Jun.
18

Ahhh SAUVIGNON BLANC! Did you know that Sauvignon Blanc is the perfect wine for summer entertaining? Well, it is thanks to its fruit-forward flavors which compliment a diversity of summer menus like fried chicken at a picnic, grilled chicken or seafood at
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Jun.
17

One of my favorite artists SELENA BEAUDRY is known for her use of intricate piles of cut paper, creative collages and strong brushstrokes on canvas. Selena’s art is inspired by everything from color, sound, taste, smells, travel, art history and even books, so I asked
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Tags: Artists, David Sedaris, David Sedaris Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls, Hilary Mantel, Hilary Mantel Bring Up The Bodies, Hilary Mantel Wolf Hall, J K Rowling, J K Rowling The Casual Vacancy, Leo Tolstoy Anna Karenina, Patti Smith, Patti Smith Just Kids, Selena Beaudry, Stacy Schiff, Stacy Schiff Cleopatra
Jun.
14
DEEP THOUGHT: Be daring. Be different. Be impractical. Be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers. The creatures of commonplace. The slaves of the ordinary.
Quote: Cecil Beaton
Photo: Fabrizio
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Tags: Cecil Beaton, dance, Fabrizio Ferri, Heard They Said, photography
Jun.
13
“I knew in my mind how I wanted to live—in an indoor-outdoor house, enjoying the breeze off the water, with the family always together.”
KELLY KLEIN’s minimalist Palm Beach home was inspired by great architects like Neutra and Ando with the intent of scaling back and living
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Tags: Artists, At Home with, Kelly Klein, outdoor living
Jun.
12
Diana Delgado
oil + acrylic on canvas, 2013
DIANA DELGADO is a New York artist known for colorful, geometric form and architectural elements on canvas. With successful national and international exhibitions and growing popularity with interior designers, Diana is definitely one emerging artist to
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Jun.
11

One fashion designer that everyone’s buzzing about is MIMI PLANGE. Following a successful spring collection, her recent Fall 2013 presentation, inspired by the Victorian era, was also well received. Mimi is the Ghanian born, California girl known for fusing African and American elements for a modern and
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Tags: AA style, fashion designers, Michelle Obama, Mimi Plange, Patti Smith, Patti Smith Just Kids, Rihanna, The Pillow Book of Sei Shõnagon
Jun.
10

Everyone loves design and dreams of re-designing their outdated or unfinished rooms, but most of us have absolutely no clue where to begin, so what do we do?
You could try reading back issues of House + Garden like I did, or you could buy
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Tags: design guides, Flammarion, global tastemakers, How To, How To decorate a small space, India Mahdavi, interior designers, Rizzoli, The Connaught