• Tip deLuxe

    STEALING BEAUTY We’re embarking on a new year (a new decade actually!) and you’re ready to make some changes to chez vous.  Where to start?  Everyone, even professional interior designers, need a jumping off point, a focus, a raison d’être.  It’s called inspiration.  And without it, you’ll spend the next six months going around and around in circles trying to figure out “what’s my style???”  So take a little time during this holiday break, grab a stack of magazines (remember those?) and start tearing.  Don’t think about it, just rip out what you like. Fashion layouts, jewelry ads, interiors, food features … whatever speaks to you.  When you’re done, pull…

  • Mirror Mirror on the Wall

    “… Who's the fairest of them all?” Snow White’s nasty stepmother definitely didn’t get the answer she wanted when she asked this question. Maybe instead of looking for validation from a piece of glass, she should have consulted an interior designer. In my decorator’s bag of tricks, mirror is often my go-to solution.  It can make a space look bigger, improve lighting and reflect the best assets of a room.  It can even make the person looking into it appear to have a smoother, rosier complexion.  Too bad the evil Queen didn’t have my number  ; )         A living room by Bunny Williams. Mirror has been inserted…