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Mar 9, 2018

TENDER GREENS BROOKE SPECKMAN

Danny Meyer Southern California food chain Tender Greens has finally found its way to Union Square. Last month I attended their grand op...

Nov 20, 2017

MOTHER OF JUNK

Mother of Junk. One of favorite things to do on my spare time is thrift shopping. When I used to live in Fort Lauderdale I would wake up ...

Nov 14, 2017

LE BUREAU DE MADAME NOIR

A few weeks back, I had the pleasure catching up with an old friend of mine Neffi Walker. Neffi is known as the decor goddess. She's an i...

Nov 7, 2017

PORTE ROYALE

Have you ever stumbled across a blue front door and wonder why the homeowners paint it blue? Well the color blue is nature color of the s...

Oct 5, 2017

INSIDE FIRST AND LAST PR

Stephanie Scott is a force to be reckoned with. She is the CEO and Communicator-in-Chief for First and Last PR. First and Last PR is an I...

Mar 30, 2017

6 EASY TIPS TO DECORATE YOUR HOME FOR SPRING

Am I the only one who loves Spring? It's the perfect season to sprucing up your home. Especially for a woman like me who loves bright co...

Dec 7, 2016

5 WAYS TO ADD A BOHEMIAN LOOK TO YOUR HOME DECOR

One of my favorite home decor style is Bohemian decor. It's a mix of world travel and hippie style that doesn't have many rules when deco...

Nov 2, 2016

7 DECORATING TIPS FOR SMALL LIVING ROOM SPACE

One disappointing thing about living in New York is the small apartments that are over priced. I had several people ask me how can they d...

Sep 28, 2016

6 WAYS TO DECORATE YOUR COFFEE TABLE

A living room can be served as many functions, from a space to entertain guest or a formal sitting area. A pet peeve of mine is walking i...

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