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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
{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}
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...
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?...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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’...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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