Amy Azzarito
Friday May 24th, 2013
Thursday May 23rd, 2013
Pink at Brimfield 2013
Maybe it’s the fact that I bought a pink coffee table this year, or that I’ve taken to writing only using pink Le Pens, but I’ve been embracing my girly side lately. So when we were at Brimfield, I found myself captivated by pink. I love the patina of the pinks on these vintage finds….
Color of The Day: Blue
Wednesday May 22nd, 2013
10 Best Upcyled DIY Projects: Vintage Transformations
Last week, we made our annual trek to the Brimfield Antique show. Part of the fun walking around antique fairs is imagining the possibilities of transforming our finds into something cool. We found architectural balustrades that could be turned into table lights, industrial mixer blades that could become pendant lamps, and wooden crates that can…
Color of The Day: Mommia Brown
My Life Scoop: Bike Gadgets
May is National Bike Month, which is a month long holiday that I can totally get behind. So for this week’s My Life Scoop, I picked some of my favorite stylish gadgets. I ride my bike to work nearly everyday, and even though it’s just a short ride from in Brooklyn, there are few gadgets…
Tuesday May 21st, 2013
Color of The Day: Magenta
Monday May 20th, 2013
A Mid-century Modern Eichler Original
This home, in the San Francisco Bay area, is a mid-century modern aficionado’s dream. When Carolyn Piotroski and her husband Joseph found this 1964 custom Eichler, it was so neglected that Carolyn didn’t even want to get out of the car. But when Joseph persuaded her, and she found herself entering the home through a…
Monday May 13th, 2013
Sneak Peek: Best of: Gray
I’ve been on a gray kick for quite a while. Every room in my apartment is painted in some shade of gray. And while I do love gray, it can be an extremely difficult color to get right. Unfortunately, there’s no perfect gray. I’ve learned the hard way (a.k.a. repainting an entire room), that grays…
Color of The Day: Verdigris
Friday May 10th, 2013
Color of the Day: Indigo
Thursday May 9th, 2013
Style Icon: Mama Azzarito
My mom, Susan Rose Azzarito, is a born and bred Southern California girl who met my dad at sixteen, got married at twenty-two and had babies early. (She had me when she was only twenty-four and my sisters followed in short succession. And because three wasn’t ever quite enough, my brother came along seven years…
Color of the Day: Van Dyke Brown
Wednesday May 8th, 2013
Color of the Day: Bone Black
Tuesday May 7th, 2013
Color of the Day: Lead White
Monday May 6th, 2013
Sneak Peek: Best of Yellow
Since Naples Yellow was our Color of the Day, we’re ending the day with a look at the Best of: Yellow in our sneak peek homes. Full confession: yellow is a color that I shy away from – both in decorating and in dressing. It’s just so bold. But I’ve combed through our Sneak Peek…
Sneak Peek: Verena Michelitsch
When graphic designer and illustrator Verena Michelitsch first saw this apartment, she had to look past the gray walls, dirty windows and the fact that there was no kitchen. But it had incredible high ceilings, great light and original 19th century hardwood floors and perhaps even more importantly, the rent was cheap. And the location,…
Color of the Day: Naples Yellow
My Life Scoop: DIY Home Theater
A couple of months ago, we threw a Movie Bingo Night Party, which reminded me that as much as I like going to the theater, there’s nothing better than watching a movie at home, with friends, where the snacks are better and you can open your favorite bottle of wine. So for this week’s My…
Friday May 3rd, 2013
Past & Present: Pinata History + our favorite pinatas
Illustration by Julia Rothman This Sunday is Cinco de Mayo. And it’s more than just a day to drink margaritas and micheladas (not that I find anything wrong with either). Following nearly 15 years of successive wars (the Mexican-American War of 1846-48, the Mexican Civil War of 1858, and the 1860 Reform Wars), the Mexican…
