I stood outside of the home of Bunny Williams, one of America’s premier interior designers pinching myself. Was I really, finally here? 

The self-guided tour of her property, part of the Trade Secrets annual plant sale weekend, had been on my list of must-do events for years. 

Cue the French music, spring is definitely in the air in this fabulous “Fleur de Vigne” dining room by designer Sam Ciardi of Samuel Robert Signature Spaces. This is another great designer room I have highlighted in this showhouse benefitting the Morristown Medical Center. 

I could almost smell the heady fragrance from the bursting flower vines on that divine wallpaper. 

More was definitely more here, and this room does not hold back.

There is no place like home! This past challenging year of the pandemic certainly proved Dorothy right. By this time, we all wish we could click our ruby red slippers together three times and get the hell out of our homes. 

But home we are, like it or not. Together. Constantly together. Lots and lots of togetherness.

As we all get on each other’s last nerve in this place called home, I find myself both yearning for the big wide world out there as well as some serious alone time.

Well, I know I could certainly hide out in style in this beautiful blue and white lady’s study I fell in love with at this year’s Mansion in May designer showhouse (which became Splendor in September.)

s the world deals with the onslaught of the Coronavirus pandemic, it is hard to believe that not so many weeks ago, I was fortunate to attend the amazing Mario Buatta auction exhibition at Sotheby’s in New York. It seems a world away.

In these times where fear and darkness can seem to overwhelm us, I wanted to share with you some uplifting thoughts and images of this amazing sale. Mario had such a gift, and I feel it is useful and important to focus on the good and lovely at this challenging time here on earth.

I hope this blog brings you happiness and a little ray of sunshine as you are hunkered down at home!