About 10 minutes after moving Haleigh in to her first Paris apartment, I officially lost my tourist status. That was seven years and three apartments ago. My days and nights in Paris do not remotely resemble those of someone on vacation…waiting for the WiFi (cable guy) to show up, shopping for housewares instead of fashion, […]
What to do when too much work has deprived you of a long overdue sojourn to Paris… well I have choreographed a virtual escape to the city of Light… by grabbing some photos from my beautiful Paris daughter… Haleigh of Making Magique… to remind me of how amazing it feels… and how delicious it tastes… […]
It’s done.. I have finally handed over the key to my Prop Closet… and am happy to announce the establishment of… After years of fielding requests from readers to purchase props and pieces that have made an appearance here on French Kissed, I finally decided to open my Prop Closet for your shopping enjoyment. And […]
We haven’t literally set sail on Indigo Seas…but after lunch with a friend at The Ivy…we stopped in next door and sailed through a sea of colorful inspiration… admidst an indigo sea of color was this amazing Eiffel Tower…a worthy addition to any collection… and if we had actual sails, they would most certainly be […]
It was one of those love at first sight experiences…since I first laid eyes on a certain Country Estate, I have been trying to justify its purchase. I first visited it back in December… and then I bought it…well at least part of it. The photo above is just another neighbor’s gate that I pass […]
Congratulations to Kari McIntosh of Kari McIntosh Design. Kari is the winner of the Paris Shopping Give Away and the beautiful Mis en Demeure hand painted vase and collection of Yves Delormé guest soaps. Kari is an interior designer living in San Francisco with a wonderful design aesthetic infused with an easy going elegance. […]
This weekend I was so excited to visit with Kymberly and all of the other wonderful vendors at the holiday party for A Beautiful Mess It was a veritable Winter Wonderland filled with rustic grain sack textiles complemented with the perfect amount of *vintage bling* Fascinating layer upon layer of subtle color and timeworn texture… […]
Who would not love to be mesmerized by fascinating objects curated by Federico De Vera.. When in New York City, do yourself a favor and steal away on your own to SoHo… to the De Vera Gallery at One Crosby. You will want to spend a couple of undisturbed hours there taking in all of […]