In L.A., even a long-dead movie star like screen legend Errol Flynn [right] can distinguish a house.
At some point, the star of film classics like 1935’s “Captain Blood” and 1938’s “Robin Hood,” lived in this 4500 square foot, 1926 Mediterranean style, hillside home in the Hollywood Hills, which boasts an 18 x 21-foot kitchen plus [...]

In my neighborhood Macy’s puts on an annual party – the Thanksgiving Day parade, which takes place two blocks from where I live and features giant balloon characters that thrill kids and grown ups alike. Preparations begin on Wednesday afternoon when the NYPD closes off our block and New Yorkers and visitors stream down the [...]

One aspect of doing more with less involves editing down to necessities. This is especially true for “unfitted” bathrooms – those which have no built-in or “fitted” cabinetry. What’s interesting is how cabinet-free baths cut across the style spectrum – from minimalist to country. Instead of sinks and tubs installed in cabinets or surrounds we [...]

Designer Robyn Karp turns the tot’s room [above] into a big-girl’s room [below] by swapping the toddler bed for a twin. Everything else remains unchanged.   A solid three-color palette of cotton-candy pink, apple green, and bright white afford the luxury of using a vibrant multi-colored floor covering like the one here from Stark.

The quilted polka-dot [...]

Andy Warhol “Pop” rug
A recent post on hallway rugs prompted a response from a reader inquiring where to locate the contemporary rug featured in the first photo of the article.  It was a terrific question because it got me thinking how many times I have viewed designer and magazine photos that left me wondering where [...]

Thanksgiving always reminds me of my Grandma Rose. She was a character with a life of her own, not a warm and fuzzy Grandma at all. She could cook a small range of things really well though she was much more interested in playing cards.
Twice a year, she focused on family dinners and went all [...]