An Enchanted Evening in Paris We were wrapping up a glorious buying trip to France that took us to nine cities in eleven days, from points south to north, with a foray into Belgium, and a few regrets that we couldn’t make it to England too. To celebrate, we booked an early dinner at La Bourse et la Vie, the tiny restaurant opened by celebrity chef Daniel Rose several … [Read more...]
Wedding Belle
Once upon a time, a lovely young woman stood on a cliff overlooking a gorgeous beach in Cabo San Lucas thinking about the man of her dreams whom she had been dating for several years, and imagined, "This is the place I want to be married!" Last July, following a seven mile, five hour trek to Cathedral Lake above Aspen, Colorado, with the same man of her dreams, this … [Read more...]
A Shopping (Frenchie) Frenzy
Pardon our absence as we shop for antiques! Back many years ago, during an unfortunate period in my high school years when I was swept up in a family frenzy of accompanying every birthday present with a limerick or rhyme, I ran out of creative juices at one point and gently revolted by coming up with my own version of a birthday card, which read: Mother, mother, I … [Read more...]
Paris Apartment for Sale
"Dear Santa, I've been very very good this year ..." Some of you may remember that six years ago we wrote a "before and after" blog about a gorgeous Paris apartment on the coveted Ile St. Louis. I had seen the apartment in its forlorn "before" state, but due to its extraordinary location and the fact that it checked all the desirability boxes of high floor, … [Read more...]
The Maine Event: Weddings
I've had Maine -- and weddings -- on my mind. While some Huffingtons were busy coordinating all the millions of flying pieces that go into opening a new business location, two of us were lucky enough to sneak off under the radar and enjoy a fabulous, family wedding on a beach in Maine over a long weekend. I usually manage to get away to Maine for a few days every year, but … [Read more...]
Atlanta: A Designer’s City Guide
It's almost show time! Market brings throngs of creatives to Atlanta in July for a week of finding fabulous new wares at AmericasMart. This year, in addition to shopping till we drop for Huff Harrington Home, we'll have a REStyleSOURCE sponsored "Retail Meets Design" vignette and a booth on the new antiques floor of Mart. As Market vets and longtime Atlanta residents, we've … [Read more...]
Parisian Noel
As a bunch of unabashed francophiles who run this crazy business, we have always had a Frenchy flavor at our store and gallery. I do get a little rush any time I talk about our French trips to a prospective client, or walk by an iconic French painting by one of our gallery artists, or even spot a decorative item by one of our home-store vendors, such as the Eiffel … [Read more...]
Beachy Chic
I just got back from a magical and very beachy chic vacay on gorgeous Harbour Island in the Bahamas. It's a special place for our little family - we counted all our trips there and realize the first one was 23 years ago. Over the years, the island has changed and grown a bit but a few things remain constant: the pink sand beach is breathtakingly beautiful; the island is still … [Read more...]
Top 3 Paris Restaurants
Bonjour again from the city of light (and foie gras) and welcome back to our Best Restaurants in Paris blog! As we mentioned in part I ("An Appetite for Paris"), we can't claim to know all the best restaurants in Paris (there are plenty of guidebooks and Michelin stars that have that ground covered); so we’re just providing an edited version of our top 10 "Huffington" personal … [Read more...]
An Appetite for Paris – Our Top Restaurants
We Huffingtons are asked on a regular basis to recommend our favorite Paris restaurants. And this year, my bosses told me that I had to update the list so that we could provide our friends and clients with an easy reference. But oh mon dieu, zis is tres difficile, since we love so many restaurants! After much discussion (over many delicious meals!), we decided that the … [Read more...]
