TV Addict

I'll admit it.  I am a TV addict.  From "Chopped" to "Top Chef" to "Downton" to "Breaking Bad", I can't get enough.  I spend so much time staring at the TV that I want it to be atop something attractive, something like Crate and Barrel's Clapboard White Media Console ($424, was $499).  Now back to my shows...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JPZeYOfXZb4/UuazUq1Q8HI/AAAAAAAADtk/jrckH4yZT9s/s1600/clapboard-white-48-media-console-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JPZeYOfXZb4/UuazUq1Q8HI/AAAAAAAADtk/jrckH4yZT9s/s1600/clapboard-white-48-media-console-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XhSRjVc-LoA/UuazAyFoLKI/AAAAAAAADtE/-2YWKu7l5EQ/s1600/clapboard-white-48-media-console.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XhSRjVc-LoA/UuazAyFoLKI/AAAAAAAADtE/-2YWKu7l5EQ/s1600/clapboard-white-48-media-console.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>

TV Addict

I'll admit it.  I am a TV addict.  From "Chopped" to "Top Chef" to "Downton" to "Breaking Bad", ...

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Blowing the Budget

Recently I have been clients with higher budgets:  $20,000, $50,000, even $100,000!!!  What?!  I have never had this much money to spend.  I like it, but it's also a little scary.  There are so many more choices.  I can splurge and not even bat an eyelash.  So I am gonna spend a little more and get ZincDoor's Niwa Pillow ($179, was $224).  Why not?  :)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BWjoZFCg5xw/UuaxdU1pweI/AAAAAAAADs8/kRxRwH95sRE/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-27+at+2.19.20+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BWjoZFCg5xw/UuaxdU1pweI/AAAAAAAADs8/kRxRwH95sRE/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-27+at+2.19.20+PM.png" width="396" /></a></div>

Blowing the Budget

Recently I have been clients with higher budgets:  $20,000, $50,000, even $100,000!!!  What?!  I have never had this much money to spend.  I...

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Tartan Trunk

Stylish storage is often an oxymoron.  But not in the case of Urban Outfitters' Plaid Trunk.  From bedding to boots to books, I would love to hide a mess of stuff in one of these ($199, was $298).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5HAnOIOr_MU/Usr7JIUjbRI/AAAAAAAADr8/7jPPEvDaEtE/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-06+at+1.48.46+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="356" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5HAnOIOr_MU/Usr7JIUjbRI/AAAAAAAADr8/7jPPEvDaEtE/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-06+at+1.48.46+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CK6Sh6QdWFY/Usr7JTiFJYI/AAAAAAAADr4/nfM2SNxx3fQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-06+at+1.48.59+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CK6Sh6QdWFY/Usr7JTiFJYI/AAAAAAAADr4/nfM2SNxx3fQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-06+at+1.48.59+PM.png" width="300" /></a></div>

Tartan Trunk

Stylish storage is often an oxymoron.  But not in the case of Urban Outfitters' Plaid Trunk.  From bedding to boots to books, I would lo...

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New Year, New Skills!

Today I am featuring the best sale around:  the promotion on my interior design classes.  I teach my design tips and tricks in my design classes, taught in downtown Manhattan on Tuesday nights.  They are normally $80 each.  But with my new 2014 promotion, each class is only $45!  Read more, see the schedule, and sign up for them here:<br />http://www.affordableinteriordesign.com/classes.html<br /><br />They are great--if I do say so myself!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j8wLu5u4hMU/Usr9YjbwngI/AAAAAAAADsM/fiosZWQfxUI/s1600/st_stanislaus_elementary_school_winona_MN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j8wLu5u4hMU/Usr9YjbwngI/AAAAAAAADsM/fiosZWQfxUI/s1600/st_stanislaus_elementary_school_winona_MN.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W0MrtcsKJFM/Usr9aezgG1I/AAAAAAAADsU/T7Pn8uxTLns/s1600/vintage-teacher.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W0MrtcsKJFM/Usr9aezgG1I/AAAAAAAADsU/T7Pn8uxTLns/s1600/vintage-teacher.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />

New Year, New Skills!

Today I am featuring the best sale around:  the promotion on my interior design classes.  I teach my design tips and tricks in my design cla...

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Kelsey's Pick: It's Cold Outside!

<br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Let's just talk about this 15 below 0 wind chill for a second... Maybe it's just wishful thinking that I could stay bundled in bed all day, but I can't stop checking out all of the great throw blankets out there! Want to add some color and comfort to your apartment this winter? Check out the Kantha Throw at </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">West Elm. The hot pink and teal blue were $99, now only $59.99!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jxtTLf5XOk4/Us2N8ZX2XyI/AAAAAAAADsk/iHIeGfuNy1w/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-07+at+1.41.18+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jxtTLf5XOk4/Us2N8ZX2XyI/AAAAAAAADsk/iHIeGfuNy1w/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-07+at+1.41.18+PM.png" width="335" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qRA9tz7P2Uc/Us2N9DV9piI/AAAAAAAADso/cg4q4tlH_Ws/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-07+at+1.41.34+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qRA9tz7P2Uc/Us2N9DV9piI/AAAAAAAADso/cg4q4tlH_Ws/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-07+at+1.41.34+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div></div>

Kelsey's Pick: It's Cold Outside!

Let's just talk about this 15 below 0 wind chill for a second... Maybe it's just wishful thinking that I could stay bundled in bed a...

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Argh!

The past week I have been in bed with a bad cold and a crippling case of laryngitis.  Laying in bed when you have a family and a job is no fun.  Perhaps it would have been more fun if I'd been in CB2's Deuce Bed ($959, was $1199).  Maybe next time...  Hopefully, there isn't a next time anytime soon!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l_DCUmindwo/Usr6MhQj-vI/AAAAAAAADrs/A2k0r6gbdKY/s1600/deuce-bed-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l_DCUmindwo/Usr6MhQj-vI/AAAAAAAADrs/A2k0r6gbdKY/s1600/deuce-bed-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2PqLsFgm_2U/Usr6MmLC3dI/AAAAAAAADro/J1_YhCbQJ8c/s1600/deuce-bed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2PqLsFgm_2U/Usr6MmLC3dI/AAAAAAAADro/J1_YhCbQJ8c/s1600/deuce-bed.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>

Argh!

The past week I have been in bed with a bad cold and a crippling case of laryngitis.  Laying in bed when you have a family and a job is no f...

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