Kitchen Hardware Installed...(Via Made By Girl)

The hardware is now installed on the kitchen cabinets, and the guy I hired did a great job! Thank God.  I purchased the hardware from Home Depot & am very pleased with the polished chrome finish. I decided on the cup pulls because I wanted a slight country feel mixed with some interestingly modern elements. 

I realize I could've purchased the hicks pendants from Circa Lighting in silver, but I really LOVE the antique brass & navy together. Besides, in my inspiration picture they mixed the antique brass & silver.....& I didn't think it look that bad!

Let me know what you think of the kitchen with the hardware...

I still need to add a stainless steel spice rack under the hood vent.

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images by jen

Aero Update

I was shopping for clients in Soho last week and one of my favorite stops is always Aero. The shop is always inspiring and full of treasures but this time even more so. They had just unpacked and displayed a huge shipment of what they call "smalls." If you need a hostess gift, a wedding present or just a little something for yourself, there is a bonanza from which to choose! I took home a beautiful glass tortoiseshell ice bucket that is new but looks old. What I love the most about Aero is that you can't tell the vintage from the contemporary. My sign of a great store! Happy Shopping!

Aero Studios

419 Broome Street

New York, NY 10013

212-966-1500

www.aerostudios.com

Photos by Heather Clawson for Habitually Chic

Finally.....from my Wishlist....

Interesting weekend I must say.....it was 112 degrees on Saturday & our A/C decided to STOP working!! In other words, it wasn't blowing cold air, and the house got up to 89 degrees at night! Sleeping was a challenge & we had to wet the dogs down so they would stay cool. We are hoping to get this problem resolved today. 

It's amazing how so many of us can take something like A/C for granted until we don't have it. Trust me, I am now going to be thanking God when I feel that cool breeze coming out of these vents!

On a H-A-P-P-I-E-R note....I'm sure MANY of you have seen the Hicks Pendant lights by Thomas O'Brien and have been drooling over them like I have! This pendant has been on my wish list for quite some time! So, I finally purchased 2 of them (exactly like in the pics below) and will be super excited to get them in a few weeks! My DREAM kitchen may be around the corner and the pendants will hopefully fit right in! Available at Circa Lighting.

Do any of you have these lights? Where did you hang them? Please feel free to tell me what you think of them.

image via style at home 
photograph by Donna Griffith

image below of nicole's kitchen via her blog sketch 42 blog

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American Modern

I was excited to receive an advance copy of American Modern by Thomas O’Brien yesterday. I think I may have actually squealed with delight upon opening the package. I have been looking forward to the release of this book since I first sped it on Amazon.com last June and I'm happy to report that it doesn't disappoint. We all know the photos are the most important part of any design book and they are beautiful, but what I really enjoyed were the stories behind each object, room and project. The book won't be officially released until April 1, 2010 but I suggest you reserve your copy now. I think it's going to be a best seller!

Thomas O'Brien's American Vintage Modern Casually Elegant Collection

The best part of High Point was definitely meeting all the designers and having them walk us through their spaces. I also loved that Hickory Chair allowed the designers to not only display their furniture for Hickory Chair but also their lines for other vendors which created a wonderfully styled space that ended up looking more like a real home than a showroom. This was especially true of Thomas O'Brien's rooms that were a great mix of his furniture for Hickory Chair, rugs from his collection for Safavieh, his bedding for Target, accessories from his shop Aero, and china and flatware from his line for Reed & Barton. The rooms also represented what he called his Gemini love of both vintage and modern, and elegant and casual pieces, much of which was based on furniture he has collected over the years. I really found them inspiring and hope you do too!

Photos by Heather Clawson