I hate that I was unable to make it to my Other Favorite City for the Kips Bay Show House this week. There just wasn’t enough time to pull it all together and I have some major meetings happening that are leading to good things personally, professionally and in the community (I hope!). I was [...]

I snapped these at Carol Saunders Gallery a couple of weeks ago during Artista Vista. Christian Thee is a local artist who is never afraid of medium, subject or object. There is always a surprise or three hidden in his work.

The New Traditionalists have gained quite a reputation for combining an old world approach to making furniture with classic yet edgy style. Dining Table No. Two Forty Eight is just begging for you to sit down and converse with friends over a roast chicken made with herbs from your garden or to challenge your spouse [...]

  Source: intothegloss.com via Shani on Pinterest   I spotted this on IntoTheGloss.com last week and my mind still wanders back to it. Giving objects such as this globe bar stand unintended uses adds a little smile to the day, don’t you think? The subject of the profile is Leigh Lezark, the model and DJ [...]

Sparse posts, mentions of mysterious projects, travel… there’s been a bit going on! Perhaps we should catch up before I go on with any other posts, no? I flew up to New York last month for the Architectural Digest Home Show in March, which was a design glutton’s dream. Luckily, we have a direct flight [...]

Today I thought I would veer into a different direction for FBT. Yesterday while walking the AD Home Show I saw the tablescape that Anne Maxwell Foster and Suysel dePedro Cunningham (the lovely duo behind Tilton Fenwick) created for DIFFA’s Dining By Design.  What a whimsical treat, and the perfect sentiment to the beautiful weather [...]

Anyone who has visited Austin, Texas knows that the city’s quirky persona lends itself to innovations in design, development and the arts.  There is a positivity that radiates from every structure in almost every part of town that inspires creative thinking, almost like one huge TEDx conference. Laura Britt is a designer whose body of [...]

“Upscale bohemian” is a term that I’ve been throwing around in conversation a lot lately.  One person who tends to embody this is Los Angeles-based designer, Hillary Thomas.  Thomas’s portfolio is full of projects that clients can imagine themselves throwing a cocktail party in one moment and rolling around on the floor with the kids [...]

Last week House Beautiful hit newsstands and mailboxes with some unique projects featured from Fawn Galli and Jeffrey Bilhuber.  The ideas come from beautiful inspirations that are worth a close look. I’ve been quietly watching Fawn Galli’s work for a while now. She takes the time to acquaint herself with her clients by tapping into their [...]

If you picked up the New York Times this morning and leafed through the Home section, you may have noticed a quick hit on the Stephen Sills preview exhibition at The Apthorp apartments in Lambertville, N.J. Sills filled the space with a mix of classic and modern pieces that will be auctioned off later this month. [...]