I’m back with some photos to share of my trip to New York!
The Christmas decorations and the lights are the most extraordinary here than anywhere I’ve ever seen! This is Rockefeller Center (above).
Saks Fifth Avenue right across the street
This is Saks inside, I think this store had the most impressive decor!
I thought this display outside a florist shop was pretty with the blue!
In New York you can buy a Christmas tree for your apartment right on the street.
Mary and I went to the Scandinavian Center where I bought this scarf (we both bought the same one actually). Okay, better with a black dress, but you get the idea :)
Friday night I walked around the shops in Soho and saw the worlds largest owl macramé! I made one of these as a kid. This was 2 stories high in J Crew. Very cool!
And since so many of you said I had to go to ABC Carpet & Home, I went, in the snow and rain on Saturday afternoon! I loved tufted sofas in any form and this one is in one of my favourite colours!
They have an entire floor dedicated to bedding, it was absolutely to die for!
I would describe this store as ethereal and organic, look at this headboard (is that what it truly is? Must be).
Gorgeous chandeliers everywhere!
At the CMG Conference last April one of the speakers said, if you want to know where colour direction is going, start at the towel department.
So if you are wondering why I’m showing you towels, that’s the reason. Here are the taupe/gray/blue section of shades.
I bought this for a client’s powder room a while ago. They did not work at all and I took them straight back but I was surprised to see the same ones here (just the soap pump was $268), I think it was around $35 at Homesense.
Here you can get bath mats that look like art!
Here is the colourful furniture and of course I got a photo on my favourite style of leather. If you are going to buy leather (see this post) buy a Chesterfield.
And of course the Belgian trend is alive and well here!
That’s ABC Home, thank you all for sending me there, it was fabulous!
My cousin and her friend from Finland (I forgot to get a photo) were coincidentally in town this weekend as well so we met at the W Hotel for drinks and dinner.
Sunday, Paivi and I were off to the Cooper Hewitt Museum (which apparently every designer should see) but we got lost on the subways which were not running as often on the weekend! By the time we figured it out (should have just got into a cab) we were in Queens and my feet were so sore, we ended up going to Bloomingdales on 57th instead.
A trip to New York would not be complete without a picture or two of Central Park.
I didn’t get everywhere I wanted to go, but there’s always next time!
Related posts:
When to buy Leather Furniture (every man should read this one)
Pssst. . . it’s a Secret [for Colour lovers only]
