Timeless Design

Deeda Blair: On the bureau plat is a potted tole flower by Carmen Almon, a white faience camellia by Clare Potter and a real white peony.

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Yes, that's right, it is all your fault. I asked your opinion about re-decorating my home and most of you said that I should leave it alone. Don't get me wrong, I think you are right, but that led to the following decision: I think it's time to design a...

Old company replaced our unit with this, knowing it was out-dated and about to become obsolete. However, even if it is brand new and working properly, whether or not an HVAC system, heater or air...

Living Room - Bobby McAlpine

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After restoring the Georgian details to this Marylebone flat, its interior-decorator owner, Douglas Mackie, added furniture with a French bias and twentieth-century art to create an elegant, sophisticated ensemble.

“The decorating craze touched off by Our Dancing Daughters was unprecedented. Households began aping (Cedric) Gibbons’s use of such elements as venetian blinds, dancing figurines, and i…

David Easton ~ La Route, 1875, by Paul Cézanne is above a French demilune console in the entrance hall.

Sorry if I'm beating a dead drunk horse, but there has been such a shitestorm in the interior design community on social media regarding Pantone's Marsala--- the IT color for 2015. If you missed my recent post on the Pantone color of the year for 2015, you can see it here.In the…

Take a seat — or better yet, a siesta — on a stylish daybed perfectly designed for next-level lounging. Whether you’re dreaming of a bohemian perch with touches of rattan or a handsome leather lounger, we rounded up nine daybeds we want in our homes, stat. Kicking back has never looked so good.

The bachelor apartment is the real star of this film, not William Powell or Ginger Rogers. It’s interesting that stripes and plaids (refer to my...

Of skincare maven Helena Rubinstein's homes, much has been documented. I've seen photos of her avant-garde Paris apartment as well as her Manhattan abode. But what about the homes of Rubinstein's great rival, Elizabeth Arden? Other than images of her Irish castle, which was decorated by Tony Duquette, I've seen nary a photo to indicate how she lived back home in New York City. That is, until last week, when I found these 1933 photos of her Manhattan apartment. My heart skipped a beat…

Les époques déteignent sur les hommes qui les traversent . Honoré de Balzac Jean-Michel Frank ... Dieu protège les r...