Huge Chilewich Sample Sale in Midtown, this Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday ONLY
There are always a dozen or so first-rate New York sample sales going on at any given moment in this town; the only real challenge to getting designer goods–usually clothing, but also accessories and such–at ridiculously low prices is keeping on top of all the offerings, and finding the time to wait on the often […]
New Upper East Side Fairway Supermarket on 86th Street
We cruised through the new Fairway Market grocery store the other night, and it is a beautiful sight to behold in Upper East Side Manhattan on 86th Street.
Entertaining at Home: Food, Wine, Friends and Family
image courtesy of googleusercontent.com Hosting a Party: Home Entertaining Ideas In a city with enough restaurants to be able to dine somewhere new every night, most of us resort to entertainment outside of our homes. With accessibility to so many options, culture and convenience you’re probably wondering, “Why would anyone even think about entertaining in […]
A Private Pool in Manhattan: Private Swimming Pools are a Surprisingly Rare Luxury
They are marketed prominently by many of New York City’s newest breed of rental and condo towers, and with good reason: swimming pools in residential buildings remain an exceptionally rare luxury, especially in Manhattan. In fact, as was mentioned in a piece by C. J. Hughes in the New York Times that ran earlier this […]
East River Esplanade: Stunning New York Waterfront Views
The East River Esplanade–or, check that: the first two-block waterfront stretch of the $165.9 million East River Esplanade–was officially opened last week (and unofficially a couple of weeks before that), and it is, in a word, fantastic. Beautifully designed and landscaped by Ken Smith of Ken Smith Landscape Architect, and Gregg Pasquarelli of SHoP Architects, […]
10 Room Changers for Springtime
If spring ever actually arrives here in New York City–snow on April 1?, is this a PRANK, Mr. Climate!?–we're ready with our supplies to do some spring cleaning! AND, in keeping with the season's spirit of renewal, we always like to bring a little something new to our home every spring. It doesn't have to […]
NYC Apartment Living Links
Because, as a friend of ours once said, "it takes a long time to read the internet", you may have missed a few of our favorite apartment living links (however tangentially related) from these past few weeks, just as we probably missed a few of your favorites. Thus: link swap. We'll go first. There […]
IKEA Hacks: The Best & Most Creative Designs
Ah, IKEA. Who among us hasn't succumbed to its temptations? Those lovely, clean, and contemporary designs? Those charmingly fun-to-say Scandinavian names, and the cafe meatballs with lingonberry sauce? And, most seductive of all, those impossible prices? Don't get us wrong, we love IKEA, for all of those reasons and more, but sometimes we get their […]
Five of the Best Home Design and Architecture Blogs
We spend waaaaaay too many hours on the internet each week poring over top design and architecture blogs, imagining what our home might look like if we had unlimited time, money, and energy, as well as a willingness to get rid of all the stuff we already own, and love. Anyway, here are a few […]
Apartment Plants: Winter Care
We may not possess the greenest of thumbs, but we definitely do enjoy having some living, breathing (even flowering!) apartment plants, especially as we hunker down a bit at home, waiting out the non-festive freezingness of January… and February… and March.
There are always a dozen or so first-rate New York sample sales going on at any given moment in this town; the only real challenge to getting designer goods–usually clothing, but also accessories and such–at ridiculously low prices is keeping on top of all the offerings, and finding the time to wait on the often […]
New Upper East Side Fairway Supermarket on 86th Street
We cruised through the new Fairway Market grocery store the other night, and it is a beautiful sight to behold in Upper East Side Manhattan on 86th Street.
Entertaining at Home: Food, Wine, Friends and Family
image courtesy of googleusercontent.com Hosting a Party: Home Entertaining Ideas In a city with enough restaurants to be able to dine somewhere new every night, most of us resort to entertainment outside of our homes. With accessibility to so many options, culture and convenience you’re probably wondering, “Why would anyone even think about entertaining in […]
A Private Pool in Manhattan: Private Swimming Pools are a Surprisingly Rare Luxury
They are marketed prominently by many of New York City’s newest breed of rental and condo towers, and with good reason: swimming pools in residential buildings remain an exceptionally rare luxury, especially in Manhattan. In fact, as was mentioned in a piece by C. J. Hughes in the New York Times that ran earlier this […]
East River Esplanade: Stunning New York Waterfront Views
The East River Esplanade–or, check that: the first two-block waterfront stretch of the $165.9 million East River Esplanade–was officially opened last week (and unofficially a couple of weeks before that), and it is, in a word, fantastic. Beautifully designed and landscaped by Ken Smith of Ken Smith Landscape Architect, and Gregg Pasquarelli of SHoP Architects, […]
10 Room Changers for Springtime
If spring ever actually arrives here in New York City–snow on April 1?, is this a PRANK, Mr. Climate!?–we're ready with our supplies to do some spring cleaning! AND, in keeping with the season's spirit of renewal, we always like to bring a little something new to our home every spring. It doesn't have to […]
NYC Apartment Living Links
Because, as a friend of ours once said, "it takes a long time to read the internet", you may have missed a few of our favorite apartment living links (however tangentially related) from these past few weeks, just as we probably missed a few of your favorites. Thus: link swap. We'll go first. There […]
IKEA Hacks: The Best & Most Creative Designs
Ah, IKEA. Who among us hasn't succumbed to its temptations? Those lovely, clean, and contemporary designs? Those charmingly fun-to-say Scandinavian names, and the cafe meatballs with lingonberry sauce? And, most seductive of all, those impossible prices? Don't get us wrong, we love IKEA, for all of those reasons and more, but sometimes we get their […]
Five of the Best Home Design and Architecture Blogs
We spend waaaaaay too many hours on the internet each week poring over top design and architecture blogs, imagining what our home might look like if we had unlimited time, money, and energy, as well as a willingness to get rid of all the stuff we already own, and love. Anyway, here are a few […]
Apartment Plants: Winter Care
We may not possess the greenest of thumbs, but we definitely do enjoy having some living, breathing (even flowering!) apartment plants, especially as we hunker down a bit at home, waiting out the non-festive freezingness of January… and February… and March.