Catch A Moment of Luxury: How to Create A Classic Christmas Table
We recently uncovered some 'lost' never before seen Moment of Luxury footage. I thought Christmas would be the perfect time to begin sharing these videos with you. In this particular video I offer some ideas on how to decorate your holiday table:Helpful Hints:1) Heighten the Drama2) Commit to a color scheme3) Shop for expensive-looking but wallet friendly buys throughout the yearFor more tabletop decorating tips click here!Wishing you a very Merry and Classic Christmas and a Happy New . . .
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The Art of the Written Word Gets Trendy
There are so many ways to say things these days - email, Twitter, text, Facebook, Instagram. But at the end of the day there is nothing more meaningful than finding a handwritten note in your mailbox. It represents how thoughtful someone was to sit down and write a personal note to you. I have received handwritten notes from clients, friends, and even a President of the United States - and I save them all because they are so special. Thankfully in this digital age, stationary and paper produ . . .
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Bill On the Go
The past few weeks have flown by quite literally. I've spent a great deal of time up in the air, flying between job sites and exciting design events in New York, Los Angeles, and Houston. Last week alone was 6 cities in 6 days! (San Antonio, Houston, Newport Beach, Nice, Frankfort, and topped off by a quick trip to Moscow.) What an amazing time we live in where this is possible! Below enjoy some wonderful snapshots from my travels.Celebrating with Mrs. Sherle Wagner in Los Angeles.A drippi . . .
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Eye on Design: Bill in the News
The month of April was a good one to say the least - packed with magazine covers, speaking engagements, and awards. I have a gorgeous cover on this month's Luxe Magazine. I was also the honored recipient of Decorative Center Houston's Stars of Design Lifetime Achievement Award. Enjoy some pictures from April's event as well as the best sound bites from our stellar panel discussion. All in all quite a month! - BillThis month's Luxe Magazine cover, Houston addition.Decorative Center . . .
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Bill's Day in NYC
New York is one of the meccas of the interior design world. I am lucky to visit often, enjoying both the obvious and obscure charms of the city, favorite foodie stops, and of course making sure I absorb the wealth of resources and inspiration it offers. Here's a snapshot of my schedule from last week's visit, it truly is the city that never sleeps!9:30 A.M. Shopping for carpets with the entire Stark family (Steven, Chad, Ashley, and John Stark)! Such a treat!11:30 A.M.Quick stop for gr . . .
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How to Go Antiquing Without Losing Your Mind: Round Top, TX
Antiquing is one of the many things that makes my job as an interior designer rewarding and a lot of fun. Whether I'm in the flea markets of Paris or the sprawling antique fair at Round Top, digging for hidden treasure from days long gone is a fascinating mix of history and vision as I find the perfect pieces for my clients. Here are three tips I use when antiquing and some pictures I snapped at Round Top this week:1) Plan ahead - part of the fun of antiquing is finding the unexpected but . . .
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Charlotte Moss and Wabi-sabi Beauty
Charlotte Moss: "A Visual Life" Rizzoli New York, 2012My friend Charlotte's latest book A Visual Life -Scrapbooks, Collages and Inspiration is an emotional, cultural and intellectual feast! Page after page, Charlotte shares her "personal storyboards," the term she uses to describe her collages and scrapbooks. She has also penned a number of essays sharingher passions to encourage others, as well as wisdom from other tastemakers around the world. Each collage is chock-a-bl . . .
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Truth Now
Summer reading finds us leafing through our favorites and picking up new gems. Among the cornucopia, we recently revisited a classic, Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, a seminal work that feels as profound as it did the day it was published 90 years ago. In the musings of Peter Walsh, perched in Regents Park, we find our approach to the world, echoed oh so eloquently.Beauty, the world seemed to say. And as if to prove it (scientifically) wherever he looked at the houses, at the ra . . .
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Arbiter of Beauty
Flashback to 1998: Carolyne Roehm had just published her first book, A Passion for Flowers, a seminal work that changed the way Americans integrate flowers into their homes. In awe of her eye, Rush had the opportunity to meet Carolyne. I felt as though I was in the presence of greatness, he remembers.To this day, Carolyne remains a great influence. Whether expressed in horticulture or interior design, Carolyne is a master of color and composition, Rush says.Now, 1 . . .
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A Meditative Design
Architect. Inventor. Designer. Jean-Marie Massauds creativity knows no bounds and only elegance. Building on the historic craftsmanship of Poltrona Frau, he reinvented the armchair for the Italian furniture-maker. His Archibald chair invites people to mediate and relax with an undulating leather backseat a silhouette at once architectural and organic. Referencing the ergonomic legacy of Charles and Ray Eames, Massaud let comfort inform every element of the design, from the goose-d . . .
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Bright Stars
Truly home of the brave, the United States claims a cloven of brave designers, visionaries who have boldly imagined new forms for interior function. We proudly carry the exclusive lines of two such designers Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren contemporary luminaries who have reshaped the landscape of American design and beyond. Both men have ingeniously married the worlds of high fashion and high design, much as their predecessors Bill Blass and Geoffrey Beene did decades before. Cogn . . .
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