Pool Party

I am probably one of the few people who did not spend the 4 th outdoors. Thanks to a nasty summer cold, I was holed up inside watching the ...

Everyday Elegance

One thing that I cannot get out of my mind since my conversation with designer Richard Nelson (he of the 1966 Christmas party fame; click he...

Southern Comfort

I spent the weekend going through a trove of twenty and thirty year old Southern Accents , something which was akin to a trip down memory la...

Sipping and Seeing

It's 8am, I've only gotten five hours of sleep due to a delayed flight last night, and I'm trying to get my motor revving with s...

That Door!

It all started for me with this image: The carved door frame in this New Jersey home had been a gift to previous homeowners by Madame Chiang...

Whatever Happened to the Decorative Arts Collector?

For years now, we've read about internet entrepreneurs, young Wall Street tycoons, and the like who have set out to become serious art c...