My sister texted me yesterday morning about the untimely death of Kate Spade and I felt a deep pang of shock. No – how could it be? I sat and cried last night — I loved her work so much. I grieve the way she left the world, that she felt so hopeless to have made […]

Continuing in the series on signature style, let’s talk about creating a consistent color palette for your house. When I was a renter, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on my own real space that I could paint to my heart’s content. In the meantime I was stuck with boring beige walls that didn’t […]

A few months ago this post by Rubi Jones about getting down to the why of being inspired something really struck a chord. It reminded me of being a first-year art student, and learning how to write a proper critique of a piece of art. Step 1 is to describe the piece in minute detail. It […]

These days I’m having a major crush on the fabulous sixties style of  French film icon Catherine Deneuve. French, but blonde, (which is kind of an unexpected mix of what we’d consider classic French style today, Catherine’s a little bit Gwyneth, a little bit Brigitte, and a little bit Grace Kelly. A classic style that’s still […]