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Eloise Goes To Brooklyn

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013

I love this little drawing by illustrator Joana Avillez which imagines the child lit darling Eloise ditching her Upper East Side lifestyle for hipster Brooklyn- specifically the Wythe Hotel. It’s hilarious.

I know The Wythe has been blogged ad nauseum, but I actually am hoping to stay there soon as Andrew and I will be making a pilgrimage to the area to see some family and friends who have recently relocated there. I am obsessed with these rooms. Marble, brick, wallpaper… what’s not to like?

Reynard is the hotel’s restaurant, I love the graphics.

Not to mention the decor…

How about the outdoor patio??? AMAZING! what a space for an event!

And the interior private dining room… also charming.

Get the look of the Wythe with these pieces:

wallpaper//sconces//chandelier//mirror// chair

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I Want to Go to There (REAL BAD): Greenwich Hotel

Tuesday, January 29th, 2013

No, it’s not in some far flung foreign locale or on a sunny beach of a tropical island- but rather in gritty but grand New York City- The Greenwich Hotel, my new “must stay at” destination for 2013! The rooms are the definition of understated luxury and each looks rather unique with tons of textural details. Did I mention Robert DeNiro owns it? Bonus cool factor.

That big pillow is killing me. So good. The team behind the interiors, Grayling Design, really took their time to craft spaces that feel like home instead of a hotel.

Oh hi amazing bathroom. Look at those sinks, will you? Insanity.

Charm. Charm. Charm.

Interesting. So not your typical hotel lobby at all.

Hold the phone- vintage rugs AND THEY TAKE DOGS?? Pack your bones, Bax and Ollie!

There’s that gorgeous green I’ve been obsessed with! So love it mixed with the natural wood!

That is some tile, y’all.

Clean. Serene. Simple. European. J’Adore!

If those are macaron bedtime treats then you can just kill me now.

I don’t think we can even talk about the penthouse. Can we? It feels like we all might freak out and get very depressed if we do.

Yeeeeaaaaahhh. I will never get to stay here.

I hear the spa is amazing. As is the pool.

The restaurant is Locanda Verde- which I also hear is the cat’s pajamas (will never understand that saying, BTW)

This makes me think people are right. A good bolognese is my weakness.

Has anyone been? Do tell if you have!

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Monochromatic Magic

Wednesday, December 19th, 2012

I have made the executive decision that most of my house (the main living level, anyways) will be only done in black, white, tan, grey, wood tones and brass. This is pretty much the polar opposite of how I’ve decorated my past spaces but I feel like I’m in a different place mentally and spatially. Our house is TINY. It doesn’t look tiny from the outside but it is. And the ceilings are pretty low. So the light grey walls, white trim and soon to be dark floors really help make it feel bigger. I am constantly stimulated by color during the day while working on other homes so I really want my new space to feel calm and serene. And it’s as if the people at Lonny read my MIND with their new issue because so many of the spaces they featured were exactly the palette I’m working with!

The Copenhagen house of the couple behind the fashion label Day Birger et Mikkelsen has me writhing in delight. It’s pretty much my perfect space (if you add a dash of leopard or zebra somewhere). This living room is proof that warm and cool neutrals can live a very happy life together.

I mean seriously? Can I please live here?

OH! There is some zebra! See, it is perfect (well, I’d add a smidge of art tot he walls in this room)

I’ve just passed out from looking at this bathroom. Can you even believe that tub? However, I could never shower in the open like that. It would be a little wierd to be showering right next to Andrew brushing his teeth.

This is what heaven looks like. Except in my version there is a TV with The Notebook on repeat in there too.

This stylin’ studio apartment they also feature is like a smaller scale version of the house above.

SUCH a stylish little darling!

A desk under a desk? Genius.

I am straight up obsessed with Haven’s Kitchen, also featured. A cooking school meets coffee shop meets foodie pantry meets event space? It’s to die for gorgeous! I must go my next trip to NYC!