Saturday, May 18, 2013

Kips Bay Decorator Show House

I had a wondrerful time visiting the annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House.  This year it is being held in a townhouse on the Upper East Side.  There some fabulous rooms and some I wasn't as into.  It was harder than normal to take photographs and mine didn't turn out well.  Habitually Chic got a sneak peak and took some fabulous photos. Enjoy!

Saturday, May 11, 2013

The Great Gatsby Set


The Great Gatsby is widely acknowledged in the literary world as the great American novel.  I haven't seen Baz Luhrmann's interpretation yet but I definitely intend to.  I'm mostly excited to see the setting, architeture, and design which should be the perfect companion to this tale.  As a nod to literary classics I've changed our blog background to the Osborne & Little "Penguin Cover" wallpaper which features classic books published by Penguin.

Achritectural Digest got a sneak peek at the set and I've posted those photos below.  What do you think about the roaring 1920's set and extravagant decor?

Gatsby's ballroom

Gatsby's bedroom.  I love the black lacquer bed and the open closet above.

The Gatsby estate.

Nick Carraway's perfect cottage.  I would prefer to live here over Gatsby's mansion.

Carraway's cottage interior.  Love the piles of books!

The Buchanans' brick estate

The Buchanan's sitting room.  I don't love red, but in this room, it's fantastic.