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My friend texted me yesterday afternoon and asked me to come to the 7:00 AM Soul Cycle class. Huh?  Why can't I go at a reasonable hour? "Because Lorenzo is teaching and I love him" Key word here..... you love him .  But whatever...all I need is a little peer pressure...... So I went and the AC was broken and y'all....I could not even breath.....they came in to the class after about 20 min passing out cold water [I guess they were worried]. My fingers are still wrinkled while I type this:) OK....you guys know I am all about layering.  I try to be a minimalist but I walk that fine line! Mark Sikes is probably one of the best.  His rooms feel lived in....collected and perfectly layered.  Most of us know him for his use of blue and he may be responsible for bringing that design trend back in a huge way! BUT....he also does neutrals to perfection. This desk situation above makes me giddy. This might have been the ...

Hello Friday.....so happy you could make it:)  I'm delighted to see you! And that's no joke. As promised I did have a one room installation yesterday so I managed to take a few trusty iPhone pictures. I have been slowly putting the final layer on the rooms in this project which I've been working on for about a year and a half.  It takes time to curate that layered look...... I'll try to set it up for you...... This is kind of a dark and moody room....done in basically sepia tones.  Hmmmm......neutrals.  Back to my roots! The Charles Stewart sofa [to the trade only] arrived which allowed us to finally hang the black and white photography that the client has taken on his travels. I arrived early to start laying them out.... auditioning them for the best look.      This is a job that I will not tackle!  Too much math people! The goods..... Starting with the bar area....and ...