I love Valentine’s Day! Each year I throw a “fancy” dinner party, as my kids like to say, and invite four or five couples to our house. I decide on a theme for dinner, then spend weeks combing the internet and my library of cookbooks, looking for just the right recipes. About three weeks before the party, I send out the invitations. I have put Valentine …
How to Treat Your Windows Right December 8, 2011 by Diane Bianchini Looking out the window of your home in the Hamptons offers beautiful sights to behold. Well, looking at your windows should yield the same thing. How to create that sensation? Diane Bianchini, owner of Dream Windows & Interiors in Westhampton, shares her expert insights. DIane Bianchini, Owner of Dream Windows & Interiors in Westhampton …
Fall is a great time to update your home. It’s also a great time to evaluate your needs as the summer ends. All summer we have been working with unusual fabric pairings. I love to mix and match patterns and haven’t limited that mixing and matching to just sofa and chair fabrics. Drapery can really energize a room when patterns and designs are mixed together. A …
From the Hampton line at Hodsoll McKenzie, London We love pillows. So every year we have a Pillow Sale, just for the fun of it. NOW until Labor Day we are offering 20% off any pillow order. Some clients change over their entire house. It is an easy design fix. So come visit with us on Montauk Highway in Westhampton, and take a look at our …
This is the time of year the Hamptons wakes up. It is a hectic time but a wonderful time. We have had a sleepy, and snowy off-season. The sun is out now, the town sidewalks are bustling with preparation. From experience I know that if we get started now we could get your project finished by summer time. It is also the time of year that …
A few months ago a woman stopped by my studio to see if we could help her with some furniture. She had a few pieces that she had collected over the years and wanted them rebuilt, refinished and reupholstered. Would we be able to do it? I put together a color board with some complimentary Kravet fabrics, and off we went! All fabrics were backed for …
Make a Splash with Trina Turk. I have a full library of fabrics. After all, summer’s just around the corner. isn’t it? dwandi.com
Nothing says love like a great table. And it is the simplest thing to do. Decorating with Candles According to the National Candle Association, U.S. candle manufacturers offer thousands of varieties of candles in their product lines. So if you are looking for an accessory to make your table setting feel comfortable, warm, and even romantic, there is certainly no shortage of candle styles to use. …
Here’s another Feng Shui tip from Dream Windows and Interiors. Curtains and all the soft furnishings in your home can be designed to enhance the Feng Shui of your personal space. You can energize the elements in your home just by adding the right window treatments. Using the five elements of wood, fire, water, earth and metal as the base, it is good to note the …
Whew, back to work and reality after the holidays can be chaotic. We rush, we feast, we give and we get and then, the New Year hits. Suddenly, we’re up in the dark morning, back to work, school, errands and yes, even planning. Now we’ll renew, we’ll refresh, we’ll plan, and we’ll resolve to make this year the best year yet. First stop: a critical eye …