A few if any brands achieve the high honor of representing the state officials of a country. Mottahedeh & Company, New York based manufacturer of tableware and decorative accessories, has attained the honor not once but three times, by making porcelain for the dinners of the President of the United States (including three consecutive presidential… Read More A Profile on Brand: Mottahedeh
When you are ready to redecorate, there is nothing quite like having a stylist’s eye to weave coherence among singularly selected items and bring the vision of your perfect home to life. Without it, we are prone to self doubt and worse, may be over-stimulated by the amount of choices, leading to a home that… Read More Interior Design Services at Scully and Scully
The season’s first wisp of cool crisp air is an instantaneous reminder that not many pleasures compare to a cozy night in. You can make such an enjoyable night even better by setting aside a time to do nothing but soak in your immediate environment. Studies show that activity free downtime has important soothing… Read More “The Dolce Far Niente”: How to Master the Art of Doing Nothing
It’s impossible to find someone who doesn’t enjoy a well put together dinner party… as a guest. For the perfectionist host/hostess however, planning the event they imagined in their heads can be their worst nightmare. Just beginning the process can prove to be a challenge if you don’t have a simpler way of approaching the… Read More The Perfect Cocktail Hour with 3 Easy Steps
Whether you are getting hitched and building your first home together or reinventing the home that your grandparents lived in, change can be very exciting. Much less exciting is the responsibility of ensuring that you have all the new necessities. And one of those overlooked necessities is quality dinnerware; ensuring that you have a kitchen… Read More The Beginner’s Guide to Dinnerware: Which One Says “You”?
“King of Glass, Glass of Kings” – such is the slogan tagged to the world famous glass manufacturer company, Moser. The epithet stems from how the company attracted royal clientele since its beginning in 1857, including the Austrian Imperial Court, Pope Pius XI, the Turkish sultan Abdul Hamid II and the king and queen of… Read More The Immortal King of Glass: A Profile on Moser
Despite its widespread recognition as the hub of established culture, Park Avenue is the image of serenity on a sunny summer afternoon. Having passed the rush that’s brought on every morning by the folk in suits, it now stands still, with the occasional resident seen strolling down the long sidewalk, periodically glancing up at the… Read More Scully and Scully: A Testament to Class
Too often, young and soon to be newlyweds understand the importance of registering a tad too late. Some write off the practice entirely, deeming it a tedious or even an embarrassing tradition, since gifts should come from the heart and not be demanded. But before overestimating your relatives’ gifting abilities and consequently, having to incorporate… Read More The Only Guide You Need to Create the Perfect Registry
Do you ever get tabletop envy? The kind where you come across a perfectly set table on your feed, where the color, décor and the theme of tabletop somehow come together in one perfectly coordinated unison? And even though you know deep down that these decisions were made by a stylist who has the time… Read More The Guide to Designing the Aesthetic Tabletop
No matter where you are in the world, it is hard to talk about porcelain and not be reminded of one of the most famous household names of the porcelain manufacturing industry: Herend. Whether you are a neutral fan, an avid collector of the figurines or a novice about the brand, the name is so… Read More A Profile On Brand: Herend