Orange vs. Orange Velvet

Greenwich Village living room

photographed by Pappas Miron

It's true — orange does not rate very high on my list

of favorite colors. Orange velvet, on the other hand,

is a completely different story. The beauty above

reminded me of those amazing pumpkin velvet

drapery panels in Ina Garten's Manhattan

apartment (seen below, via House Beautiful)

Swoon, sigh, swoon.

Gray and Yellow...

Still loving this color combination.

Pillows by Lori Shinal Interiors Inc.

Robert Park Harrison...

The Waiting 1999-2000

Guardian 2001

Tethered Sky 2000

Haunting and beautiful artwork from

artist Robert Park Harrison.

Gotta get back into my gym groove... tomorrow.

Say bye-bye holiday weight.

Still more magic from Obsolete...

This is only a small sample of the

visual feast available at Obsolete.

http://www.obsoleteinc.com/

Inspiring Objets d'Art via Obsolete...

Take a peek at the Obsolete website.

Truly magical!

http://www.obsoleteinc.com/

Mantra for the day via Oscar Wilde...

Anyone who lives within their means

suffers from a lack of imagination.

You light up my life Part II...

Coming soon ... Urn lamp with

painted metal shade.

You light up my life...

This great chandelier created from found driftwood

is on its way to Finderskeepers. What a statement piece!
Another great lamp you will see soon at Finderskeepers
is this oyster stick lamp. These oyster sticks were used
to farm oysters in Southern France.

What is inspiring me at the moment...

Roman and William's interiors are a huge source of inspiration

for me at the moment. The spaces here include a Montauk

beach house, an office loft, and an unbelievable living room.

Founded in 1999 by Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch,

Roman and Williams Buildings and Interiors is a

comprehensive design firm based in New York City.

Their renovation of the Royalton Hotel lobby was

revealed Fall 2007 with much buzz. Other recent

projects include the Standard and Ace hotels.

Roman and Williams is a mix of modern and a

bit of vintage charm, it is moody and dark, a touch

industrial, comfortable and texture-heavy, organic,

unapologetically masculine, somewhat Victorian gothic,

and very dramatic.

Sounds like The New Victorian Ruralist,

doesn't it?