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41st Annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House 2013

Highlights and Impressions

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This year's Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club Decorator Show House features 18 interior designers who have spread their creative wings and have something to tell us about how they envision design in the present day.  From the … Continue Reading ››

At The Newsstand: May 2013

5 interiors, 5 products, 15 resources

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The merry month of May is here and the life is good in the world of interior design.  Fresh ideas are cropping up as abundantly as the weeds in my new garden (having moved to … Continue Reading ››

Design: An Evolution of Style Continued

What inspires the legendary designer John Saladino

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Earlier this year I wrote an article on the evolution of style in which I asked a number of poignant questions which were looking for answers.  In my pursuit of information, I focused on … Continue Reading ››

See And Be Seen: April 2013

Housing Work's Design On A Dime Shopping Extravaganza

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UPDATE!  DESIGN ON A DIME RAISED ONE MILLION DOLLARS!!  BRAVO!!!

Attending this year's Design On A Dime event benefitting Housing Works Thrift Shops was, as it always is, one of the most exhilarating … Continue Reading ››

Design: The Commodity Trap Part II

A lesson in exuberant aesthetics from Dorothy Draper

21Greenbrier Hotel designed by Dorothy Draper

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What makes any designer, fashion, interiors or otherwise, a standout?  Well it's simple and can be summed up in one single word. ORIGINALITY.  One such notable interior designer was … Continue Reading ››

Made In America: John Boone Inc.

Maintaining the highest production standards in New York State

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In my pursuit of home furnishings companies who manufacture in America, I have been discovering many who are working and producing right here in our own backyard.  New York has historically been  a center of manufacturing. … Continue Reading ››