Blogs that Inspire
- 2020- Christmas Decorations from Around the World1 month ago
- Christmas bubble table setting1 month ago
- A Secluded Spot II1 month ago
- Happy Holidays!1 month ago
- A Note on Style: Dressing for the Holidays1 month ago
- Jean Royère-Inspired Coffee Table1 month ago
- Gil Schafer Sells His Handsome New York Apartment1 month ago
- COTE DE TEXAS CHRISTMAS LIST #2 –THE 2020 BESTIE LIST!!!!1 month ago
- Stooped but not yet Conquered1 month ago
- At Home in the Hudson Valley with Martin Cooper and Karen Suen-Cooper1 month ago
- THE STYLEBEAT 2020 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE: 12 COZY GIFTS1 month ago
- Taking the Initiative1 month ago
- Almost Christmas ready!1 month ago
- In the Mood: December 20201 month ago
- Classical Crossover Design – Best Dressed Walls – How To Get The Look1 month ago
- A Secluded Spot I1 month ago
- Lighting up the Night1 month ago
- A House on the Big Island1 month ago
- Ep 064: A Day in the Life of an Architect1 month ago
- Barracked Again1 month ago
- COTE DE TEXAS’ CHRISTMAS – 20220 YEAH!!!!!!!2 months ago
- Blowing in the Wind II2 months ago
- The Irish Country House in the 21st Century2 months ago
- Left Standing2 months ago
- 2020 LDV Gift Guide: For Him2 months ago
- Hurtling towards Christmas2 months ago
- A Different Thanksgiving2 months ago
- Automne2 months ago
- Dissecting the Details: Holiday Entertaining with Caroline Gidiere2 months ago
- More New to Old2 months ago
Urban Refuge
7-10-17
Urban Refuge
I am thrilled to share that a very special project, our home in Washington, DC was recently featured in Home & Design Magazine. Like most designers’ homes, this was not only a long term project of collecting and perfecting but is a true reflection of my style and design aesthetic. Whether it is described as modern classicism or new traditional, the essence of my work centers around an admiration of the past paired with a modern simplicity. Texture, layered pieces, a soothing palette, flowing fabrics, comfortable furniture, found objects and unique elements collected on my travels fill each space to create our own urban refuge. You can read the full article here on Home & Design.
Classical Modern Mix
4-20-2017
Classical Modern Mix
Trust me, I love wandering through the period rooms at the Met. I find it fascinating to see how the rooms and furniture were arranged and to envision how the rooms were used in the past. However in the 21st century, with regards to interiors, nothing inspires me more then a space that has a foot in the past and one in the future. A truly classical modern mix! For example, I find the juxtaposition of a Cy Twombly or Lucio Fontana painting hanging above an intricate, neoclassical console table to be really exciting. Or a large scale Anish Kapoor sculpture floating on 18th century boiserie. Its that tension and the relationship between the two that create the intrigue for me. I have included some of my favorite interiors, and people, that reflect such an approach. A perfect marriage of past and present!
Spring Fever
4-18-2017
Spring Fever!
Spring has to be my all time favorite season! Its when all of my favorite colors are bursting forth. When I think of Spring I think of pale pastels. The soft purples of wisteria, the pinks and ivory whites of dogwood, azaleas and rhododendron, the perfection of peonies and the variations of yellows in daffodils. They are all my happy colors!