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“word to the wise” wednesday: weiss + hayes

You have to follow your passion and not be embarrassed by what you find beautiful and fascinating. -- Benjamin Weiss, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, giving advice to collectors (quoted in Traditional Home, April 2013) Do you collect anything?

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“word to the wise” wednesday: jamie drake

I think of myself as a minimalist, oddly enough.  You shouldn't lay it on too thickly -- the eye needs to be teased and tantalized but also needs a place to rest. -- Jamie Drake (House Beautiful, February 2012)   

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why wear pjs? for a good cause … and a giveaway!

If you are tuned into the design world, you've probably heard about Project Design 2013, the unbelievable revamp of the Ronald McDonald House of Long Island ... brought to you by twenty New York designers and a bevy of generous sponsors. One of my favorite spaces?  The gorgeous bedroom design by Jennifer Mehditash of Mehditash …

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the best reasons to “double dip”

Even the ophthalmologist has started accusing me of seeing double!  I wish I were joking.  Perhaps it's an "occupational hazard" associated with being a mom of multiples.  You call it "double trouble," I call it efficient.  This double-dipping discussion, however, has nothing to do with twin boys ... or dunking …

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