notes from pembroke hall

19 January 2011

cheree berry

Last February in Martha Stewart Living I became aware of Cheree Berry, a stylish stationer living in St. Louis. She art directed Darcy Miller's 'Family' exhibit at Partners & Spade. Her designs are fabulous and I read she even designed Chelsea Clinton's wedding invitations. Her studio is so cheerful and inspirational, it was fun to look at on such a dreary winter day. All photos are from 100 Layer Cake.

cheree berry paper

13 January 2011

glossy black doors

A black glossy door is a favorite of mine. When we bought our current home, it had a green front door and shutters, we soon switched everything over to black and it was an instant facelift for the house. Black doors are a timeless and sophisticated accent.

kate spade london pop up

#10 Downing Street

thomas o'brien

flickr

william waldron

thomas hartwell

chad david estes

vanessa & valentine

mowery marsh

12 January 2011

Things We Love~Kate Spade (sadly, not to be)

This fabulous book, which I learned about through blogs and this interview turns out is not to be. After contacting kate spade to ask about the release date (it would have been a great gift for the holidays) I was told only a limited number of copies were printed and they won't be for sale. So disappointing! Oh well, they have a digital Things We Love on the website along with other great information behind the curtain.

Kate Spade in her Upper East Side home.

love these press invitations by the spades~so clever!

11 January 2011

Matchbook Collection

When I met my husband we were both matchbook collectors. If memory serves, our collections were merged and displayed for a few years. But after babies, and a couple moves to different houses they are nowhere to be found. I keep seeing them in design publications and blogs. Hopefully ours are packed away and can be retrieved at some point and displayed once again.

Tommy Smythe's matchbook collection

Katie Armour's display

Anthropologie's display

pixelimpress

kate spade

06 January 2011

The Kennedy-Warren

A couple days ago my husband was planning a quick trip to Washington, D.C. to obtain a visa for some upcoming travel and he was asking me where I lived when I worked there years ago. His question brought back many memories. One of my favorite addresses was The Kennedy-Warren located on NW Connecticut Avenue in the Woodley Park section of DC. My roommate and I loved it there! It is located right next to the Smithsonian National Zoo (where I would take my morning walk) and behind it is beautiful Rock Creek Park. The neighborhood was terrific with nearby metro stops, restaurants and pubs and not too far away was my favorite cinema to this day~The Uptown.

Urban living suited me and it was great not needing a car, the city bus and Metro were so convenient.

I have to credit my terrific roommate at the time, Allison, for finding this Art Deco gem and persuading me to live here. She was a well-travelled southern debutante who hosted great parties and book clubs. We picked up our mail at the front desk each day. This building has gone through some renovations since I lived there and I don't think we had a doorman, but I honestly don't remember.

Just as I remember it and this is what our kitchen looked like! minus the Kitchen Aide mixer~I was so excited to find this image online.

Loved the bathroom tile~we had a 1 1/2 baths, a huge living dining room, two bedrooms and the cute kitchen with checkerboard flooring. I hope city living is somewhere in my future again. :D