Where do you live and how long have you lived there?

I was born, raised and have lived most of my life in Manhattan's beautiful Upper East Side. I still live in the neighbourhood and am currently gutting and renovating a new apartment. I plan to move there when it's ready.

What made you choose the property?

Convenience, space and light are the three factors that always dictate my choice of where to live.

What does your home say about you?

The things a person surrounds themself with always say a great deal about them and my home is no different. It houses my collections of books, furniture and artwork, which are very personal and dear to me. It also shows my particular taste for a mix of patterns and prints. Lastly, it is a warm, welcoming, lush environment designed for entertaining - one of my great loves.

Is there anything you would change about it, or anything you wish you had done differently?

I see my upcoming move as an update rather than a change. I'm bringing in new fabrics and updating the style, while bringing all my things along.

What is the key to creating a happy home?

In my case, it's friends, family and our Yorkshire terrier, Teddy. I think that a happy home is well stocked and properly maintained with every convenience - not only beautiful to look at but comfortable to be in.

Which items would no home of yours be without?

No question, my personal collections and comfortable surroundings. My home is a place where I enjoy spending time, surrounded by things that inspire me and bring me joy.

Where do you like to shop for pieces for your home?

John Rosselli, HM Luther, Louis Bofferding, Liz O'Brien, Christie's, Sotheby's, Parisian antiques dealers and the Chinese Porcelain Company.

Do you incorporate elements of your work into your home, or do you like to keep your domestic environment separate?

Absolutely. My home is like a laboratory, where my creativity can run wild.

Are there any particular projects or products of which you are especially proud?

I am proud of all my projects - that's like asking a parent if they have a favourite child. I love them all in different ways, as you will see in my upcoming book published by Rizzoli next fall.

What are you working on right now?

I am currently finishing a grand Georgian manor in Southampton with a continuous mix of luxe and boho grandeur. I'm working on a sophisticated country manor in Millbrook with an exciting layered palette of English and French styles, a suite of rooms for a spectacular home in Connecticut, a beautiful duplex on a Fifth Avenue maisonette for a classic New York couple, and a town house for a young family on the Upper East Side in a classical, modern style.

Other projects include a combining of multiple apartments in a West Side pre-war 1912 building, where we're creating our interpretation of an arts and crafts interior. Outside New York, I have two projects: a commercial building in Aspen with a penthouse apartment for a young client to live in and enjoy, and a stone home in New Hampshire in a private club with an American flair for casual living.

What inspires your work?

I get a lot of inspiration from art, fashion, museums and, of course, travelling. These are the areas where I can see how people create and appreciate beauty across time and space.

Who are your favourite designers?

Renzo Mongiardino, Henri Samuel, Geoffrey Bennison, Syrie Maugham, Elsie de Wolfe, Mario Buatta and Sister Parish.

How would you describe your interior style?

Grand, classic decorating with a modern sensibility.

If you could live anywhere else in the world, where would it be?

I would love to live in Paris, a magical, beautiful city.

How do you like to relax?

New York is a fast city and I wouldn't have it any other way, but sometimes there's no greater indulgence than staying home and watching old, classic movies and TV on demand. I also love playing cards with family and friends.

What is the best way to simply and instantly update a room?

Re-accessorise. Bring in fresh flowers and plants, new pillows, lampshades and area rugs.

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Furniture has always accompanied human life, not only as a matter of life, but also as a way to decorate your house, make it cozy and personal. Choosing furniture, along with functionality, we have to place the beauty and convenience. For these reasons, at all times remain incredibly popular with Italian furniture. It combines all the necessary qualities – convenience, reliability, originality and beauty that turns ordinary household objects into real works of art.Unique luxury furniture designs.

Also, the secret of its popularity lies in the fact that the Italian furniture is made from the finest materials, natural fabrics, leather and precious wood. Due to materials used in the manufacture of furniture, it can rightly be regarded as environmentally friendly. Italy is famous for its centuries-long history of manufacturing furniture. For many Italian factories, its production, is a family business secrets and traditions which are carefully kept and handed down from generation to generation.

Each factory has its own unique style and high quality products. Luxurious bathroom furniture Italii .? And, as a rule, it is handmade. The range provided by the masters of Italian factories, can satisfy any customer. Modern Italian furniture will be relevant in any environment, because its subjects are made not only in the style of ageless classics, but also in fashionable areas of furniture design – art deco, modern, hi-tech and others. 

Of particular individuality of the furniture lends the finishing and decoration elements, used in its manufacture – gold, silver, semi-precious stones, art forging, carving, stucco, painting, etc. Today, Italy is rightly called a lawgiver in the world of fashion and furniture design. Italian furniture is exclusive and very elegant - the embodiment of elegance, beauty and perfection of detail and brevity.

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it is one of the most remarkable places in the house: here you can enjoy the solitude and the healing effects of water, life-giving properties have been known since time immemorial. Since the beginning of the twentieth century appearance has changed significantly in the bathroom. Originally it was a common room at the end of the corridor. Later appeared adjacent to the bedroom, bathroom, small, and practical.

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Here we will show you some new bed room designs that are very comfortable by worth and give you the feeling of comfort and relaxation,Just imagine you enter into your bed room and there you want to get few hours of relaxation but this is not up to the mark of this stage that you feel comfort there then the purpose of comfort is over.Here we give some ideas to decor or set your bed rooms where you actually get relax.

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We might share our homes with others, but the bedroom is still considered a personal sanctuary. It is a place that we can decorate to our very own liking, where we may preserve trinkets and souvenirs dear to our hearts, where we can hang beloved portraits, and where we seek refuge when we need some peace from the outside world. The following modern bedrooms represent different personalities, colors, and flairs. We hope our readers find a bit of themselves in some of these. Or at the very least, pick up a few ideas for their own private sanctuaries along the way...

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As winter has almost come, it is time to prepare yourself to get warm inside the roof too. During winter season, home decor ideas should be smart enough to prevent the cold wind from affecting your health. So, what are the must haves for living room decor to get the cozy feeling? Here are few home decor ideas for having a cozy living room in fall. Take a look.

Home decor ideas for fall: Living room rug: To get the cozy feel and avoid touching the cold floor, have a rag mat in the living room near the sofa or sitting area. A living room rug is a must have for the fall season. This is a great idea for home decor too as it builds the illusion of space. Use bold colours for the attractive living room decoration.

Silk cushions: You can use silk cushions for sofa, couch or even bean bags in the living room. During fall, all you need is the warmth after sitting anywhere. Cuddling a cushion can make you feel warm. Therefore, silk cushions are a must have for home decor this winter. Depending on the sofa set, you can choose cushion texture, colours and designs.

Long curtains: Now it is time to prevent the cold winds from entering the house. Cover the windows with long curtains. This also decorates the walls of living room. Use nice thick fabric which are effective to absorb cold air. Try bold and bright colours such as red and orange, hot pick up colours for fall. These colours change the look of the boring cozy living room.

Fireplace: One ideal home decor idea for fall is to place arrange the sitting near a fireplace. A fireplace sets the ambiance and protects you from chilling. If you don't have space for fireplace, you can also place the sitting near the window to get sunlight in the day. Relax and knit a woolen cloth or read a novel.

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Since it closed in March 2010, the old Macy’s at 10th and Idaho streets has been eyed by a number of developers for potential retail use without a bite. Now Boise-based Northwest Real Estate Capital Corp. wants to fill the top floors with about 62 one-bedroom apartments and lease the bottom floor to retail or nonprofit enterprises.

The goal is to add affordable housing for Downtown workers who make about $20,000 to $27,900 a year, said David Wali, an investment services director with Colliers International, a commercial real estate company representing Macy’s. Macy’s has agreed to work with Northwest, he said. Wali and Raquel Guglielmetti, executive vice president of Northwest, gave an overview of the project Monday to the board of the Capital City Development Corp., Boise’s urban renewal agency.

Apartments would range in size from 518 to 1,000 square feet, which equates to rents of about $539 to $1,040 a month, based on the $1.04 per square foot estimate provided by the developer. Storage would be available in the basement. Tenants with cars would have to find space in a nearby lot or garage.

“We have a lot of condos in Downtown Boise but a limited amount of affordable rentals,” Guglielmetti said.
A 2007 study by the CCDC found that there are few apartments for workers who make too much to qualify for low-income housing but not enough to buy homes. “It is definitely a priority,” said CCDC Chairman John May.

The project is expected to cost up to $8 million, including renovations, heating and cooling, and fire safety, Wali said. About $2.2 million would come from private investors, he said. Northwest has been shopping local banks for up to $5 million in financing, and hopes that the CCDC would provide some incentives as it has for other major projects.

CCDC commissioners seemed enthusiastic about the initial idea, but would need final plans and a proposal from the developers before they could take action. “The idea is exciting,” May said. “It does put a lot of the elements together” that are set out by CCDC’s goals.

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One of the last things that you will consider when you are looking into bedroom cupboard designs is where to put them. Of course there ar many other considerations that you will need to take into consideration as well when you ar looking astatine bedroom closet designs. Size Does Matter

In this case it really does. Depending on the purpose of the cupboards will determine what size and shape you will in need of. If you ar simply using the cupboards for storage then you will in all likeliness look to use a closet that is rather simple and fits in perfectly with the outline of the room. However if the purpose of the cupboard is to display items of value as well as personal treasures then you will want top go with something that is a little more refined and advanced as your choice for the design. It is quite potential to go with something that will have glass doors or ar see-through in some way. Remember that you ar going to want to get a cabinet that will actually serve the purpose and hold the items properly as opposed to being to small and useless or else have a closet that is too large and having a feeling of needing to fill the cupboard, since there is empty space.

Consider The Material
When you are looking into installing a new bedroom closet designs, consider what it is that they are made out of first. Make sure that the craftsmanship as well as the durability and design meet your expectations. You will want something that is going to reflect your personality as well as your needs. In many cases these cupboards will be meant to last for a long period of time and you will want to make them a huge point of the home, especially if you are looking to sell or move on from the home.

Remember that cupboards ar a huge investment both with time and money. This is something that should non have to replace or reinstall unless you feel a true need to do so. Make sure that you ar making the right decision and that you are consulting unlike sources as far what it is that will work and determining what the room will look like when you ar done, without really spending money or their time. Remember to make it yours, even with the input of others.

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Your bedroom is the very personal place for you and it the place of your home where you spend your  leisure and want to make it more calm as you need to be calm after your hectic routine.Your bedroom furniture is very count to give you more comfort and relax so be very careful while choosing your bedroom furniture. Here we will give you some Ideas related to your bedroom furniture.

Your bedroom furniture must be choose according to size of your bed room,It should be the perfect match with your room  area.You must choose small furniture size if you have a small bed room or if you have a wide bedroom then you can increase the size of furniture according to your need. Bed room must be out of any kind of massive furniture.In your bedroom you should keep bed and side table try to avoid to putting many extra furniture in your bed room.

You should avoid to have TV in your bed room because of this your bed room become a TV lounge.
You must keep some kind of side table in which you can keep those things which you may need at night,It doesn’t mean to have lot of furniture in your bedroom, bed and side tables are the only important thing for your bed room.Where you can keep your most important things for night.

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A beautiful house speaks within volumes for its owner, mightiness be that’s the reason people try to maintain their homes as look nice as possible. One room of your property, which is most often ignored with regards to presentable home, is the bed room. Some people try to keep bed room decoration a private affair, although some treat it as just another space in the house. Bedroom decorating provides the bedroom an refined feeling, which you mightiness like to experience with all those personal thoughts in your mind. Here ar some bed room painting ideas which will make your own bedroom more presentable as well as tempting, and add grace to your house decor.

Teenagers do not like the actual the drama of light bedroom colors and designs, convinced that they ar the themes for kids. They like the use of bold colors, such as fiery red, mystic maroon and setting sun orange. There are few themes that can be used as teenage bedroom picture suggestions. A lit up sky line or sunset would keep an eye out of this world, as adolescent bedroom design! Let your kids enter too, in determining what the room should look such as. Teenagers ar not the ones on with patience, so don’t admit too much of furniture in the room, particularly some that will require painting. Ensure that it girdle as spacious as possible.

They were some bedroom picture suggestions, which will surely add to the great thing about your bedroom. Remember that the bed room picture tips mentioned above will even depend on the furniture and the illumination arrangement of your bedroom. Significantly improved you ar armed with some of the best bedroom painting designs go on and add that elegance to your bed room.

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