Delish

Speaking of hot men, I’ve been hounding David Jimenez, above, for pictures of his table from Kansas City’s Dining by Design.


He’s busy I know. VP Visual Merchandising and Store Design for Hallmark Cards, writing for Spaces, volunteering, being fabulous, it all takes time.

Right before the event he had emailed me to say he was worried about the table.

I never was, though I knew he was under a lot of pressure; his tables for the last few years have been knockouts.

This year was no exception.

David and his cohort and co-hostess, Merrily Jackson, above left, can always be counted on to throw a terrific party.

Mr. Blandings, he’s the hottie on the left, and I, not the gorgeous number on the right, had a wonderful time.

Of course I was nearly speechless as the table linens were one of my favorite colors ever. Actually, that’s not true as I am never even nearly speechless, but I was certainly enchanted.

The entire evening was a confection and we were oh-so-lucky to be a part of it.

Post script. Here I am with our own home grown Tom Ford look-alike Phil Scaglia. I do seem to gravitate to dark and dreamy.
Visual treats by David Jimenez, edible treats by Natasha’s Mulberry & Mott, top images of both by Patrick Binder; last image by Gary Fabro.
rssrss      FacebooktwitterpinterestlinkedinmailFacebooktwitterpinterestlinkedinmail

Pop Quiz – Tom Ford and Richard Buckley

Michael called this at 10:58 p.m. yesterday, “This is Tom Ford’s apartment!”

Indeed. In Paris. Published in House and Garden January, 1998 and featured in HG’s Book of Style, the photos are by Todd Eberle.

The images from this morning are from the book; these are additional shots from the magazine.

After looking at 120 apartments before they settled on this one, chosen for its fifteen foot ceilings and view of the Seine, they decided to keep “the pastry.”

Clean but sensual, the home has a clear masculine aesthetic with the lucky distinction of having Gucci leather left-overs as upholstery.

Let’s do take a moment to admire Mr. Ford, a fine design himself. Every bad decision I ever made had brown eyes like that.
Image of Tom Ford borrowed from the Fashionisto.
rssrss      FacebooktwitterpinterestlinkedinmailFacebooktwitterpinterestlinkedinmail

Pop Quiz – 9

For those of you who are new, or newish, to Mrs. Blandings every now and again I spring a pop quiz.

Culled from a burgeoning file of vintage tear sheets are images that I put up on the screen then give you half a day or so to guess the designer.

Eventually I will be back to let you know if anyone has guessed it and if not I’ll offer up the answer.

This may be more obvious than I think.
The curve of this mantle looks like a glimpse of a woman’s leg just stepping into the frame. And the jumble of books breaks the severity of the rest of the room. Why do I fear that this same picture today would feature all spines in?
rssrss      FacebooktwitterpinterestlinkedinmailFacebooktwitterpinterestlinkedinmail

Fabric Obsession

In the bag of fabric samples that I keep because there are some things with which I cannot part lives Lee Jofa Pardah Print in Sable. I’m glad to see he’s seeing the light of day here.

Photograph by Francesco Lagnese in House Beautiful, July 2009. Interior design by Jonathan Berger for Heather Evans.
rssrss      FacebooktwitterpinterestlinkedinmailFacebooktwitterpinterestlinkedinmail

Cut and Paste

I swing widely from firm resolution that only really good things should come into the house

and the desire to do things like cut urns out of magazines and pin them to the wall.
From the San Francisco home of Brett Landenberger and Scott Watterman, House and Garden, February 1991. Photograph by Tim Street-Porter.
rssrss      FacebooktwitterpinterestlinkedinmailFacebooktwitterpinterestlinkedinmail