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Southport UCC Showhouse Lineup Revealed!

We're happy to announce that we've finally received the impressive lineup for this year's Rooms with a View Showhouse, taking place this November at 524 Pequot Avenue, Southport, Connecticut 06890. And even more happy and proud to say that a number of our 2009 Top 50 designers are on the list.

ICrave Revamps the Gansevoort Lobby

Hotel responsible for initiating the meatpacking district boom spices up its lobby

I'm loving what ICrave has done with the lobby at the Hotel Gansevoort, one of the pioneering hotels of the boutique movement that was also credited with reinvigorating the Meatpacking District.

The lobby re-design's motto should be "a little something for everyone."

Shop Spotlight: Lennegan & Marantz

New 3,000-sq.-ft. showroom steps it up in Southampton, NY

I'm always on the look-out for great, local design resources and here's one of them.

Lennegan & Marantz in Southampton offers that great mix of old and new that I love! Check them out here.

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The Hot Spots: four little lounges to visit before they cool off

I'm noticing a number of intriguing little night spots making headlines lately. These aren't the big flashy clubs I used to frequent growing up, but more like chic spaces within (or atop) a space.

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Mansion in May 2010

We hosted a fabulous tour and dinner last week of the Mansion in May, a gorgeous designer showhouse this year at Fawn Hill Farm in Harding Township, New Jersey, that will sadly come to an end on May 30.

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A Few of My Favorite Things...

I'm running to a special tour and dinner I'm hosting this evening at the 2010 Mansion in May, but before I did I wanted to give a few shout-outs to some standouts for me at this year's ICFF.

LOFTwall

Fantastic privacy panels. Here's founder Steve Kinder standing next to his Say Cheese room divider.

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Journey to Mecca: Great Design Comes Home at ICFF

Our team will be hitting the floor of the Javits center for the International Contemporary Furniture Fair with a big, powerful crew of editors this year, and I know we're going to find some truly great pieces to show you all.

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Another Warren Street (Hudson, NY) stop: Carrie Haddad Photographs

Here's another Warren Street hotspot I've been dying to post about: the Carrie Haddad Gallery. Haddad has both a gallery (622 Warren) and an exhibition space (318 Warren). Catch their current exhibit Polaroids, featuring work by artists William Wegman, John Dugdale, Mark Beard, Tanya Marcuse, Melinda McDaniel, and Jeri Eisenberg. Here are some images from the spaces to give you a taste.

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Center44's First Annual Mirror Ball, TONIGHT!

Puttin' on my dancin' shoes later for Center44's 1st Annual Mirror Ball, Dancin' in the Aisles, at 222 E. 44th St. from 6-9 p.m.

Center44 is an absolute heaven for the design and decorative arts community. With antique offerings spreading throughout four centuries of design, it's a very diverse scene.

And we'll have lots goin' on, including a chance to get famous...

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MIXin' it up on Warren St., Hudson, NY

My next featured Warren Street store is MIX, at 438 Warren St., Hudson, NY. Owned by sisters Nina Tomes and Sophia Valenti, is a design mecca with a fashion twist to it. Their offerings are more modern than antique, but take a look inside for yourself...