MEETING MARY MCDONALD

 

One of the many perks of being in the D and D Building is all of the amazing people I get to meet on a daily basis and Fabric Market Week was no exception. Schumacher held an event yesterday with fabulous guest speakers Mary McDonald and Martyn Lawrence Billiard from Million Dollar Decorators. I've known about the event for weeks and tried to get a seat but of course I could not because it was fully booked within hours. That did not stop me from popping in to introduce myself to the beautiful Ms. Mary McDonald, she is just as hysterical in person as she is on her show. I tweeted my excitement on Twitter and to my surprise.. my design idol tweeted me back.

God, I love New York.

 

                    

 

 

MY NEW BIG GIRL CHAIRS!!!

I just got my Lillian August club chairs and I'm in love!!! I went for a chocolate brown leather with a taupe herringbone fabric for the seat cushion and kidney pillow. The platinum nail heads are playful and just the right finish to work with brass or silver fixtures and hardware. At just the right size, 28" wide by 30" deep, they are perfect for a little apartment...

URBAN ELECTRIC LIGHTING

 

Urban Electric has quickly become one of my favorite lighting companies, the selection they have to offer is so eye catching. The new collection has an understated sleekness to it with some pieces offered in bold paint options. I just die for the electric yellow Cosy lanterns (below) with the large round bulb.

             

             

             

             
  
                       

          

          

          

          

                      

PAUL LANGE: BIG BLOOMS

Our most amazing design PIC, Karen, pointed us to a fab photographer yesterday, Paul Lange. A local to New York's Hudson Valley, he made a case study of his work at the garden's of his floral enthusiast friend, Zeze. For 7 years, Lange photographed his delicate subjects without it's normal surroundings, letting these gorgeous blooms take center stage in large scale prints. My favorite is the IRIS, for sentimental purposes I guess. My mother used to cut Iris's from the side of our home and wrap the stems in tin foil to give to my teachers at school. I know, total brown-noser, right?

Lange also has a collection of birds and landscapes, but to Karen's point, the Big Blooms collection is hands down, the cream of the crop... No pun intended.