On these gloomy rainy days I crave comfort food and my go-to spot in Soho is Sunrise Mart, the Japanese specialty shop. They have a range of bento boxes, sushi and udon but my absolute favorite is the Japanese curry. It's thick, sweet, spciy with chunks of carrot and onion and comes either with rice or with rice and a chicken cutlet.

Also the desserts are often so cute - like this pretty wheat cake, with three layers of soft sweet goodness.

Click HERE to email your pic.

Click HERE to fan us on Facebook.

I was so thrilled when one of my Twitter friends, @ChantaleP, sent over pics from her blog of her beautiful daughter Keira lounging with her new Gio Lemon hooded towel, puchased at one of our favorite Montreal retailers, Le Baldaquin. Keira, we're glad you love the animals as much as we do and we love how you dwell!

Check out our first ever baby and kids catalog.  Are you on our mailing list yet?  It's so inspiring and full of great design tips.  To get on our mailing list, make sure you sign up on our Request a Catalog Page. Happy decorating!

Linda L came to me via e-mail for help with décor at her next dinner party after seeing Hunt Slonem’s candlestick centerpiece in New York Magazine. Of course she does not have a 15,000 square foot studio, but she loved the idea of using object and candlesticks as a centerpiece instead of a flower arrangement and runner. This one’s for you Linda!

Love how curvaceous these are and they work well as an anchor for everything else. Bid here.

These are great and simple, the different heights will add some visual interest to the table. Bid here.

I have always thought these were great – they are a classic – and the fact that they use a thinner shaped candle will be nice. Bid here.

Who can say no to a chrome jack sculpture??

 Next design challenge anyone?

A big thanks to Kristina and Grace at Designsponge for featuring my family soup in their "In The Kitchen With" section.  It was such a pleasure working with them on this project. Par for the course with the Designsponge team - the post is stunning.

I come from a cooking family and my dad is the resident soup expert.  I remember growing up with Saturday's full of simmering soup.  Kristina - you have made me homesick!  To see this whole amazing post and for a great soup recipe check it out on Designsponge.

Consuela Castiglione was very bold this season.  She was inspired very closely by amazing contemporary British artist Gary Hume.  The colors and compositions of her tops were inspired specifically by his work "The Cleric" from 2000. 

The frayed edges remind me so much of the back of a stretched canvas.  This is complicated subject matter and I always find that it is hard to bring abstract art into product. What do you think about art as fashion?

The graphic and color combination is so unusual.

Gary Hume - "The Cleric" (2000)

Gary Hume "Funny Girl" (1998)

Gary Hume "Cerith" (1998)

Isn't this a cool building? The windows are so fun and clever just cleanly
cut out of a white box. I also like that the various window treatments add
different color fills.

Here are some other geometry-inspired designs. Necklace from Samma and
canvas tote from Mieke Willems - so cute for Spring! And a very nice poster
from Nate Duval that I really wanted but is unfortunately sold out. Maybe he
will consider a re-printing? Wishful thinking, I guess!
 

Building pic from http://ffffound.com




 

Love these lenses - the outfit is great too mint and burgundy is excellent.

Love the glasses with the gloves too.

As I was reviewing the Milan Marni show I was struck by the glasses.  They look retro, hip and fresh.  A little Mad Men and a little Brooklyn.  This is certainly not a new trend – there is a mom in my daughter’s class that wears huge dark frames, vests and hats that are so current that they make me wish I could get it together too. Did I get Lasiks too soon? Check out these gorgeous glasses and let me know what you think?  Can you wear glasses as accessories even if you don’t need them?

Colin Firth in A Single Man - how chic are these frames?

Ahhhh Grace - you make anything look good.

Johnny Depp - well he looks good in everything...

I like the new serious Justin Timberlake - the glasses give him gravitas.

The heavy blck from is a great contrast to the platinum hair.

I think I may wear a pair to the next meeting and see what people do.....maybe I can finally be intimidating!

Sadie lives in Denver, CO with her mom Lauren...we've noticed a trend: cats seem to love the Chinoiserie Duvet Set! Lauren says the birds make her indoor cat feel a little more in tune with nature...we love that and Sadie, we love how you dwell!