This year I also volunteered at the Parrish Art Museum and had the pleasure of working together with the very energetic and talented co-chair John Bjornen -www.johnbjornen.com preparing for the annual Christmas benefit. I had a lot of fun and will try to volunteer again next year. Here I am preparing for a photo shoot for Vox magazine. I have decided on a white scheme with an accent of lavender. This is the empty space where the shoot will take place. And here is the shot that made it into the magazine. I was never happy with the weedy palm - and Miss Perfectionist would have replaced it with something lower and fuller but there was no time!

Kelima from Kelima K has started a blog and has kindly asked to interview me after a visit to the shop during a weekend stay in the Hamptons. She is very shy about talking about her work so I will do it for her! She is a very talented fashion designer specializing in wedding dresses and also has a shop in Soho in New York City. She shares my passion for serene, clean, neutral interiors and is an admirer like most of us of Axel Vervoordt and his work. You can read her interview with me which is then followed by an excellent post on Vervoordt.
http://www.breathingdreaming.blogspot.com/

My dream would be to be able to walk into my shop every morning and concentrate only on an interior design project, re-arranging the store, or on sales. This, unfortunately is rarely the case. The town has decided that the new sign I put up to replace the old crumbly one is now after many years no longer legal! This is beyond frustrating - so rather than deal with the bureaucracy, I come up with my own solution. Nobody misses this! Thank you to the lovely Michelle at Rubie Green for designing the great raspberry pink patterned "East Village" that made up into the slipcovers on the seats wtih orange contrast welt. Make sure to pay her a visit at http://www.rubiegreen.com/

Starting to think of spring/summer vignettes for the shop. I like the idea of neutral textures with brown and touches of warm coral. These fabrics end up on a long bench, pillows, and coral linen for the curtains.

The wish list for the future:

Love love love this - of course that is the way I feel about everthing I buy for the shop!

More shopping for the next season. The most important find is this slipcovered/ upholstered line of furniture. I purchase several pieces and they are all displayed in the front shop. Large scale, comfortable, practical, affordable, and good looking - can't ask for more!

And that now brings this journey up to date. After much deliberation I have decided to relocate the store to open in early Spring 2009. I am presently eagerly scouting out a new location. Onto a new adventure - and I will be posting soon to let you all know what I find.