Florals and Voyages

Tonight is an event I've been looking forward to for quite some time...I'm taking a flower arranging class with the Little Flower School! Arranging Spring's Bounty is hosted at the New York Botanical Garden's midtown space, and focuses on some of my favorite blooms, such as peonies, irises, and lilacs.

I can't wait to get my hands on the beautiful flowers and learn a few new tricks to arranging them! However, I only get one night to enjoy my floral creation, as I leave for Berlin tomorrow for a work trip, and then am heading straight to Miami to meet Mr. V for a family celebration in Palm Beach. It'll be a busy Memorial Day weekend - what a great start to summer!

Image via That Inspirational Girl. 

NY Home | Chelsea Loft

Casa Vogue recently featured the stunning apartment of my friend and former colleague André Viana, an art dealer, and his partner André Mellone, an architect. Their loft, located in the heart of West Chelsea, is steps from the High Line and filled with an impeccable collection of furniture and art, including coveted pieces by Wade Guyton, Jacob Kassay, and Tauba Auerbach.

In their living room, two leather club chairs and a folding chair designed by Hans Wegner sit around two coffee tables, an aluminum piece from 1960s and a three-legged walnut table designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings.

André Mellone's beautiful design renderings carefully plan for each element of the home, which feels balanced, warm, and layered, due to antique elements nestled among the contemporary architectural lines of the apartment. Their superb space was created by uniting two adjacent units in the building, the combination of which was designed and overseen by Mellone. 

Three silver paintings by Jacob Kassay preside over a long marble and iron French bistro table, which is flanked by six antique Biedermeier dining chairs dating from 1840.

Continue reading for more amazing images of this home...

Bedside Setting

While I increasingly feel drawn to making my bedroom feel more and more like a hotel (with crisp white sheets and uncluttered surroundings), this beautiful vignette features many personal elements that I love in a room...

Fresh flowers, stacks of books, patterned pillows, and family pictures...All of these elements come together to create an organized, lived-in feeling that really appeals to me. It manages to feel eclectic and modern at the same time, something I strive for in all of my own spaces. Simple, but chic!

Image via Modern Jane Design.

Shades of White

After a few months away, Lonny debuted a new issue this past Saturday (the first of 2012!), and it is as wonderful as ever. I poured over the magazine all today, and I particularly loved these sun-drenched, crisp white spaces, which look so relaxing...

The ocean view from the bedroom in the first image is a dream. Can you imagine waking up to that every morning? I would love it. I've been pretty interested in white lately...Perhaps it's time to inject more white into my own apartment!

All images from Lonny March/April 2012. Interior Design: Images one and two by Tobi Tobin; Images two and three by Victoria de la Camera.

Details, Details, Details

As I have previously mentioned (here, here, and here), Eddie Ross is a master of design. Decorator Celerie Kemple has featured the wonderful home of Eddie and his partner Jaithan in her new book, Black & White (and a bit in between). I adore the mix of black and white details in their bedroom - in particular, the toile curtain fabric, the upholstered headboard (it looks similar to Brunschwig & Fils' Les Touches pattern), as well as the graphic bedspread.

It's a lovely use of the classic color scheme without being too literal or expected - the woods of the window frame and picture frames also add a warm touch to the space. Additionally, the silver vessel holding the bouquet of calla lilies provides a cheerful, unexpected punch to the overall decor. The attention to detail in this room is supreme! I love it.

Images via Eddie Ross.

Happy Monday

I'm spending my day off in the apartment, cleaning and puttering about as the afternoon light spills through the windows and gently warms the room. The draft from the winter weather outside is still palpable, but it's nice to feel the bright sun as I work...

As much as I detest working Saturdays and missing a whole day with Mr. V and our friends, I do love having a quiet day at home to catch up on things...Paying bills, ordering groceries, reading the stack of magazines I've been waiting to devour. The bright side of a gallerist's schedule.

Image via Domino.

Weekend Checklist

I have a lot I want to get done in these next few days, and my to-do list only keeps growing! Next Saturday, Mr. V and I are going to India for our friends' wedding, which is so very exciting, but also leaves me with lots of tasks to complete before our trip...After work tomorrow, I'm going to jump into organizational mode and start checking things off the list!

More than anything, I want to tidy and reorganize our apartment so that we can come home from abroad to a beautiful, relaxing bedroom. There's nothing better than swinging open your front door and being greeted with a serene, clean space...I'm feeling the need for a January purge!

Image via My Favorite and Best, Original Source unknown.

Bedside Manner

Stacks of well-worn books about art and travel, bright white bedding, an antique trunk, trinkets from around the globe, and a large, leafy plant...Wouldn't this be great to wake up to every day?

This is a fantastic bedside table area...Romantic, cozy, and layered. I also love how the trunk is tucked under a modern back table. A scene after my own heart!

Image from 1st Dibs via An Indian Summer.

Marching Ahead

Today, Lonny came out with a few sneak peaks of their spring issue, and these two shots alone have me counting the days until it's released in March (which seems so far away!)...

The use of pattern and color in both rooms is really interesting and fresh. I'm dying to see the rest of these homes! What other furniture could possibly accompany that wallpaper?

Unfortunately, Lonny is skipping a January/February issue in order to work on their business model, but they have promised to publish more frequently than ever in 2012. I can't wait for that...It's such an inspiring and wonderful publication, I'm sure it will be well worth the wait!

Images via Lonny.

One Headboard, Two Great Bedrooms

Image one via Vanity Fair of Julian Schnabel's Palazzo Chupi in the West Village (note Picasso's Femme au Chapeau! Gorgeous.), Photographer: Robert Polodori; Image two of a different bedroom in the building from a spread with Olatz Schnabel in House Beautiful.