Elizabeth Street

Elizabeth Street is a fabulous website designed to provide a stylish view on everything pertaining to motherhood. They cover a broad range of topics including fashion, design, culinary, parenting and travel ideas.  Having interviewed mothers in cities around the globe, they are a great resource to check before embarking on a family trip. Boston is the newest addition to their collection.

Best of London Home Shops

JAMB AND HAWKER

Jamb and Hawker are located in the same building on Pimlico Road. Hawker specializes in traditional country house furnishings and eccentricities while Jamb carries beautiful reproduction fireplaces, lighting and furniture. 95-97 Pimlico Road, SW1W 8PH

ROSE UNIACKE

Rose Uniacke carries important named pieces from 20th century designers as well as 17-19th century English and Continental furniture. She has a beautiful eye and a fantastic edit to her collection. 76-78 Pimlico Road, SW1 W 8 PL

CHARLES EDWARDS

Charles Edwards carries fantastic made to order light fixtures inspired by 19th and 20th Century English, French and American designs. The pieces are available in a wide variety of hand finishes and can be electrified for anywhere in the world. 582 & 575 King's Road SW6 2DY.

SOANE

Soane Britain produces outstanding furniture, lighting and upholstery merging contemporary, antique and 20th Century designs. Every piece is made to order and can be customized with a variety of metals, vellums, timbers and lacquers. 50-52 Pimlico Road, SW1 8LP

GUINEVERE

Located in a huge space on King's Road, Guinevere carries a wide mix of antiques from different periods and origins. The owners travel throughout India, China, Europe and America to get the right mix of pieces. 574-580 King's Road, SW6 2DY

LUKE IRWIN

Specializing in hand-knotted custom rugs, Luke Irwin has a beautiful collection of designs that are made on looms in the foothills of the Himalayas. 22 Pimlico Road SW1 8LJ

BIRGIT ISRAEL

Birgit Israel carries a luxurious collection of furniture and accessories, sourced from around the globe.  She has an amazing selection of lighting, with everything from Murano glass chandeliers to Venini glass wall disks.  301 Fulham Road, SW10 9QH

    

London & The Cotswolds

I just got back from a wonderful sourcing trip in England.  London is not only full of amazing home and antique stores but also a great destination for design inspiration. 

I stayed a few days at the Dean Street Townhouse in Soho, which was a great home base because of its central location. Next I moved on to The Barnsley House, located in the picturesque Cotswold countryside and finished off the trip at the Zetter Townhouse, located in hip and happening East London. 

THE DEAN STREET TOWNHOUSE- SOHO

THE BARNSLEY HOUSE - THE COTSWOLDS

THE ZETTER TOWNHOUSE - CLERKENWELL

Waterworks Lighting

Waterworks recently came out with some beautiful new lighting to add to their existing collection. They did a great job at designing transitional pieces that can be used in modern or traditional spaces. I especially like the ones with the hand blown glass and have already specified them for projects.

West Village Townhouse

I am inspired by this serene West Village townhouse done for Kiefer Sutherland by SR Gambrel. The restrained color palette and mix of organic materials gives the house an understated elegance. It is hard to tell whether the Gothic arches were original to the architecture but they are a nice twist on the typical Greek Revival brownstone. 

Hugo Grenville at Wally Findlay

Hugo Grenville's work will be exhibited this month at the Wally Findlay gallery in NYC. I am typically not drawn to pastel colors but there is a hopefulness to his painting that really draws me in.

He describes his work in this show by saying, "We live in troubled times, but the paintings in this catalogue are inspired by the belief that the recognition of beauty is transformative, that we can be uplifted by it, and that we can celebrate its sheer delight. There is both a comfort and pleasure to be found in harmonies of colour and the balancing of shapes. The arrangement of light, line and the selection of different palettes, that work like the limitations imposed by a key and time signature in music. They are tools to express a sense of optimism, contemplation and serenity. "
Wally Findlay Gallery, 124 East 74th Street, NYC

The Rug Company

I just received The Rug Company's new product book and it reminded me what a fabulous company they are. After 14 years they seem to be getting better and better. I especially love their collaborations with fashion designers such as Alexander McQueen, Marni, Paul Smith and Alice Temperley.  They not only use the finest Tibetan wool for their rugs but they put the same thought and care into merchandising their products. The visuals in the book are stunning!