Going Green

How To Make A Beautiful Bed: 10 Tips From A Professional Decorator

September 7, 2011 Accessories

Isn’t there something about a beautifully made bed that looks so inviting you just want to climb in and get under the covers? Don’t you feel it’s worth the 3-4 minutes it takes in the morning to make a nice, fresh bed and have it waiting for you at night? Over the years the majority [...]

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Clean Green Design: Kripalu Center For Yoga And Health

July 28, 2011 Flooring

Last week, I spent a few days at the Kripalu Center For Yoga and Health, for a girlfriends’ retreat. We stayed in the new Annex building that is a state-of-the art, environmentally green structure. The outside is constructed of wood salvaged from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and the interior has a cool European aesthetic. [...]

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From Babysitter To Baby Gear Entrepreneur

April 26, 2011 Downsizing

Recently I reconnected with a former New York neighbor, Daniel Lehmann. Years ago his family and mine lived in the same Art Deco building on Central Park West; Barbra Streisand lived there at the time, too. Daniel was a great kid – a great teenager! – and also my daughter Tracy’s babysitter when she was [...]

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Oh, Say, Can You See, By Your Bathroom Lighting?

March 9, 2011 Bathrooms

Do you remember when Billy Crystal used to say, “You look mah-velous!” or Vidal Sasson had that commercial, “If you don’t look good, we don’t look good.” Well, my DH, Joe, would rephrase it and say, “If you don’t look good, you don’t look good!” Here are a couple of things you might want to [...]

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