Last week I was able to preview the Elle Decor Modern Life Concept House. Of course, amid a crush of 150 people trying to get into and photograph every small space, I headed out to the patio. The sma...
As part of Blogfest2012 I visited two New York City designer show houses. Since I am a veteran designer of these types of temporary installations on this side of the Hudson River, I am always interes...
I attended the second iteration of Blog Fest. It is sponsored by Kravat and one of the many fabulous programs they put together was in their showroom at the D & D Building. Couple that with the f...
The flow of my daily working life changed a bit when we started publishing a magazine. I still manage my design clients on a daily basis, but also squeeze in several hours each day to manage, scout a...
A few years ago I started wanting to meet people in real life who I had I met through Twitter, Facebook and email exchanges. I have met people in New York for dinner, in Chicago for a visit to the bo...
I had the pleasure of being invited to visit P. Allen Smith in Little Rock last week. I was included in an event designed to not only promote Smith’s ideas, but also those companies who sponsor...
May is (as they say) busting out all over and it’s not even really here yet. Today I’m travelling to Little Rock to visit P. Allen Smith’s real Garden Home. Garden designed by P. Al...
I find that the best way to understand a space is to be in it, to move through it in three dimensions, so I visit gardens every year–sometimes as many as twenty or thirty in a given season. I ...
I haven’t been here very much in the past few weeks…this April has been unusual in more ways than just the weather. It’s been busy…way beyond what is usual. March was warm ...
Over at the magazine we didn’t end up using this umbrella in our Bollywood Mood piece. I still think it’s pretty and would love to have it on a patio or deck. So fun and vibrant! Here...
Finally! I hope you love it…let me know. Open publication - Free publishing - More decor Enjoy!
I haven’t gone missing. This week–on April 1 to be exact– the Spring Issue of Leaf will be released and it’s taking up the time I normally spend here. I’ll be back her...
This probably wouldn’t pass any safety test. It comes from the age when hanging by your knees upside down on monkey bars without an adult in sight was the norm. As a child I used to love to go...
Early spring is coming early here this year. Gardens are bursting with unseasonably warm weather. Here are two stars of the early spring garden (blooming this week) that are much more interesting a...
Many of the objects I post on Tuesdays are impossible to duplicate, but here is one that’s not. Conservatory Plant Stand Every spring as I purchase more plants than I have places for, many go o...
Connecticut based Laura Spector works with natural materials using traditional rustic/twig furniture techniques and manages to create something totally contemporary and new. Her work has been publis...
When I went to Philadlephia last weekend, I made a side trip to Urban Jungle with fellow garden bloggers Robin Horton and Laura Matthews. Urban Jungles open garage door entry Located in the Passyunk ...
Things are in flux. The economy looks a little bit brighter and that is creating some impetus for collecting again. Art Deco looks exciting again. Funny that it was the high style of the Great Dep...
There is an important distinction other than age (183 years) for the Philadelphia International Flower Show and most others…it’s a flower show…not a flower and garden show. Floral ...
I have been struggling with the visual impact that alternative energy sources have on the landscape. I’m conflicted. I know we need to seriously decrease our dependence on fossil fuels, but o...
Ever since Tangerine Tango was named 2012 color of the year, orange is just everywhere. I figure it’s okay to add to that conversation…from a retro perspective. Aren’t these fiber...
I’m trying to nail down some of the details for the show house garden and I’ve narrowed my print/pattern choices down to what I think I want to use. I’ve also experimented with some...
Earlier this week I walked around The New York Botanical Gardens with landscape designer Naomi Brooks of Verdant Landscapes. The two of us were like kids released into the sunshine after a day too l...
Since the local bookstore with a great selection of foreign magazines closed I have missed leafing through (and buying) stacks of international design magazines. Now, unless I’m making a trip ...
I was looking for something really fun for a client’s garden wall. They want something surprising, contemporary and humorous. These safari ‘trophies’ from Bend certainly fit the b...
There’s a fantastic article in today’s New York Times about Arcosanti. What’s that you ask? In my mind, it is/was the first eco-concious city of the future. In other’s it&#...
Last week I was scouring Michaelian and Kohlberg’s warehouse for pieces to use in the Mansion in May show house terrace and I fell totally in love with a group of cart wheels. They had amazin...
It’s winter and so I’m thinking a lot about color. Lately blue, specifically navy blue, looks fresh to me. I’m thinking about how to incorporate it into a garden scheme–with...
During the summer months, the busy corner where these grasses are on the street side of the fence is nothing special. In midwinter, however, they made me stop, look and shoot some photos. This bold...
I haven’t posted a find in a few weeks. My question this week is why wouldn’t you want this? It’s happy, nostalgic and contemporary all at the same time. In a garden it would be ...
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