My Style
If you weren’t a decorator, what would you be? A director
Who’s your ultimate style icon? Cary Grant
What designer completely inspires you? Jacques Grange
What’s your go-to hostess gift? Reciprocating with dinner at my ho
Favorites
Movie Interior? Pillow Talk
Album? Medusa by Annie Lennox
Museum? Musée Rodin, Paris
Cocktail? Gin fizz
Hotel? Singita Sweni Lodge in the Kruger National Park, South Africa
Restaurants? The Ivy in London and Zuni Café in San Francisco
Flower? Cabbage roses
I ultimately design for comfort; everything I do is created with it foremost in my mind. I think that true luxury is an environment that wraps you up like a blanket.
Decorating
What paint colors are you obsessed with? Down Pipe #26 by Farrow & Ball
What’s your go-to decorating cheap thrill? A grouping of ceramic vases
Do you have a favorite decorating trick? Really large branches in a big vase add life and quickly fill up space.
One thing we’ll never see you doing? Upholstering in chenille
Resources
What’s your favorite fabric company? Holland & Sherry
Who do you trust for lighting? Charles Edwards
Who makes the most to-die-for bedding? Pratesi
Who do you love for flowers? Botany Flowers at the Brentwood Country Mart, Los Angeles
What’s your favorite local shop? Brunello Cucinelli in Beverly Hills
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