This Week on TIC - Interior Design
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This Week on TIC - Interior Design
And just like that, Spring is upon us, and with every new season, we have reasons to "branch out."
Lighting can be one of the most important aspects of making a house feel like a home. While dimmers and bulb wattages are certainly important considerations, the actual structure should stand out on its own.
The SWIVEL CHAIR has managed to make its way from boardrooms to bedrooms, and now, to living rooms. Also known as the revolving chair, the swivel chair allows easy hand rotation of 360 degrees to the left and right, helping to recline in the direction of our pleasure, whether we're mingling over c
We understand that some of you have been waiting to clear and cleanse your living spaces. There should be no need to wait, but the beginning of a new year offers us many refreshing starts, so why not start at home.
'Tis the Season of hosting and toasting, or mixing and mingling. Regardless, you can do it all with a Coupe - a coupe champagne glass that is!
Whether you need a little inspo or some light entertainment, it's always a good idea to have an interior design book on hand. Regardless of how much of a design buff you are, there's always room for a bit more knowledge. Considering, the home design industry is forever-evolving.
COOL is the new Hot! Whether you're looking for a Hostess Gift, a Holiday Gift, or feel the need to Cool-up your bar cart or cocktail station, Tis' the Season! We gathered our glasses, although empty, in search of the update to any bar or table for an elegant touch to festive entertaining.
Some gifts are more dramatic. I'm always up for some razzle-dazzle. I love when my immediate reaction upon opening a gift is "Wow!" Especially a gift for the home. Who isn't intrigued by those who let imagination run wild to create spaces that are not only extraordinary but memorable?
Most people are familiar with baby mobiles. Fewer know them as an interior decorating accessory. And even fewer know them as a fine-art form. What are mobiles, and who invented them? Mobiles are a type of suspended sculpture based on balance and characterized by the ability to move.
Whether you're cozying up to seasonal cocktails at home or prepping your home bar-cart for the holidays, we've curated the most essential and exciting cocktail accouterments, liquor cabinet essentials, and bar accessories to compliment your seasonal style. Whole histories and cultures have been distilled, bottled up, placed on shelves, and shared among friends.
Color blocking, a technique that involves pairing two or more bold colors together, is a popular trend in interior design and can be easily achieved by contrasting colors. This season, the movement is back and more aggressive than ever and has funneled its way from cabinets to candles.
No matter how elegant or tasteful, every room can benefit from a grand gesture, that one over-the-top item or an unexpected bit of excess that may not be a necessity - but turns out to be vital in making a space truly memorable.
I've always loved wallpaper, and those who know me, know this. Years ago, I hired a dear friend to install Cole & Son's Malabar Wallpaper in black and white in my Dining Room. It's been a staple in my home for years - while wallpaper was not considered very cool.
Fashion
Every January, we do some version of drinking less, sleeping more, exercising even more and eating cleaner and greener...clearing the clutter and the CLOSETS! New Year - New Dress. And even though you may just be hanging up your Holiday party wardrobe, it's time to set our sights on 2019!
Political dressing is trending due to the effects of our current political climate, a Donald Trump White House, and the rise of so-called alt-right activism in North America rippling through the cultural waters. Protesters of all stripes — feminists, white supremacists, Antifa, nationalists, and social justice advocates — are outfitting themselves to match their political mindsets.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by Halloween this year and tired of dressing up as a sexy mouse, a sexy nurse, a sexy nun (yes, this does exist), or a sexy whatever? We are right there with you. We've made it our mission to find costumes that focus on all of the things about women that make us strong, fierce, and fearless
Throwing a summer cocktail party can be as simple as sharing pitchers of sangria on the rooftop, but come fall and winter, attending a cocktail party suddenly seems more complicated. Yes, it's that time of year, Grrrl's, and a whole new set of "what to wear" rules apply!
Change is in the air! Fall is coming and September has meant putting fall fashion pieces into rotation. And, even with a rare heat wave in the mix, (yes, it's hard to start thinking about corduroy and tweed when it is still hot AF) we're ready to pack it up and change into our new Fall Favorites.
Queue a little Doug E. Fresh and Salt-N-Pepa, for me, please. I can vividly remember the 80s, the Decade of Decadence, when Dallas aired on the living room television, rap artists rapped, and rock stars rocked their superfluous suede fringed everything! Boy, did we turn the volume up on everything? More was MORE! The cars, the fedoras, and the hair were big! And even though we all know the 80s left very little for us to desire. It wasn’t all a BIG waste. The fashion was Fly!
While the Spring/Summer 2018 collections were all about the chunky trainer, this Fall, brands turned to the WILD FRONTIER of AMERICA! From Emporio Armani, Isabel Marant, and Dior to more mainstream brands like Zara and ASOS, each brand made a clear case for the iconic COWBOY BOOT!
Blue Jeans Recently, sitting outside at Bryant Park Grill in NYC on a gorgeous day, a friend of mine - one of the better-looking men in fashion, where the bar is pretty-pretty with fashion types - moved his chair to see the various collections of jeans hustling about and happily enjoying happy-hour.
We hope you've made room for a few fine underpinnings?! Mega award winning music artist and beauty mogul, Rihanna, just launched her fire lingerie collection and it's Savage! Perfectly named for it's empowering message. Savage x Fenty represents a state of mind, how you feel and the choices you make, and appropriately so...Have you seen these impeccably laced pieces?
This Spring-Summer 2018 you can keep it simple, girls. Light, clean, airy and beautiful in its purest form is just what we need. Think, Virgin Suicide white maxi! Embrace the ease and movement of fabric and the comfort and calm of minimal. Expect mysteriously, long, lacey and ruffled white.
Lifestyle
It's impossible to know what Saint Valentine, the pious fellow for whomV-Dayis named, would think of the pink glitter and chocolate-laden holiday we celebrate every February. Yes, Valentine's Day is just weeks away, Grrrls!
First glance up and there's the glistening of street decorations that every city strings to welcome the holiday season. Stores take up aisles to offer tree trimmings and home decorations of holiday lights to hang. And, if your friends are anything like mine, the party invitations begin to arrive!
Welcome to the season of MAGic! The time of year that brings us closer to Family, Friends and Gift Giving. What do you buy a woman who has everything? We often struggle to find the perfect holiday gift for her, whomever she may be.
Feeling overwhelmed by Halloween this year? Tired of dressing up as a sexy mouse, a sexy nurse, a sexy nun (yes, this exists), or a sexy whatever, I am right there with you. I've made it my mission to find costumes that focus on all of the things about women that make us strong, fierce, and fearless (in addition to our undeniable sexiness).
Thanks to the excitement of warmer weather, the practice of no-makeup makeup has returned. And, it's flawlessly-refreshing. Who wants to wear a full-on-made-up face in frying temperatures, anyway? Following years of endless YouTube tutorials on makeup application, contouring, highlighting and immodest amounts of glitter, the fresh faced, dewy, "I woke up like this" look is what we're all striving for this season.
Wine and Spirits
So a Jersey girl walks into a bar... meets a guy from New Orleans, and after a few drinks-okay maybe a few dates, too-they realized they share more than a love for each other, but a quest to create a healthier, happier Bloody Mary mix. And so, The Hoboken Mary was born.
Haute Home
As our Fall celebration continues, we pay homage to the beautiful landscape designs of Julie Farris. Julie's work is engaging, memorable and celebrates a myriad of outdoor spaces. She is a New York based landscape designer and creator of landstylist.com, an online service created with the aim of making stylish and sustainable landscape design accessible to all communities.
Mmmm-Mmmm Good!