We just had our first snow! While every year it comes too soon and we still have the fall fire colors in our minds, I cannot help thinking of Robert Frost’s poem Fire and Ice. However, ...
After moving to New England, I developed a special affection for October! Not only is the nature beautiful, but the houses dressed up for Halloween fascinate me. The decorations are so inventive! ...
Some things are set in stone: ideas, traditions, but also those little things around the house that have always been somewhere and will always remain there. If they are set in stone, why not have ...
In the design world, everyone knows that August means “I am at the beach, come back in September.” It is indeed the time when all the factories in Europe are closed for the month, and ...
Why are dinner parties always so overwhelming? We first struggle to find a date on the calendar, and we then agonize over the menu, and the wine, and the flowers, and the RSVPs etc… In my ...
I love this time of the year when nature starts to emerge and come to life. After so many months of being “locked” inside the house, all we want now is to be outside! This is when we ...
As I left a restaurant one evening after a long and animated dinner, I realized how much time we spend during the day just sitting! Whether in the car, in the office, at the kitchen counter, ...
Every morning when I wake up, the first thing I see is my reflexion in the mirror. I realize this mirror knows everything about me and has become my trusted confidant… Shouldn’t it merit a high ...
I like to browse galleries, auction houses, and websites for pendants and chandeliers because they often are my starting point when I design a room. They make the perfect statement, let me share ...