ALONGSIDE LONG LINGERING dinners and Christmas cake, cut-crystal glasses of champagne, Christmas crackers and tissue paper crowns that we, [P & I] wear without fail for photos each year, another holiday tradition around here, is a glimpse of Aerin Lauder’s Long Island home...
PERFECT PERIWINKLE SILK TAFFETA, a mirrored vanity, doors and dresser fronts are just a few of the glimmering details...
Nearly nine months ago, in early September of last year, received an email from the lovely Shannon, Contributing Editor at Design*Sponge, asking if I might be interested in being featured in their Sneak Peeks column. As Design*Sponge is the very first blog in the universe had ever read, was, of course, thrilled. However, the timing was off, as things were in disarray and we were in the midst of moving and travelling, and so, had decided to put the thought off until things had settled a little. Nearly a year later [had been told that some Sneak Peeks have taken as long as two years to complete], and the day has finally arrived . . .
. . . for this week’s décor inspiration, an arizona home that is a study in contrasts: masculine & feminine, dark &...
. . . and it is no secret that am quite the lip balm aficionado, with little pots being found on...
beauty products strewn all about the marble vanity in the powder room — hairsprays and hair shimmers, oils and perfume...
. . . all winter long, the dressing table has been strewn with every kind of beauty oils imaginable —...
. . . and it was just about this time, last year, there was a dressing room enveloped in carerra...
. . . from stockhom to malmö, and intoxicating mix of fireplaces and french doors, intermingled with perfectly ornate ceilings,...
. . . two things shall never fall out of love with : glittery mirrors & lovely lucite — both,...
. . . whether gold leaf or silver, seem to be on the topic of trays quite a bit recently,...
. . . barely the first day of summer, and must confess have already amassed quite an impressive collection of...
“. . . chests draped in cloth served as dressing tables until early in the eighteenth century, when tables de...
. . . mirrored beside tables & shoe displays, desks, consoles, and even coffee carafes and shoes . . ....
. . . one of my very favourite things is to catch pretty glimpses of personal affects — perfume collections...