THE GOODS AND THE BADS
Ok, so how do I write about linen towels that are on sale? It’s not a coincidence that I just happen to be writing about linen travel towels and t...
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VALENTINE'S DAY MASSACRE
OK, so it’s the mid-90s. I’m depressed but I don’t know it. I’d left Los Angeles with some vague plan of making a movie in Asbury Park, New Jersey...
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WHEREVER YOU GO, THERE YOU ARE
Last summer my family took a trip to a small island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, just North of Sicily. It’s a lovely island and has a lovely name, but a...
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OUT OF TOUCH
So I first got into this business through my love of textiles. I’d spent two years at FIT in their textile design school and loved it. It’s an exce...
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HOTEL FAENA
I have never had a problem being alone. I enjoy it; in fact I need to be alone in order to be able to be around other people. And there is no bette...
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THE CASHMERE CONNECTION
I remember once meeting someone who was allergic to cashmere. Allergic to cashmere? That just seems unfair. Like people who are allergic to chocola...
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TWIN PEAKS
I grew up with twin beds, so naturally I have a thing for them. There's a nostalgic familiarity to them, I suppose. Furniture can do that to me. Ce...
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ENTREPRENEURS
Anyone who meets me figures out pretty quickly that I'm stark raving mad, but not in a violent "white padded cell” way (at least not yet.) Don’t ...
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#HHLOVES JABONITOS
Playa Grande Beach Hotel on the north shore of the Dominican Republic is the definition of luxury and glamour. In a day and age where the word ‘lux...
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NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION
The headboard cushion is a perfect example of the saying, "necessity is the mother of invention.”I had a beautiful king size headboard upholstered ...
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HIGH MAINTENANCE
When I met my future husband, Josh, he had a watch collection. I say "had" because we got rid of most of those timepieces. Let me explain. His coll...
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IF VELVET COULD TALK
Velvet walks a fine line. Used in one way it evokes 60s and 70s rock & roll. But dark, dangerous night clubs, opium, and late nights are not re...
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