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Doris Duke’s Shangri La

An exterior shot of Shangri La. Photographed by Luca Trovato for the July ’07 issue of Town & Country

Back in October I went to Hawaii for a few days and the #1 thing on my to-do list while there was visit Shangri La, the legendary estate of Doris Duke.

A 1930’s portrait of Doris Duke by Cecil Beaton. Photo via shangrilaahawaii.org

Doris Duke was an American heiress and the only daughter of James Buchanan Duke who was the magnate behind a wildly successful tobacco and energy empire. (The Duke Energy Company which he founded in 1904 still provides power …

Interiors

Robert Kime Goodness

I just came across these charming pictures of antiques dealer, interior decorator and fabric designer Robert Kime’s shop in London. Recently opened in December, the shop is a treasure trove full of antiques, accessories and Kime’s gorgeous signature textiles.

Kime decorated the place to look like a residence with a layered, lived-in, classic English look and feel which he’s a master at creating.

Kime began his career in interiors by dealing antiques and eventually rose to become one of Britain’s most prominent designers.

This photo and all above by James Mitchell via robertkime.com

He counts Prince Charles among his many …

Interiors

BREAKING NEWS! Major Editorial Shuffles at House Beautiful, Town & Country and Veranda


Newly appointed chief editor of Town and Country Stephen Drucker and the magazine’s January 2010 cover featuring interior designer Kelly Wearstler.

Major shakeups in the publishing and interior design worlds today! Stephen Drucker, Editor-in-Chief of House Beautiful since October 2005 has just been named Editor-in-Chief of Town & Country. He begins his position on April 20. He succeeds Pamela Fiori who has been EIC of Town & Country since 1993 and will now become Editor-at-Large and work on Town & Country books and editorial projects.

Newell Turner, left will become the new editor-in-chief of House Beautiful

When Drucker steps down …

Interiors

The Selby Is In Your Place

Todd Selby’s new book, “The Selby Is In Your Place” features artist Phillip Smiley and fashion designer wife Abigail Smiley Smith on the cover in the yard of their London home.

When photographer Todd Selby launched his self-titled blog in 2008, his concept was to simply capture photos of his stylish friends in their homes and post them on his site. Little did he know that The Selby would quickly become a hit and he soon started receiving requests from people across the globe who wanted their homes featured on his blog. The appeal of The Selby lies in …

Interiors

My Grandma’s House & A Bit of Family History

One of my very first posts when I started this blog was on mother-daughter style and in the entry I wrote about how I inherited much of my mother and grandmother’s taste. Ever since then I wanted to do a post on my grandmother’s cute little house but for one reason or another I never got around to it. When she passed away in September we had to go through the tough task of emptying out her house and before we got started my sister and I decided to take photos so we could preserve our last memories of the …

Interiors

At Home With Josh Greene

When Josh Greene moved into his Chelsea one bedroom co-op two and a half years ago it was a boring, boxy space that lacked architecture, complete with green shag carpeting compliments of the little old lady who lived there before him. Thank goodness Josh has a great sense of style and knows a thing or two about decorating! As decorative project manager for Ralph Lauren, Josh oversees interior design for Ralph Lauren boutiques around the world and scours the globe for fabulous treasures for both his job and his home. With his refined eye and sophisticated sensibility, Josh transformed his …