The flakes have just begun to fall in New York but I've already assembled all my snow day supplies! Magazines, check. Books, check. Movies, check. Tea, check. Cookies, check. Candle, check. I am so looking forward to spending this day curled up on the sofa under my cashmere blanket watching movies and catching up on my reading. My only quandary is what movie to start with first! Any suggestions? What's your favorite snow day movie?
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I normally don't like to write about the same thing twice but I just saw The Young Victoria tonight and it is amazing! I fell completely in love with Rupert Friend as Prince Albert and wished the film would never end! Emily Blunt is wonderful too! Julian Fellowes needs to make more movies because whatever he touches turns to gold and in this case I think it will be Oscar gold! It's supposed to be snowy up and down the East Coast this weekend but if you can safely drive to the theatre, you will not be disappointed! I give it two thumbs up!
We're expecting a snow storm in New York tomorrow so I am sure I will be bundled up with my cashmere blanket watching movies! Soon the winners of the Williams-Sonoma Home Cashmere Blanket Giveaway will be wrapped in warm cashmere too! Out of 1276 entries, the three chosen from the random number generator were EJ M. from Stafford, CT; Kisha from Ontario, Canada; and Jennifer V. of Chicago, IL. Congratulations! You can also choose your color so email me back soon with your choices! Bon Weekend!
Different colours of paint...
...and you can start to paint the figure into your favorite colour! 
A twiggy homemade star. 
Old pressed-glass jars make ideal night lights.
Decorate your candlesticks with a twist of greenery or a circlet of berries.
Pine cones, shiny hips, haws, bright berries and crab apples make strikingly simple decorations.
Image: Pure Style Home blog 
I sent out almost all my holiday cards this week but I didn't want to forget about those of you who come to the blog everyday. Thanks again for your continued support and encouragement! I would like to wish you and yours a very happy and joyous holiday whether you celebrate Hannukah, Christmas, Kwanza or something completely different!
I know. I know. Not everyone loves Kelly Wearstler's over the top designs. That means those of you who do have a better chance of winning a copy of her new book HUE that AMMO Books was gracious enough to offer to one lucky Habitually Chic reader! I happen to love it and the color combinations in it are amazing! 
I had a reader email me a few days ago after seeing Tom Ford's new movie A Single Man asking if I knew where to find the sofa seen in the film. I hadn't even had a chance to try to find out before the answer came to me! (I love when I don't have to do any work!) I was chatting with Steven Stolman, the Creative Director of Jack Rogers, when he sent me an image of the sofa from the lobby of his famous apartment building, The Reef, in Palm Beach which has the exact same sofa, or at least one that looks just like it! 
Steven describes The Reef as "one of Palm Beach's mid century modern treasures" and it is home to lots of notable people including Simon Doonan and Jonathan Adler, Richard Lambertson and John Truex and Stockard Channing. Above is a photo of the sofa in the lobby designed by Palm Beach interior designer Jack Young. Steven's apartment in The Reef was featured in the May 2004 issue of Elle Decor and you can see photos of it on the Studio Annetta blog here.
The sofa is the Eero sectional by Rowe Fine Furniture and would be a fun sofa for someone who liked to entertain. I have a feeling that A Single Man is going to bring back the sixties style in decorating and if you want a similar look, you now know where to find it! You can check out Cinema Style's blog for more on the film decor too!
The Amaryllis that I bought at the flower market already bloomed and died but if I had a bouquet of them from Diane James Home, they would have lasted forever! I know people poo poo faux flowers but Diane makes some of the most life like and they are a good choice for a lot of people and situations. Like those who are allergic, have children and pets who might try to eat them or knock them over, people who travel a lot or are too busy to remember to water their plants, and they are especially great for decorator showhouses and staging homes for sale. Diane and her team have been very generous and are giving away a beautiful bouquet of Amaryllis to one lucky Habitually Chic reader. This bouquet is sold out everywhere and is worth $465! 
As far back as I can remember, I've always wanted to live in New York. I was trying to figure out why recently and I am starting to think it might have had something to do with Andy Warhol. Andy was from Pittsburgh which was about an hour from where I grew up so he was often talked about in the media and his world sounded like so much fun to me. I always lamented the fact that I was born too late to have danced at Studio 54 and even more so that I would never be able to have my portrait done by Andy. (I liked to dream big even when I was little!) That's probably also part of the reason I always notice a Warhol when I see them in a magazine especially when someone is photographed under their own portrait! I supposed I could make do by buying someone else's portrait someday but it's just not the same so maybe I'll stick to the flowers! Enjoy!
Lucky Diane von Furstenberg has many Warhols of herself!
This one resides in her Paris apartment.
Carolina Herrera still looks exactly like her Warhol!
Princess Marie-Chantal and family stand in front of her two Warhols, which must have been done during her big hair days in the 80's!
Art collector Aby Rosen and his wife Samantha Boardman have bought up quite a few Warhol portraits!
Aby Rosen even keeps a few Warhols in his office.
A Marilyn hangs in Blair Voltz Clarke and Alister Clarke's home
Multiple Marilyns in Cordelia Castallone's old Paris apartment
In her new apartment, they have moved to her son's room.
Marilyn also hangs in a room designed by Todd Romano
While Elizabeth Taylor hangs in his apartment.
Judy Garland sits on his nightstand too!
Multiple Jackie in a foyer from House & Garden
Queen Elizabeth as seen in Living Etc.
Queen Elizabeth also hangs out in a child's room.
Hair guru Sally Hershberger gets to look at Mick Jagger everyday!
This Warhol portrait found a place in a home designed by Haynes Roberts.
Jed Johnson Associates hung two Warhols in their room at the Kips Bay Decorator Showhouse in 2007.
This one belongs to a former Paris Vogue editor.
Giancarlo Giammetti has two Lenins in his Paris apartment.
Two Maos in a home designed by architect Richard Perry. 
There are a few more in the same home!
Interior designer Martha Angus hung a Mao and Flowers in the same bedroom.
Martha Angus also hung Andy's flowers in her room at the 2005 San Francisco Decorator's Showhouse.
Andy's flowers also hung in Cordelia Castallone's old apartment in Paris.
Rob Southern used them in one of his designs too.
Andy's flowers also hang in Mr. Valentino's London apartment along with a Damian Hirst.
And last but not least, Kayne West opted for Andy's soup cans in his dining room. Perfect place for them!
