Tommy Hilfiger’s Plaza Apartment

As if it wasn’t enough to wake up in the morning and have the stunning views outside your window, Tommy and Dee Hilfiger’s NYC apartment at the Plaza has stunning interiors.

  
Tommy and Dee, both dressed in Hilfiger design.Love the gigantic vase in the back of the staircase. Living room alcove holds a Warhol Elizabeth Taylor.

The French Renaissance style lounge area with murals and a brick vault in the ceiling. I love how they’ve somehow brought in the Alice in Wonderland dwarfed feeling in this room, with a large teapot shaped plant and extremely high ceiling
 
Love the moldings and chandeliers in the master bedroom, you can’t miss the monogrammed DHT pillows either. Dee soaking up in an oh so lovely tub, in love with the antiquated mirror tub backsplash

Sebastian Hilfiger in his nautical theme bedroom, and the girls bedroom to the right with monogrammed pillows again

The dining room with mixed chandeliers and a gorgeous dining set, but the star of the whole place is the terrace with the center teapot shaped plant. The Alice theme comes up again here with the checkered floor. Just imagine what a wonderful afternoon tea you could have here, facing Central Park.

photo courtesy: harpers bazaar

Design Masters : Betty Lou Phillips

My growing collection of inspiring design books lacks Betty Lou’s series of incredible French style interiors. What I love most about her design is the hotel-ish feeling experienced throughout the homes. I believe in implementing hotel like traits throughout a home, to make it as inviting and relaxing as possible.

The cover of Betty Lou’s latest book French Impressions is a photo of the lounge in her two story dressing room. A dream come true to be sure.

When entertaining guests, as done in hotels, newspaper bags are hung on the door handles of all rooms. That guest bath is to die for,with mosaic inset mats for a Monsieur and Madame.

The absolutely gorgeous kitchen with a La Cornue range and matching hood. Best feature in the kitchen is the sink backsplash and beautiful marble walls.

The designers super cute puppy dressed in Ralph Lauren, with his monogrammed bed linen. One of my favorite parts of the house, the laundry room. Each room has it’s own designated basket with a pressing table. I love how every detail is emphasized in the house, even the laundry room has a chandelier and a ceiling with paint effect.

The backyard with plenty of chairs, a lovely pool and beautifully trimmed greenery.

Find the rest of Betty Lou Phillips’ books here.

Image source: cote de texas, Betty Lou Phillips

Call me old fashioned

But I think digital cameras have robbed the beauty of photos. I miss the old days when a trip to anywhere meant carrying lots of rolls and limiting your photos to just the most memorable moments in order to save your roll.
Sure, digital photography has indeed made life so much easier, but I am beginning to think digitals should be kept for everyday not so important photos.
As for vacations and not to forget events, I would much rather stick to the good old 35mm rolls(even if it means it’ll take me a decade to take them to a studio).
So this is one of my 2011 {wow can’t believe its almost here} resolutions, lots of old fashioned photography+ video cams, & lots of love.

the infamous Jane Birkin