Month: August 2017

irving place audrey's ottoman

This week’s special deals are a bit more glamorous than usual… A functional banquette for those who don’t what to compromise on anything permanent, a chic brass metal ottoman, a sculptural piece that can be used as a side table or a rack to hold books and a very pretty pillow…. Hover over the images for the prices

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Glamour may not be the word many families are looking for when it comes to decorating their home.  However when you are a Real Housewives of New York star who is not afraid to shine, a glamorous duplex sounds like the perfect antidote for a home.  Carole Radziwill’s Glamorous New York City Duplex is located in downtown SoHo where she relocated after her husband Anthony Radziwill died.

Carole Radziwill's Glamorous New York City Duplex via belle vivir_Port_034

See the rest of Carole Radziwill’s Glamorous New York City duplex after the jump.

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Fashionable people would agree on the importance of style but I think the world would agree even more emphatically on the essentiality of comfort.  After all, style without comfort misses out on functionality… and who wants that…?  The Western ankle boots (note: don’t know how else to call them) is a mixture of the Chelsea boot and the Cowboy boot, but without the latter’s height, which grants mobility to our ankles for easy walking.  Something I assume would appeal to anyone from girls about town to cowboy girls who are interested in not only fashion but in comfort as well.  I can attest these western ankle boots are comfortable when I spent ten days in Paris wearing one almost every single day while taking on average 15,000 steps a day.  All I can say is that my feet were more than grateful… and with them the rest of my body as well…

The boot is usually made of suede or a combination of suede and leather. What I appreciate more about them are the perfect-height heels… not too high, not too short and most importantly no kitten heels… thank God.

western ankle boots toga

Toga Suede Ankle Boot.

A Roundup of these chic and comfortable boots after the jump break.

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If you have not seen at least one of the refined rooms designed by Rose Uniacke then you’ve been living under a rock. Her perfect balance between the raw and the refined has fashioned her a very acclaimed interior designer.  Uniacke studied philosophy and worked for a furniture-restoration workshop where she learned about antiques. The latter experience and the influence of her mother, an antiques dealer as well, honed her style and knowledge of antiques and she became an antiques dealer herself.  Good antiques, the right clients and her great sense of style, light and proportions marked the path for her renowned Interior Design firm. I posted about her kitchen a few years ago. The kitchen with high ceilings, the right amount of light and absence of upper cabinets was already beautifully understated but as many other designers do, Uniacke also keeps updating and changing things around her house. In February of this year Vogue magazine showed her London home in which the kitchen has a completely different look. I can’t think of a better place to experiment than our own homes… Rose actually renovated her entire house and converted the basement into a swimming pool, and a hamam… The house also has one of the most beautiful conservatories I’ve seen. The glass-roofed conservatory is the first room you see upon entering the house…marking the serenity found throughout the house…

rose uniacke kitchen before belle vivir
In the previous kitchen there was an island, a more industrial stove and different overhead lighting.  In the latest version, the island was removed, the lighting was replaced and the stove is more modern.  Other details like the shelving and paintings were also changed…

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