I’ve told you guys a bunch of times that I have SUCH a love/hate relationship with the NYIGF. On one hand: FURNITURE! DESIGN! YAY!!! On the other hand: Chaos, aisles and aisles of stuff, impulse buying expensive things and the dreaded Javits center… UGH.

The first few times you go, it’s heaven. By the 10th time… you can spot a new piece in a collection or a new vendor’s booth from a mile away.

I did a quick run through of Pier 94 and I zeroed in on my favorite new pieces instantly.

Does someone want to buy my Made Goods stool in this same pattern (for a great price!) so that I can upgrade to these coffee tables? Perfect if you want a little bit of stripes but not the whole crazy hog. And then LUCITE SIDED FURNITURE by Design Legacy’s new line by Nancy Price. Amaze balls. And I never say that word. It’s got brass rods and straps holding it together. Fab. Capital F. Then, Pacific Connection (known for making those pretty lacquer boxes in an array of colors, came up with this print on a small lacquered side table. LOVE. Between that and the coffee table, its like you are living in a Celine ad:

Celine, courtesy of 58th & 5th.

Add in a piece of Bungalow 5′s new rosewood parsons tables,and a few swing arm lamps, and you’ve got yourself an awesome SKETCH42 approved living room.

Also noteworthy: New shell headboard by Made Goods, the Chair version of the sofa by Design Legacy, and this AWESOME acrylic magazine holder. Those need to be filled with Elle Decors, don’t ya think?

Does anyone want to buy any of my current furniture so I can swap it out for new stuff? Ha! (I’m serious.)

And thats it, short and sweet. The best of the best, or basically, what I want to buy for myself… ENJOY!

OK, So I decided when Russell Armstrong hung himself that I wasn’t going to talk about this crap anymore.

It was too dark, too sad and heaven forbid that poor Kennedy googles her dad one day and comes across this blog… But then Taylor herself went on a speaking tour across the country and published every punch, hit and text message all in the name of helping others.

Last night 3 very important things happened:

1. The women planned a Coup De Lisa.

2. Adrienne revealed that she is not above the fray and is indeed quite petty and sensitive.

3. Taylor acknowledged her abuse, again, but finally Camille was able to express herself on the matter.

Now here’s what I think about it all:

The women went into reunion revved up and ready to go. In addition to having visited Dr. Paul Nasif for a bit of pre-show tweaking, they all seem to have made a stop to the pharmacy to refill their bitch prescriptions.

Unlike in former years, they hit the ground running on the cattiness and first in line for the fire was Lisa. Sure, she is a tad harsh sometimes, and sure she doesn’t take shit and says it like it is, but MALOOF HOOF? Is THAT worth making yourself look like an ass on TV, Adrienne? You have an unbesmirched record until now! And Im sorry Adrienne, but Lisa is allowed to make a party somewhere other than your hotel. You can handle it. You don’t ONLY eat at Villa Blanca do you?

And Kyle’s criticisms of Lisa are unfounded too. “Its like playing chess with bobby fisher”…. Kyle you DO love attention, and the point of these shows is to stir drama. The worst she said about you after you did that twirly hair thing and SPLITS at her daughters engagement party is that you love attention? YOU SHOULD BE THANKFUL! She could have talked about how you make every single thing about you, you cry at the drop of the hat, YOU single handedly ruined your husbands birthday by CAUSING the drama with kim and then crying about it… blah blah blah… its the same story every single week. And speaking of weak- you surround yourself with weak people because it makes you feel strong. Admit it. The only way you tolerate Taylor, is that she makes you feel good about yourself. And as for Lisa “praying on the weak” I wouldn’t call it praying, I call it not taking crap.

And now: On to Taylor, the reason I stopped writing about this show. Taylor makes me hate myself. She makes me angry at my own mind. Ya see, whatever she is selling, Im just not buying. I am not saying everything she is saying is a lie, but SOMETHING is, and I just can’t figure out what. I never want to be the person that says that a woman claiming domestic abuse is a liar. I just don’t want to be that girl. I actually do think he probably hit her.  But there is backstory here. Taylor and Russell had a sordid past, in which they are both implicated as criminals. Aside from numerous name changes (Who changes their legal name MORE than once? I could see doing it once…but more than that?!? Shady.) and originally describing her relationship with Russell as a “business agreement”, there have been many stories in the press about how she played the roll as “hot wife” to his “rich businessman” and helpd secure  investments around Hollywood…they were both involved in defrauding people.

Whatever it is, I think, like Camille, that Bravo was completely wrong. They should NOT have aired this season. Unlike Taylor and Adrienne who think that the show saved Taylor from a murder/suicide, I think perhaps Russell might still be alive today if it weren’t for all the public scrutiny. I mean who knows… What I do know is that a public shaming of a dead man is just too much. The man has children and his name, for all eternity has been dragged through the mud, then crapped on, then tarred and feathered and then left out to dry in the public square.

I just don’t think its right, for the sake of the children. He is not even around to defend himself.

The thing is: I just don’t like Taylor. Everything she does seems contrived to help her get the most possible attention. She does things like bringing her therapist, Dr. Inappropriate, to someone else’s party so that she could have a sit down with her friends about her problems?!? ITS SOMEONE ELSES PARTY! Lets not even get into last season’s stealing of the thunder at Kennedy’s party (who is named Kennedy Caroline Armstrong btw. Creeps!). How bout how she BROUGHT Kennedy to the suicide discussion party at Kyle’s house. WHA? Am I missing something. Even if she had no one to leave her with and HAD to bring her, couldn’t they have edited kennedy out? You know they make housewives “re-enter” scenes and such…  It was just too pitiful and sad. Or how about how she said she was going to have joint custody with Russell over Kennedy. Am I the only one who WOULD NOT leave my child with an abusive and violent man? SOMETHING is just not adding up with her. I don’t know what, but its something.

Seeing her on screen makes me uncomfortable. The combination of victim + attention whore makes me very very uneasy.

But again, how SHOULD a situation like this be handled gracefully? HOW? You are on TV and your husband is abusing you? What are you supposed to do? I just don’t know. I really don’t. (Aside from not going on TV in the first place.)

But everything she has done since his death has made my stomach turn.

So thats it…. thats my strong opinion. This is not appropriate TV for our amusement. I really wish Taylor health and happiness in life, and I hope she can grow to a place where she doesn’t fall into anymore abusive relationships. Its a very sad life, and I hope she can recover.

I just can’t WAIT for Brandi to come on next week and tell it like it is. Good lord, I love that woman!

What did you guys think? I know my mom loves Taylor and feels so bad for her, so Im sure some of you do too…

 

Do you believe I take pictures of random middle aged tourists walking the streets of New York? Cause I do. This dude has probably had this thing since his first job out of college.

If its brown and its leather, lord knows I like it. 

 

I’ll be back with more posting later, this was just a little tidbit to keep you happy until I think of something good to write about. Even I get stumped sometimes. Some ideas: I could post new paintings, thoughts on the NYIGF, new clothes I score on sale, ummmm, another sneak peek at Bachelor pad, thoughts on RHOBH recap (although my opinions are so strong on the matter I don’t know if you want to hear them!), my new obsession with Downton Abbey…Blogging is like having a little term paper due every morning at 6 am. You do the best work when you plan ahead (naturally) but there are some days when you are just scrambling at 1 am. I schedule my posts from the night before, I know some of you think I wake up at 6 am to blog. Not even close. The truth is I’m still up at 2 writing it for the next day!

Ok, your turn, give me some ideas people.

 

In my previous post, I included two photos that I found on a random tumblr with no way to trace them…. A reader informed me they were from the Wildfox look books and that I should check em out because I would LOVE the photos. Um, yea… I DO!

The brand was created by childhood girlfriends Emily Faulstich and Kimberly Gordon, all grown up, and inspired by sleepovers, fairies, dreams, vintage t-shirts… The LA based girls thought the world of fashion “has gotten really serious in the world of fashion, and it was time for a change!”

While I’m not really the fairies, diaries and sleepovers kinda girl, I do love these photos. They are so fun, and just so LA, in a good way. If I weren’t the NYC bitch that I am, I would totally be a California hippie chick, granola as all get out…

How fun? I would love to see more interior design shot in fun ways like this… like Selby-esque but with less crap everywhere… If it were up to me, every interior shot would have a person in it, and not just a prim decorator or homeowner  posing casually (no disrespect, I’ve been that person!) but cool photographs… with fashion and humor, edge and sex appeal. I get that the point of design magazines is to show us the space, but with all the close cropped vignette photos out there, one would think we could branch out a bit and maybe spice it up a bit.

Visit Wildfox HERE.

 

 

It’s the weekend, I can’t muster the energy for anything more than a bunch of pretty pictures. And truth be told, you don’t really want to read anything serious, do you?

Is there anything better than well heeled adults? Maybe, but thats fab isn’t it? 

A lucite tray I painted way back when…

Graphic images… by Matthew Korbel Bowers

Minty+dip dye= heaven… via Cococozy.

Goyard Via Tommy Ton and Elle Decor. 

Don’t know what this is, via Tumblr.

Rag and Bone for spring.

Cant remember where I saw this. 

Tumblr, the black hole for photos. 

My brother… who lives in Cali. We miss you! 

Have a great weekend everyone!