of the things we’ve been seeing a lot of in the past year or so is upholstered furniture with ribbon detailing and contrast piping. Adding a ribbon detail on a club chair like the one below...

220 Elm at High Point

This trip to High Point (the furniture market in North Carolina that happens twice a year), we were lucky enough to get sponsored by a building called 220 Elm. 220 Elm houses some of the more...

Neoprene Laptop Case

We’re both constantly carrying around our laptops with us wherever we go. Right now we both have boring black cases that just aren’t cutting it in the style department. Considering our laptops are...

Curator’s Collection on Joss & Main

We’re so excited to start the week off with our Curated Collection Sale with Joss & Main (click here to see it). We chose pieces for the sale that we felt represented our aesthetic, that are well...

New at High Point

We’re back from High Point, the bi-annual furniture market in North Carolina and have lots of new pieces to share with you. Going to High Point is a whirlwind because it is huge and there are tons...

Top 10 Flat Sandals

During the day, especially in the Spring and Summer, I rarely find myself wearing heels. When the weather finally gets warm, it’s such a relief; the last thing I want to do is strap on a pair of...

Traditional Home Showhouse

As decorators we never miss an opportunity to visit a Showhouse to capture the work of talented designers in person, so we were very excited to to visit the Ashleigh House sponsored by the Junior...

Adding Pattern with Pillows

We’re in the final stages before the installation of Abby Larson’s home (of Style Me Pretty). Sometimes it’s not until the last month that you realize one of your rooms is missing something...

We’ve been members of Martha Stewart’s official advertising network “Martha’s Circle” for several years now. It’s an online community of lifestyle sites and blogs endorsed by the editors of Martha...

Olympia Le Tan’s Paris Studio

We’re not going to lie, we got pretty excited when we saw the magical bubblegum pink cover of this month’s World of Interiors magazine featuring the Paris studio of designer Olympia Le Tan. Le Tan...

Pillow Giveaway

Happy Friday, everyone! It’s been a long week over at GBGP and we’re really glad the weekend is finally here. To celebrate, we’re giving away one of our custom designed pillows! This one is made...

Lacquer Trays by Rita Konig

Yesterday, while browsing at Mecox, I discovered that Rita Konig–style writer, interior designer and former Editor-at-Large for Domino magazine–has a line of furniture and accessories with The...

Conran for JCP

We’re crazy for Sir Terence Conran of London-based Conran’s new, highly affordable furniture line for JC Penney. In terms of designer collaborations with big box stores, we haven’t seen one this...

Affordable Art Fair NYC

I spent my Sunday afternoon this weekend taking a look through the NYC Affordable Art Fair which ran from April 3rd to the 7th. Every year up to 120 galleries (mostly from the US and Europe)...

Styling at Ralph Lauren

We love going into the Ralph Lauren store on Madison Avenue because their home floor always has impeccable styling. Walking this floor is sort of like reading your favorite shelter magazine. Great...

A Serene Master Bedroom

For Abby Larson’s (Style Me Pretty) master bedroom, we decided not to do a total overhaul. Instead, we’re working with the bed and window treatments she already has and adding a few key elements...

Black and White

Lately, we’ve both been inspired by everything black and white–from art and accessories to clothing and textiles. We saw a beautiful black and white piece of art while out shopping for clients...

Design updates

Happy Monday, everyone! Hope those of you who celebrate Easter had a great one. We had a nice dinner at home yesterday (S made ham and scalloped potatoes). What did you do? We wanted to share a few...

colorful kitchen chairs

The chairs we sit in to eat in at home need to be comfortable and easy to move around. Having said that, they can and should also be pretty! We like to challenge ourselves to come up with unique...

antiquing

Now that we’re both back from traveling, we’re back on the hunt for great pieces for various projects that we’re working on. In fact, more often than not, we set out looking to fill a specific hole...

A Visit to Thomas Edison’s Summer Estate

Wherever we travel, there is usually a house tour involved. Last week was no different. While on a quick trip to Naples, Florida with my husband and young son, Jack, we visited the historic winter...

Advice from Bunny Williams

Last night I attended a talk at Parsons The New School for Design that is part of an ongoing series where prominent interior designers are interviewed about their careers, and more specifically...

Calling all arborists!

A few weeks ago we posted about fiddle-leaf fig trees and what a great impact they can bring to a room (you can read it here). This image (below) from Lonny was one of our early inspirations: We...

back from brazil

I’m back in New York and it is so cold! I was on vacation in Brazil last week staying with my amazing friend Juliana and her family in Rio de Janeiro. Have you ever been to Rio? It is one of my...

Rebecca Simon

Painter Rebecca Simon is one of our favorite emerging young artists at the moment. Based in Brooklyn, Simon’s paintings explore social and psychological tension. The figures depicted are often...