Infusing grandeur into otherwise drab Monday mornings with five things/ideas/events for the week:I.  Last week, I wrote about my kitchen makeover, which involved an obscene amount of black lacquer.  It’s safe to say that over the past few days, my black paint crush has developed into a full-blown love affair.  Next up: Black Doors.  Though black exterior doors are nothing new, painting interior do...

Infusing grandeur into otherwise drab Monday mornings with five things/ideas/events for the week: I. All of my former roommates (and anyone who has woken up next to me) will attest that my hair au natural is more freshly electrocuted than silky smooth… After decades of bleach and flat irons, I have no one to blame but myself. In college, one of my sorority sisters had similar frizzy locks, but...

Infusing grandeur into otherwise drab Monday mornings with five things/ideas/events for the week: I. Several of my friends live in apartments with white walls that they don’t love but also don’t want to paint because they rent. Though I risked it and painted every room in my apartment (including my latest BLACK lacquer kitchen!!) my suggestion to them is to find curtains and hang them as high as...

Infusing grandeur into otherwise drab Monday mornings with five things/ideas/events for the week: I.  Whenever I walk by Z Gallerie on Union Street, I can’t stop myself from going inside.  My apartment needs absolutely nothing more for decor, but that reasoning doesn’t preclude me from window shopping, right??  On a recent journey through the bi-level store, I found this phenomenal pointe...

Infusing grandeur into otherwise drab Monday mornings with five things/ideas/events for the week: I.  With FB’s “Year in Review” constantly reminding me why I’m so thrilled to welcome 2015, I decided to make this week’s Monday Merriment all about celebrating the new year in style.  Two years ago, I threw a lavish dinner partyfor a few close friends and documented the black/gold/cream tablescape,...

Infusing grandeur into otherwise drab Monday mornings with five things/ideas/events for the week: I.  Last week, I posted about my latest Assouline purchase, and since then have received several inquiries about recommendations for other coffee table books. Truth be told, I’m a bit of a coffee table book-junkie. In addition to the obvious, I have stacks of them on my entry table, desk, butler tray...

Infusing grandeur into otherwise drab Monday mornings with five things/ideas/events for the week: I.  I’m shamelessly obsessed with Christmas.  Favorite Movie: Home Alone.  Favorite Sweet: Candy Cane. Favorite Activity: Holiday Parties. Favorite Decoration: Pine + Twinkle Lights. And that’s where the problem begins… As it turns out, I’m allergic to pine (hanging my garland resulted in full-on...

Infusing grandeur into otherwise drab Monday mornings with five things/ideas/events for the week: I. With my mailbox bursting at the seams with holiday party invitations, I’ve found myself running out of cocktail dresses. Social media makes it nearly impossible to rewear, so recycling my favorite LBD won’t work this year. Shopping for something de rigueur, I found the perfect solution in this...

Yesterday, I hosted an impromptu four-hour lunch for two of my childhood girlfriends.  For lack of better phraseology, the three of us met in utero.  To explain: before we were born our parents lived in a Melrose Place-esque complex where all three couples got pregnant for the first time at the same time. I was born in October, then came Beth in November, followed by Chelsea in March. Over the...