I love fonts, I mean the written word in a beautiful form.  Figure out what font you are… This fun bit of trivia can be found at a fancy design firms website.  Thanks to Pentagram (the fancy design firm) for this …What type are you? Let me know what type you are, I am Lettres Ornees. […]

Well it came yesterday!   It is already flying off the shelves.  Apparently I was the only one who didn’t know it was the happening thing in polish.  Butter’s claim to fame is that it is free of the bad 3.  3 Free is what they do and it means No Formaldehyde, No toluene, and […]

 So I was longing for some signs of spring. I have some new paint that needs to meet the sun. I know we need the rain and I love a long shower so I am willing to put up with a fair amount to ensure I can keep them. That being said I just need […]

 OK, my going for muted blue or a whispery olive green is like most people going for Indian Beige.  It is what I do.  At first that was the color theory for the new paint at Daisy’s. But I had a few muses and some inspiration and decided to go for it.  First I have […]

 This is my centerfold girl, Charlotte Moss. OK, you all get to know a big secret but I don’t want rumors spreading around town about things that just aren’t true. Michelle knows and she isn’t any better when she spies a new cake plate coming out of the box at Daisy’s.  The feeling that I […]

We all know I am slightly political but I try not to bring it to work, but this time I can’t help myself. Please go to Big Window Challenge and vote for Elle Decor.  Also you can text in a vote. Here is why you should do it: So my friends Eddie and Jaithan have been working […]

So yesterday I was shopping with the amazing Wendy Addison.  She had the best Christmas stuff of any of the 100+ showrooms I went in by the way.  Anyway she offered to make a Christmas ornament for Daisy’s for 2010.  So I know January is a bit early to get excited about Christmas but I […]

Well yesterday was the start of the cool home accessories tour. Here are just a few of some of the things I thought were fun. and of course the special item of the day! (please understand that there is tons of hideous and crazy than good and I can’t take pictures of all of them […]

So Saturday was my oh so secret meeting with 12 other retailers talking with a group of press people that report on the wholesale side of retail.  I can’t tell you who as it was super secret but I can tell you I kind of sat in awe in the room.  Who cares about little […]

Yesterday was long but great.  I did a lot of buying for the stationary room but some fun decorating treats too.  Long day, I had my first appointment at 7:30 a.m. and left the showrooms at 6:50 p.m. to head to dinner with a group of independent “lifestyle” shop proprietors.  I am not a personal […]