GO BIG OR GO HOME Home to Sasha Bikoff’s mother’s, that is. I’ve had my eye on Sasha Bikoff for a few years now. Below is her mother’s apartment in NYC– which she designed and is the first image I ever saw of her work. I don’t mind telling you, it got me pretty excited. […]
One Layout, Three Styles When I first began making mood boards, I made three versions of a sitting room, each in a different style. To highlight their differences, I made all in neutral tones and as simple and similar as possible. There was nothing academic about this; I just selected styles I was curious about and chose […]
Forgive me. First, I post nothing for three months and then throw another board at you with the same old pink Aubusson, I have used two times before. This was a vintage rug from One Kings Lane, which is sadly no longer available. Link will take you to others still available. Obviously, I really like […]
Welcome! I have another board today that contrasts with those I’ve done so far. Any style’s a good style When I see a thing I like, I want to try it. Not to copy, though copying is fine, even one of my most admired designers, Miles Redd, says so *, but to understand the design, the designer’s […]
Hi and Welcome Back! My last post featured this vintage Aubusson rug and I promised to come back with a new design, giving the rug a more starring role. That first design was light, airy, and a little folksy. I wanted to push the airy factor by lightening things up even more and the result was something quite […]
Hello and welcome back! This is my Second Blog Post Ever and its subject is about trying hard. I meant it to be about how I put mood boards together but, as they say, indescribably difficult things happen. The matter is, I often try hard to accomplish things. Any thing. Because I want this Any Thing to be […]