Behind the scenes with Pieces and Lonny.

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Last week when Lonny June 2013 launched, Lee Klienhelter of Pieces' latest project - a model apartment in a new high rise in Buckhead- was pinned and repinned and repinned. Obviously, Lee is a woman after my own heart. The apartment is fixed with a heavy dose of black and white, but the textures, materials and bold choices, keep the apartment fresh as opposed to been there, done that. Everyone … [Read more...]

DESIGN: Eco Friendly Family Home in NYC.

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When a Chelsea based New York family outgrew their two bedroom loft, they decided to purchase the identical one, just on top. (I have fantasies about doing this all the time!) Naturally, the space needed a gut renovation, and they decided to enlist Design Developement to create a space that would be sustainable, toxic free, and responsible. They also decided that their new home would be mindful of … [Read more...]

Eskayel at ABC.

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The other day, I was making one of my biannual browsing trips at ABC Home, when I noticed that Eskayel, purveyor of gorgeously rorschach watercolor print wallpaper and fabric, has a new line of furniture consisting of sofas, chairs and poofs. I thought they were cool, snapped a few photos, albeit with an iPhone and came home to tell you about it. I think the sofa is awesome. The only … [Read more...]

House Tour: The Young, hip & modern.

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A few months ago, one of my favorite design chat buddies and his wife invited me over to their new place because he was selling a slightly damaged version of the Slim Aarons photo above... I wrote about it HERE.  I absolutely loved the direction they were going in with their place and they promised me that when they got all their furniture in, I would totally be welcome to come shoot it for the … [Read more...]

Beam me up, Scotty.

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  Uhhhh, how beyond amazing is this house from my neighborhood in NJ? There are a lot of cool houses in the area, I just usually don't want to post a house of someone I might know. But this was too good to resist. This house is all kinds of wonderful and about 50 feet from the beach. I've been thinking lately, about how important it is to stay true to the original intentions of a house or … [Read more...]

PSA: New Jersey Vintage.

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Things I saw in NJ antique stores that need your attention: 1. These table and chairs set was only $600. Each CHAIR sells for $1500 online. So someone go buy this. NOW. … [Read more...]