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It was freezing and windy in New York today and unfortunately I think they already turned the heat off in my building even though it's not quite spring. So all I want to do is curl up on my sofa with blanket and watch a movie, preferably one without subtitles. Makes me wish I owned a copy of Three Days of the Condor. It was one of my favorite movies growing up and I still love it. Robert Redford looked so ruggedly handsome and even though it premiered in 1975, his clothes don't look that dated. In fact, he looks a heck of a lot better than a lot of men I see on the street today!
I was chatting with Stefan Hurray who writes the blog Architect Design last week and I mentioned to him that I finally met Miles Redd. Stefan, it turns out, is a big Miles Redd fan and he said that if he ever wins the lottery, he is hiring Miles to decorate his house. But then he said he might want Charlotte Moss to do one room. That was until I suggested that they each do a house. If it's a fantasy, you might as well dream big! Stefan was excited by the thought of Miles (example above) decorating his city home and Charlotte decorating his country house!
I'm not sure if Stefan had this in mind but I thought it was a very pretty example of Charlotte Moss's country house style. Since Stefan is an architect, the designers probably wouldn't be given free reign, since he admits that he is a very opinionated architect! (Aren't they all!)
The conversation got me thinking about who I would choose. I admire the work of so many designers, it would be hard to choose one but if I had them design different homes like Stefan, I wouldn't have to! The one interior designer I kept coming back to as I was thinking was Nate Berkus. I love that his designs fit the client and the space and always look personal and not "done." He also seems like he would be fun to work with since he has a great personality. That and the fact that he's friends with Oprah! Just kidding! I really think he would get my style and I especially love the apartment he helped to decorate for his boyfriend and designer, Brian Atwood, in Milan that was just featured in the April 2009 issue of Elle Decor (above).
Another favorite designer is Steven Gambrel. I loved every room in his West Village townhouse in the January/February 2009 issue of Elle Decor and he would be my choice to decorate my country house. I'm not usually a big fan of color and pattern in my city apartment so I might let him go crazy in the country house. Ok, maybe not totally crazy but a little crazy. I trust him.
After my post about India Hicks and her properties in the Bahamas, she's the only person I would want to help me with my beach house! I think the photos speak for themselves!
Since this is my fantasy, I would of course have a flat in London and I can't think of anyone else I would want to decorate it besides Veere Grenney. I loved everything about his home when I saw it in Australian Vogue Living and would move right in if I could. He incorporates art well in his interiors and that is very important to me. 
Perhaps, I'd also open a private little club in London like Annabel's. If I did, it would mostly be because I would want David Collins to design a bar for me. His are hands down the best I've ever seen. 
Last but not least, I'd want a little pied-à-terre in Paris. I was thinking that I might like Jacques Grange to decorate it but really only if he could find me a place in his building with the view of the trees above. That's the best part. I had considered Peter Marino since I love the Paris apartment of Giancarlo Giammetti that he designed but I'm not sure I could deal with the biker look he is always sporting.
The New York Design Center Spring 2009 Sample Sale (click on image to enlarge) begins Friday, April 3rd. Included in the sale will be the 20 Baker Tulip Chairs that Michael Tavano used at his DIFFA Dining by Design table. The best thing about this sample sale is that you won't get home and realize you bought a shirt that you will never wear just because it was on sale. Although, you may want to bring your room measurements with you just in case. Happy Shopping!
Kym and I are so thrilled by the response to the Grains Sack Pillow giveaway!! We had over 200 entries!!! Congratulations to Lisa of Lexington, KY! Lisa, please send on your email and we can coordinate the shipment of your pillow.
Another big thank you to Kym Fraser of Three Fine Grains for donating the pillow. Above is the newest item in Kym's ever growing collection. These are framed grain sacks! Just lovely!! 
I know I had a painting of cherry blossoms in last last month's Ugallery post but I couldn't resist posting another once since it's actually cherry blossom season in Washington, DC. That and the fact that the painting is ridiculously beautiful! In case there is someone who doesn't know about Ugallery, they sell affordable art by young student artists. You can also now email the artists with questions or commission requests through their portfolios on the Ugallery website. This month, I tried to choose art that reminded me of spring. Enjoy!
Deeply Rooted, 2007, monotype bleed print on paper, Charlesy Charton, East Tennessee State University, $250
Untitled 2, 2009, oil on canvas, Matthew King, Massachusetts of Art, $1000
Rainy Sunset, 2007, photograph, Mark Elverson, Massachusetts College of Art, $80
Goodby's Creek #1, 2008, acrylic on canvas, David Nackashi, University of North Florida, $550
Stairway to the Skies, 2007, photograph, Christine Vineyard, Georgia State University, $100
Horizontal Forest, 2008, oil on masonite, Katherine Widen, The Cleveland Institute of Art, $200
Our Farm House, 2009, oil on canvas, Lana Williams, University of Oklahoma, $500
Jerry, 2008, photograph, Michael George, New York University, $85
Unlikely Constellation, 2006, mixed media (collage) on canvas, Diana Delgado, The University of the Arts, $4200
