Design for a Beautiful Life

In Long Island, a Home for All Generations – NY Times.com

EARLY this month, three generations of the Delfino family moved into the 3,400-square-foot stone and stucco home they designed for themselves in Port Jefferson Station.
Mike Delfino Jr., 52, and his wife, Maria, 49, took the master suite on the right side of the first floor. Their sons, ages 16 and 20, have bedrooms upstairs and a large game room that could be a living room if they decided to boomerang back home as adults.

Kitchen and Bath Design Trends for 2010

The National Kitchen & Bath Association Unveils Kitchen and Bath Trends for 2010
 
This week, the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) revealed its key kitchen and bath design trends for the new year. Culled from a survey of designers that was conducted by the association, they indicate a continuation of a number of existing trends [...]

The New Color of the Year

2010 Color of the Year Unveiled

Feel swept away in 2010. Pantone announced its 15-5519 Turquoise as the color of the upcoming year. The hue was chosen for its combination of serene blue and invigorating green, as well as its ability to evoke thoughts of soothing, tropical waters and an escape from the everyday troubles of [...]

Nutrition For Adults Only

 
Join us this Tuesday at 5:30 PM (8:30 EST) for the start
of  our new (& first) tele-series! Kristina Brown of Eating
Skinny will be my guest as we discuss what it takes to Age
Well. She’s sharing delicious recipes & wonderful cooking
tips to make food incredible. Did you know that as we get
older, our nutritional needs change? [...]

John Saladino brings Vermeer’s artistry to life

Based on the movie Girl with a Pearl Earring, design legend John Saladino transforms this Soho apartment. “As one of the great Dutch painters of the seventeenth century, Johannes Vermeer transformed scenes of everyday life into masterpieces revered for their silent intensity, purity of light and form.” Saladino used a gorgeous palette of colors inspired from the girl’s headdress of luminescent blues, rich taupes and dreamy whites.

Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day

I decided to try something new this year. I’ve had this cookbook for awhile now and have wanted to make my own bread. So when I saw this cookbook, I was intrigued. It sounded so easy but I was dubious. Could it really take 5 minutes to make the delicious-looking loaf on the cover?

Merry Christmas from my house to yours!

Well, now it’s Christmas – which in my house is our favorite day of the year. I thought I would show you the decor in my living room this year. It changes every year and I always collaborate with my daughters. They have their own design sensibility and we merge the things we like. Some years, it’s all their design!

Pink Glove Dance

Watch this fun video on breast cancer awareness – guaranteed to bring a smile to your face!

End Your Shopping Here!

Almost done with your Christmas shopping or maybe you haven’t started yet? Some of my friends and relatives are hard to buy for and maybe yours are too. See my handpicked books and products in my Beautiful Living Store. Click on the picture above or on my front page and you’ll see some great deals from Amazon that can’t miss with your loved ones. Don’t forget Cyber Monday specials today at Amazon for your favorite products.

Tasty Fall Treat

I must be low on calcium but I’ve been craving this combo lately and it fits well as a snack or a light lunch. Cottage cheese and pears are my new favorite thing to eat!