• Winter Warm-Up

    While at Battery Kemble Park this past weekend with Nina, I was reminded why some people love  winter.  The sky was clear, the sun was shining and the snow was glistening in the treetops and underfoot.  It really was magical.  I later wrote to a friend that it was a perfect day – “warm and sparkly”.  Not exactly a scientific description, but spot-on nonetheless.  Although I don’t think I’ve ever used those exact words to describe a project, I certainly could have.  I’ve embraced that concept a few times over the past few years.  One renovation in particular comes to mind.  Huntley & Co. redesigned a Pennsylvania Avenue apartment for a…

  • The Gold Standard

    I'm a gold girl.  Bronze, silver, not even platinum gives me the rush that gold does.  It’s warm and sexy and adds a little magic to any material.  I love gold fabric, furniture, lighting  and especially jewelry and hardware.  I would plate everything in gold if I could.  Now for you nay-sayers who think gold is a finish that belongs in the 80s, take a look at the images below and get ready to swoon.     A few of my current favorite gold fabrics.       A glamorous gold face in Vogue Nippon.       At the Washington Design Center's spring 2007 design house I painted the…