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ABCD Design
www.abcddesign.com
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A maximalist of sorts - Never messy, just full. Very, very full.
#36651 in All , #1252 in General Lifestyle

Slow Home Decor: a pair of industrial tray tables

This past Saturday, my weekend treasure hunting in Upstate New York proved fruitful. I found a set of industrial tray tables that caught my eye. They are the perfect scale, size and color for our fir...

1 day ago

{Brizo Faucet Fashion Day 2} How to Make Handmade Pasta

After an entire day of learning about Brizo, seeing new prototypes, and giving our feedback on the designs, they swooped us Uptown to Sur La Table in stretch limos. As it turns out, the new kitchen t...

5 days ago

Good Morning NYC {Brizo and Fashion Week with Jason Wu}

It was wonderful to meet and see so many of my Twitter friends last night! The appetizers were delicious, the wine was flowing and the conversation was lively. Today we’re going to learn about ...

6 days ago

Domino Magazine lovers rejoice! {Um, sort of.}

For those of you who may have missed the news: Domino Magazine listened. The magazine is being revived as a special edition. It will arrive at a newsstand near you on April 17 with a second issue sch...

08 feb 12

Brizo Event {Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week with Jason Wu}

For the last few years (during both the New York Spring and Fall Mercedes Benz Fashion Week) a household fashion label called Brizo has asked a select group of bloggers, architects and designers to s...

08 feb 12

ABCD Design {2nd Guest Post} New England Home Magazine

I was delighted to see my second guest post for New England Home Magazine go live this morning. In this post, I wrote about the artists and artisans I have met who create and thrive in New England. I...

07 feb 12

{Slow Home Decor} Mid Century Modern Daybed

A few weeks ago I went thrifting and stumbled upon this vintage, solid cherry wood Mid Century Modern daybed. (I was so excited to see this piece that I bolted out of the car at the speed of light an...

06 feb 12

A case of the 2011′s?

The start of February is here! This time of year I always find myself under the weather, tired, sad, depressed, lost – I dunno, just generally out of sorts. You recall my just after Christmasti...

03 feb 12

Desserts for Breakfast {eye-catching photography}

Today we’re installing the core furniture pieces for a NYC apartment design project that I am working on. We’re redesigning the living room and dining area of their rental apartment. We p...

02 feb 12

What’s the fuss about GMO?

I remember when I was in college and they started adding the Bovine Growth Hormone to milk. I made a conscious choice to consume dairy that was clearly marked organic and hormone free. If it wasnR...

01 feb 12

{interior design as inspiration} Kay Douglass

{Images via Design In The Woods, Atlanta Homes, House Beautiful, McAlpine Tankersley, Coastal Living - Belgian inspired interior design by Kay Douglass from South of Market}

31 jan 12

Gloomy Grey Friday {I sort of like it like that}

Just got word that there is a red tag sale happening at Hammertown. I might swing into Rhinebeck this weekend to check out this mid century modern nightstand and mid century modern chest for The Coun...

27 jan 12

For the Laundry Room and Kitchen Pantry {a jewel box}

I know, I know. I have talked about the laundry room on numerous occasions. What girl who has spent the last 13+/- years schlepping to the communal laundry room in the basement wouldn’t obsess?...

26 jan 12

Bon Appetit Collection {Kitchen Tools and Appliances}

Last week I went to the Bon Appetit test kitchen at the Conde Nast building for lunch. They were introducing their new line of kitchen tools and appliances that will available through HSN. (As luck w...

25 jan 12

ABCD Design {guest post} New England Home Magazine

ABCD Design was asked to make a guest appearance at New England Home Magazine. Please stop by the New England Home Magazine today to see Interior Design Inspired by Nature and New England Seasons - c...

24 jan 12

DesignTV {featured on} HGTV Canada’s Blog

Last week’s DesignTV that focused on interior design trends became a blog post feature called ‘Trends in the Twitter Trenches’ on the HGTV Canada blog. A big thank you to Michelle C...

24 jan 12

{What’s on NYC?} Winter Antiques Show Young Collectors Night

Each year during the Winter Antiques Show, interior designers, new collectors, philanthropists, art and antiques enthusiasts gather to support East Side House Settlement, a social services agency tha...

23 jan 12

{Do you know?} Artist Norah Borden

Norah describes her Planet Earth series best “Planet Earth is about bringing focus to our planet as a whole. It is an atmospheric viewpoint depicting that we are essentially all connected on a ...

20 jan 12

Trend Spotting {Shopping: New York City}

Yesterday my friend, and DesignTV chat co-host Jonathan Legate joined me for an afternoon of trend spotting in and around lifestyle and furniture stores of New York City. There is nothing quite like ...

19 jan 12

SOPA BLACKOUT

Today many websites are protesting SOPA with an internet blackout. Instead of remaining silent, I thought I’d post a link to the petition Google has set up to send to congress. I don’t no...

18 jan 12

Shaker Style Mountain Farmhouse {Barbara Barry Jackson, Wyoming}

We stayed an extra day at The Country House. Omgosh it was bloody cold! Winter’s deep freeze has finally settled in. (Now, if we could only get some snow!) There is nothing quite like hunkering...

17 jan 12

{start a collection} Hobnail Glass

Hobnail glass has a regular pattern of raised knobs. It’s much like the hobnail studs used on boot soles. It’s a type of molded glass that was quite popular in Victorian times. You’...

13 jan 12

Mountain House Master Bedroom Design Scheme

We sold The City Apartment in 2009 and bought The Country House in 2010. I always love a good personal interior design project, and if I had it my way we’d move at least every five years. (Fini...

12 jan 12

a set of hand-painted chairs {Mom’s old chairs = My new chairs!}

When we were in Detroit over the holidays my mom let me go shopping in her furniture graveyard. She also pointed out these gorgeous, hand-painted black arm chairs to me. Even though she still had the...

11 jan 12

A New Year, New Projects and a New Look!

Today is my first day back in New York City since before the holidays. I inherited yet another carpet from mom while we were visiting over Christmas, and I have it laying on the bedroom floor waiting...

09 jan 12

Thank You Elle Decor {ABCD Design Featured in Favorite Rooms of 2011}

Sometime in December I got an email from Elle Decor asking me which design was ABCD’s favorite Elle Decor room featured during 2011. The first that came to mind was by Steven Gambrel. The eat-i...

06 jan 12

Happy New Year {ABCD Designs} Letterpress Stationery

Happy 2012! I trust you had a wonderful holiday season? I managed to leave the house in Connecticut without grabbing the charging plug to my computer and my camera – so vacation in Michigan tur...

03 jan 12

DIY {Do It Yourself} Festive Hanging Mercury Glass Candle Votives

Earlier this week, I told you about how I hung purple mercury glass votives from the Shaker peg board throughout our house for our Winter Solstice party. I realize very few of you will have Shaker pe...

22 dec 11

DIY {Do It Yourself} Festive Hanging Candle Votives

Earlier this week, I told you about how I hung purple mercury glass votives from the Shaker peg board throughout our house for our Winter Solstice party. I realize very few of you will have Shaker pe...

22 dec 11

Holiday and Home Decor {Recent Thrift and Craft Acquisitions}

I went to a holiday craft fair in Northwestern Connecticut a few weeks ago. I picked up these super sweet sewing spool snowmen. Mine are of the smallest size. (I don’t see any like the ones I p...

21 dec 11

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