Land Of Belle

serene seafoam for my little girl's room • this space instantly transports our family to some of the places around the world we love most, palm beach, the caribbean and india • our relationship to color is so personal and i am always interested in people's emotional response to different hues. for me, a soft seafoam has always instantly relaxed me, it's the shade i most associate with tranquility. what about you? curious to know! x

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pattern on pattern on pattern in our little girls' suite 🤍 wanted the two bedrooms and adjoining bathroom to feel like one meandering dream, spaces made for little imaginations to stir and a serene backdrop for sweet dreaming 🌙

a little garden escape in the nursery 🌿

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some favorite textiles in the mix • upper east side dressing room

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• passage to india in our ues primary bath •

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upper east side • primary bedroom

creamy grasscloth wraps the walls on which a set of michel salerno mirrors hang above a custom bed of sea glass colored silk velvet • a 1970s venini pendant and organic ivory beside lamps cast a soft glow • a biedermeier desk doubles as a nightstand with a linen skirted table on the other side

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nothing quite like a kitchen

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the breakfast area • a painterly photograph of rome by we fell in love with at in london sets the mood • a built-in banquette with a favorite paisley complements a marble and oak table that was designed by for my husband's childhood apartment nearly four decades ago • swipe to see the table in its original home at the dakota

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den details • an italian armchair lives beside a spanish brutalist sideboard on top of which sits a rare scavo vase • a collection of 19th century artworks hangs above

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the dining room walls, wrapped in a magical mural, and a lime-washed grey blue ceiling play host to Italian deco dining chairs from , an axel einar hjorth sideboard, a floral chandelier and a pair of Italian landscape paintings bought from the estate of the late niall smith, an extraordinary antiques dealer and lovely man.

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19th century slipper chairs beside a charles dudouyt table, below a pair of 18th century Italian grisaille paintings.

we love a hidden bar moment • upper east side dining room, as seen in

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the center of the action • where so many things—including but not limited to dinner party cocktail hour, rounds of backgammon, baby "cruising" (no sharp corners here!), games of uno and zingo, morning coffee chats, and endless hours of perusing coffee table books—take place. because after all, a family ought to really live in their living room...

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I am thrilled and honored to share my first full design project with . An enormous thank you to and the entire team for the incredible opportunity to mark the launch of my design studio with you. It was a dream shooting our home with the inimitable and , full story link in bio

weekend mood • patmos beach house • world of interiors, february 1986

a summer afternoon as a painting • poppy jones. a book (foreword), 2022.

so many wonderful times over the years in this quintessential summer house 🐚🦪 design by

roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer • from the world of interiors, february 1985

raymond han, still life with apples, 1981.

from the archives: jeanne lanvin's powder room • designed by armand-albert rateau • as seen in

summer mornings at the met, a cool drink of water for mind, body and spirit ⛲️

saturday morning mood • sam shaw. marilyn monroe, amagansett (1957) •

from the archives: the chicest porch in wainscott • thad hayes

top of our list 🍯 villa mabrouka