We are entering the peak holiday entertaining season which means when friends and family come over, we have to be ready to make cocktails! Getting your home bar ready is no easy task. "The home bar is one of the pinnacles of domestic luxury. Enjoyed by all those fortunate to have one, it is the ultimate in-home hangout spot." - 25 Stunning [...]
After a gloriously extended summer, we are beginning to feel the Fall chill hit the East Coast. It seems like a long time since we have had to hunker down and find our entertainment in the house. I actually look forward to this change of seasons. It let's us come together as a family and discover how to spend time indoors. There [...]
I LOVE getting ready for the holidays. The decor, the gifts, the sense of family, friends and community all come together to make this my favorite time of year. As an Interior Designer, I guess it is expected that I look for any excuse to, well, decorate :). Last year, I was fortunate to have my home featured in DesignNJ's "'Tis [...]
Have you noticed that the Living Room is in danger of becoming extinct? It has occurred to me that one of the reasons is the trend to entertain outside of the home. Getting together for dinner, but it's at a restaurant, or meeting for a drink but going to a bar. So, having a space in your home to entertain is [...]
I truly love Thanksgiving. It is a holiday about being thankful, being with family, and being ready to entertain!!! There are some complexities to hosting the Thanksgiving meal - I am not even talking about family relations :). Every year, I feel like I have to reacquaint myself with the basics of the turkey cooking, the stuffing making, and the [...]