Sunday, June 7, 2009

Which Designer are you most like?

I found this great little spot on House Beautiful's site...14 Designers Share Their Favorite Things for the Home. You have to go check it out and see which designer you are most like. For me it was Celerie Kemble. Although, many other designers had peonies as their favorite flower, which is my absolute most favorite too!

Celerie KembleNew York, NY; Palm Beach, FL
FLOWER: Poppy
SOFA SHAPE: Tuxedo
COMFORT FOOD: Spaghetti with butter and Parmesan
LAMP: Vintage oddballs
ALARM CLOCK: Bose — black, with CD player and remote
CAR COLOR (EXTERIOR/INTERIOR): Dark green/tan
EVERYDAY DISHES: Same as my fancy — vintage china from Maddock and Sons
COFFEE TABLE BOOK: Tony Duquette
COLOR: Where green meets blue
ALL-PURPOSE GLASS: CB2 stacking tumblers — flat bottoms and taper
SOAP: Jo Malone Orange Blossom
ICE CREAM: Mint chip, if the ice cream is white
TOWEL: Restoration Hardware bath sheets. White with colored piping
CHAIR: A small Napoleon III-style slipper chair from 145 Antiques, NYC
WALLPAPER: Grass cloth in deep blue or green from Schumacher
SHEETS: LĂ©ron hand-stitched bamboo pattern
CLEANING SUPPLY: Mustela baby wipes in my purse
TOOTHPASTE: Marvis Jasmin Mint
VACUUM: Dyson
LIGHTBULB/WATTAGE: 3-way
KITCHEN GADGET: Williams-Sonoma baby food steamer and chopper
WORKHORSE FABRIC: Valtekz Torello faux-leather in dark teal, carried through Zoffany in New York
PEN: I like push-point pencils
ARTIST: Matisse

Laura's wedding


We went to a beautiful wedding last weekend. Laura from my office finally got to enjoy the wedding that she has been planning for the past year-and-a-half. The ceremony was at Patten Chapel on the UTC campus and the reception was at The Mill. Now, the ceremony was on the short side, as in if you were fifteen minutes late you would have missed it. This of course was a great delight to Steve who jokingly refers to weddings as funerals. So, quick ceremony then off for the fun at The Mill. I had recently been to a Greendrinks event at The Mill and was equally impressed with the locale this time around as a reception site. Leathher couches in the corner, band on the stage, lovely tables throughout...made a great reception spot. We had to leave early so we didn't get to enjoy much dancing, but I am sure it was a great dance spot.