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Holiday decorating

Christmas on Fifth Avenue
Holiday, Interior design

Christmas on Fifth Avenue

Friend, designer Phillip Thomas loves the holidays and so earlier this week I stopped by to see what he was… Read More

Carolyne Roehm for Baccarat Holiday
Design, Gifts, Holiday, Interior design

Carolyne Roehm for Baccarat Holiday

In our video with Carolyne Roehm at her beautiful Connecticut home, you may remember one moment showing a spectacular crystal chandelier hanging… Read More

Treillage Swedish clock with paperwhites
Gifts, Holiday, Interior design

Tis the Season at Treillage

I may be a bit lagging in my holiday preparations but it most definitely tis the season at Treillage. I… Read More

Holiday tabletop
Design, Interior design

Home for the Holidays

Last night marked the beginning of the seasonal festivities for me with the Home for the Holidays tabletop event at… Read More

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