• NYC: To Shop 2

    Muji is a Japanese retail company famous for its minimalist designs and no-brand strategy. Their only US stores are in NYC. Strand Bookstore is famous among New Yorkers for its giant collection of publishers’ overstock, used, rare, and out-of-print books.

  • Books We Love

    Apartment Therapy’s co-founder Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan gives us city dwellers and habitants of small spaces great tips to maximize a small space in his new book Apartment Therapy’s Big Book of Small Cool Spaces. Domino: The Book of Decorating: This book is a must-have for anybody who loves home decorating. The Sartorialist book: Having been a huge fan of The Sartorialist site, I was thrilled when Scott Schuman published this book.  His shots of random people seen on streets from Milan to NYC are great for fashion inspiration. Fashion writer Derek Blasberg writes this VERY funny etiquette book, Classy. Perfect gift for any teenager girl.

  • Bohemian chic: Amy Butler fabrics

    Fabrics always take me back to my childhood, going to all the fabric stores with my mom and being fascinated by the rows and rows of colorful fabrics.  They also remind me of my beloved grandma, who was always surrounded by fabrics.  She sewed with love the most charming patchwork bedspreads that she always donated to our local public children’s hospital. Amy Butler is one of my favorite textile designers.  All her fabrics make me want to learn how use a sewing machine, and someday make a throw pillow, placemat, or even a light summer dress with her stunning fabrics.  I’m always inspired by her playful bohemian designs.  For anyone…

  • Decorating with Books

    It’s no secret that I love books.  I have an overflowing collection for which I do not have shelf space for. My books become part of the decoration of my home:  stacked on the console table topped with a candle and a vase, next to my sofa , stack on the coffee table, and yet two neatly stacks near the TV.  Books make for great accessories to decorating any home.  Whether used as props in styling or truly used in the decoration of a home, books undoubtedly have a decorating presence. We love these invisible shelves,  we have them in the kitchen holding some cookbooks.  You can find them in…