This 2 year project involved taking on some tough terrain and carving out our spot. We have lived in a mid century in Roxbury, saved a 1962 Breuer style home in Washington and recently found a new spot in the hills. We have called Litchfield County, CT home for over 12 years. I love working for clients and saving vintage homes, but it was too tempting to try to design my very own place from start to finish. To do this, I set about finding a prefab company that already had Sca

Building from nothing in a beautiful, but challenging location has been very difficult. The neighborhood and the views are what keep me...

This house Cantilevered on a mountain has truly been a love fest. I fell for it the first time I saw it. Sitting there lonely, on a...

The environment inspires my renovation and design aesthetic, I have a fundamental believe that it is truly the foundation of a home. Know...

This client's bathroom reno was smaller, but is now a spa. These are in progress photographs of the custom vanity which we now love....

Anthropology never leaves my mind, and after touring the exhibit at the Rubin, I realize how my anthropology Ph.D is always part of my...

Bullet Magazine. Kid in vintage Bill Smith body jewelry from Sara's archive. Image from, Black Enterprise Jul 1981. Bill Smith. From a...

Doodles and inspiration images found in the back of the Summer 1971 collection Anne Klein Sketchbook. Fashion and accessories history is...

Marsha with Matt Dillon.  Marsha was the wardrobe supervisor for Drugstore Cowboy. Photograph from  Marsha’s collection. rights reserved....

One Thursday One evening, coming back from working in the city, I made a stop about an hour outside the city in Connecticut to get...

Circa 1976 image of Billy Boy from his archive. Let me begin by stating that Frocking Life, BillyBoy*’s new book is worth it’s weight,...

Dallas shop Lou Latimore, ad for BillyBoy* jewelry. Courtesy of BillyBoy* BillyBoy* has had many loves during his lifetime, thus far....

The jewelry designs of Diane Love for Trifari are special for various reasons. Their collaboration led to innovations in costume jewelry...

There are so many signatures and various informational sites out there concerning how to date Chanel jewelry. Specializing in rarer...

I am posting this archive for researchers and collectors, so it can all be easily viewed in one location on my site. One of my...

Diane Love For Trifari Jewelry Guide