The windows of Classic Bookshop always show shelves filled with the current must-buy-and-read volumes. My recent purchase at Classic Bookshop was the biography, by best-selling author Meryl Gordon, of the late and legendary Bunny Mellon,...

Aloha! My design associate Brinsley Matthews and I have recently returned to the mainland after  finishing up a week of decorating assignments on the island of Maui. And believe me, I always find lots of...

I was chatting recently about the local art scene with Wendy Fritz, who has been part of the Palm Beach arts community for some years now. She comes from a family that certainly knows art....

Just announced by Pantone, Ultra Violet is the iconic company’s Color of the Year for 2018. Every time I hear the color’s name, I think of the late French actress Isabelle Dufresne, who was known...

I love an old-fashioned Christmas tree. I’m thinking of one decorated with ornaments collected over the years, ornaments that mean something personal to each family member, ornaments that represent the Christmases of yore. I always...

The sea and me — I used that phrase as the opening chapter title in my most recent book, Decorating on the Waterfront. Those words describe an important relationship in my early life and my middle life...

Jim Nabors, who died Nov. 30 at 87, was a delightful gentleman — and a true gentleman. I met him through friend Caroline Hunt, who created the Rosewood Hotel & Resorts chain of properties as...

The Kips Bay Show House is iconic in New York City, and the designers who create spaces for the annual fundraiser are some of the finest in the business. One of the designers, in my...

Did you leave your heart in San Francisco? Maybe or maybe not, but lots of folks apparently have in this city by the bay. You’ll find lots of things Asian and lots of things golden,...