a whitewashed dream house

January 19, 2016

The super cold weather I wished for over Christmas is finally here and I couldn’t be happier!  Is it just me or does winter weather make you want to paint everything in your house white and layer with tons of texture?  This weekend house on the North Fork of Long Island, which was recently featured…

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ina’s napa valley rental + a love of 5-inch cabinet pulls

January 12, 2016

My love for Ina Garten knows no bounds; I have yet to try a recipe of hers that hasn’t turned out amazingly well and I love the peeks of her Hamptons home in each episode as much as I love all of her food!  Last year, she filmed a series in a rented home in…

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gregory shano’s relaxed retreat by the sea

August 19, 2015

Take one look at Gregory Shano’s relaxed Long Island retreat by the sea and you’ll be completely smitten before you even hit the front door! Classic cedar shakes with crisp white trim and navy blue accents on the outside and the prettiest shades of the palest blues and warm, woven grass cloth on the inside…

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a winner + a simple but stunning shaker style east hampton cottage

August 7, 2015

Thank you all for entering the giveaway this week for one of Julia Contacessi’s abstract art prints! I’m so excited to announce that Heather Olson of Two Doors Down Design Blog is the lucky winner this week!!  Keep an eye out for the next giveaway, friends, and thank you again for everyone who took the…

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sag harbor stunner

August 4, 2015

Thank you all so much for entering yesterday’s giveaway!  I’m so excited to pick a winner at the end of this week and for one of you lucky ducks to win one of Julia’s amazing art prints, so, if you haven’t already entered, be sure to head over and do so!  While we are on…

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thom filicia’s super chic lake house

July 24, 2015

As much as I dream about living on the beach, I would seriously consider lakeside living if the house looked anything remotely like designer Thom Filicia’s chic lakefront beauty in the Finger Lakes!  We’ve all seen his super chic, modern take on lakeside living before (he even has a book dedicated to the every last…

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chic in santa monica + an amazing fabric line

July 8, 2015

I’m an East Coast girl, born and bred, and as obsessed as I am, and always will be, with cedar shakes and sea captain’s cottages, lately I’ve been crushing big time on chic, coastal California spaces and interior designer Jeffrey Alan Marks’ chic abode in Santa Monica Canyon is pretty much my idea of perfection. …

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get the look: victoria hagan’s nantucket hideaway

June 23, 2015

I can’t believe it’s been a whole fourteen days since I last blogged!!  The hubby has had leave the last two weeks and so we took advantage of each and every single minute and soaked up some serious family time.  We were at the beach last week for some much-needed R+R and as sad as…

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west village stunner

April 13, 2015

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!  I’m sure you have all seen and are quite familiar with the West Village townhome of Haven’s Kitchen cooking school owner Ali Cayne, which was originally featured in Lonny back in their holiday issue a couple of years ago, but if you haven’t seen the tour of…

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studio mcgee

April 8, 2015

If you guys haven’t heard of Shea McGee or her design firm, Studio McGee which she runs with her hubby, you need to head over to her website and check out her portfolio quick, fast and in a hurry!  Shea exploded on the interior design scene a few years ago and I immediately fell in love with…

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