My Style
What are you most inspired by? Travel, my clients, and fellow designers
Who are your style icons? Hubert Givenchy and Bill Blass for their interiors; the young Lauren Bacall for how she wore clothes
If you weren’t a decorator, what would you be? An artist or competitive napper
What’s your go-to hostess gift? Good manners, lively conversation, and her favorite wine
Favorites
Movie interior? The Ritz Hotel in Love in the Afternoon
Album? Talking Book by Stevie Wonder
Museum? The Louvre in Paris
Restaurant? Le Bristol in Paris
Overseas shop? Mallett in London for the wow factor
Flower? Purple anemone
I believe there are four components of design that take a room beyond pretty or livable and make it extraordinary: contrast, proportion, color, and balance. To me, these essential elements represent hundreds of years of reasoned design choices that are critical to the way I approach space.
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Decorating
What paint colors are you obsessed with? Right now, Farrow & Ball Light Blue, Donald Kaufman Taupe DKC16, and Benjamin Moore’s Middlebury Brown HC68
Do you have a decorating cheap thrill? Throws
Are there any decorating tricks you swear by? Colored, custom lampshades
One decorating technique you’d never use? A double self-welt in upholstery
Resources
What’s your favorite fabric brand? Kravet and Lee Jofa
Who makes the best bedding? Leontine Linens
Who do you trust for lighting? Visual Comfort and Marvin Alexander
Where do you go for amazing flowers? Ariston Flowers in NYC
Who do you love for catering? Glorious Food in NYC
Are there any local shops you adore? Archivia Books and Mark Murray Fine Paintings in NYC
Get real.
I love her style. I think the examples seen here are awesome.
Oh, that dining room. And the second bedroom; The first one is not so much my taste, kinda looks like a few of the hotels I’ve stayed in. but the second one… yes.
Alexa is her fathers daughter…..She certainly has his talent…..Bravo, Alexa