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    The show opened with an astounding shift in focus, at Pier 94, typically reserved for the higher-end, more interesting and expensive home furnishings. We checked in and were immediately in the middle of what was billed as, NY NOW- Artisan Resource Show, a first for me on my annual treks to this Big Apple show. The show was … Read More

    The show opened with an astounding shift in focus, at Pier 94, typically reserved for the higher-end, more interesting and expensive home furnishings. We checked in and were immediately in the middle of what was billed as, NY NOW- Artisan Resource Show, a first for me on my annual treks to this Big Apple show. The show was … Read More

As we finished up our day of shopping, we happened on one of the best domestically owned new home stores, Michael Dawkins Home (232 E. 59th Street) with shops in New York and Miami. The store has great style and a specific point of view– both refreshing– a great option for those that demand more in personal style than the “RA” look which … Read More

  New York City from the air, with the new Freedom Tower standing proud in the background I missed the island life before we even landed in Charlotte, NC., as we made our way to New York after having spent the better part of two weeks in the Caribbean. We were clearing customs in Charlotte, yes, Charlotte- and I was curious to see just … Read More

Part II: St. Martin St. Maarten (Dutch side) / St. Martin (French side) from the air   The Princess Juliana International Airport in St, Maarten (Dutch side)   From the time of our spirited landing, literally landing within feet of the sun worshipers on the public Maho Beach, at the clean and modern Princess Juliana International Airport (on the Dutch side), where … Read More

Part I: Antigua   What started in the snow: My Nephew on his knees in the snow proposing to his girlfriend     (…was consummated at the Beach!) A pretty darn cute “Save the Date Card” Well it all started last winter when our nephew proposed to his girlfriend while she was mastering the bunny slope on a ski trip … Read More

From the Gallery at Cabana Home… Bronze on view at Cabana Home- Mill Valley Cabana Home Stores in Santa Barbara and Mill Valley have been selected as representatives of the Artists and Sculptor, Darcy Sears. Sears, A resident of Northern California studied with Eugene Daub, Tebby George, Bruno Lucchesi, and Peter Rubino to hone her craft as a sculptor, working … Read More

Art, Art, there is never too much art… Michelangelo’s David Warhol’s Marilyn    One of the greatest joys in my life is living with art! Living with it, around it, sometimes even on it. Art on the walls, on the floor, and the furniture we sit on. There is art and architecture in everything we do and everywhere we go, … Read More

For those of you at the show already, here are some events and venues not to be missed!  Several of the biggest collectors in the US reside in Miami and are part of what is called the “Miami Model”. These collectors have opened their own museums and institutions in which to show their private contemporary and modern art collections. Rubell Family … Read More

For those of you at the show already, here are some events and venues not to be missed!  Several of the biggest collectors in the US reside in Miami and are part of what is called the “Miami Model”. These collectors have opened their own museums and institutions in which to show their private contemporary and modern art collections. Rubell Family … Read More