Find Your Calm

“Metropolitan AF-690 emanates nuance, harmony and extravagant ease. Always adaptable, it softens to matte or shimmers with sheen. It’s neutral. It’s understated. It just is. This is color, off-duty.” —Ellen O’Neill, Benjamin Moore & Co. Benjamin Moore just announced its 2019 Color of the Year and you might be thinking: “more grey?”, but Metropolitan AF-690 […]

Smart House

Since the release of Back to the Future II in 1989, Doc and Marty’s alternate reality version of 2015 seemed like a fantastical long shot. However, they weren’t too far off! It’s 2018 and we have self-driving cars, drones, instant pots and digital assistants like Alexa and Siri all working to (supposedly) make our lives […]

House Tour: A Bright Future

As we shed our winter coats and snowy days for sundresses and spring fever, it’s as if the world is brightening around us. Birds chirping cheerily are our new morning coffee and flowers bathed in sunlight act as our morning read. Days are longer and the world basks in color! Caroline Kopp understands the power […]

Collection Attention: Soar Away With FliePaper

They say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and the same applies to interiors. For most, spring says dainty butterflies, tweeting birds and lush greenery outside and bursts of floral patterns in vibrant hues inside. However, as Patti Carpenter noted from her travels through Maison & Objet, the star of this year’s trend […]

Spring Into… Bed!

With a go green mindset, millennial pink everything, Pantone’s ultraviolet and Maison & Objet’s every shade of yellow predictions, this spring is shaping up to be one of the most colorful seasons yet! From the subtle pastels gracing everyone’s warm weather wardrobes to the bright and punchy colors that bring the outdoors in, I think […]

Something Old, Something New in White and Blue

Delftware. Not a word one may recognize on first glance, but this 400-year-old concept is now one of the latest home décor trends. Thanks to designer Nicolette Mayer, this classic Dutch pottery pattern will be available for your walls and drapes. The story of this collection starts with the Dutch East India Co., founded in […]

Trend Alert: Colored Cabinetry

Keith Mazzei has creative design in his DNA and describes himself as the first person into a project and the last person out. By taking care to adorn each space with just the right touches of art and accessories Mazzei has a project base spanning from Manhattan to Montauk (NY) and Miami to Manalapan (FL). […]

Whitney Port’s Aria Stone Gallery Wishlist

It was during a recent kitchen renovation project, in collaboration with Marie Flanigan Interiors, where Port discovered the importance of material. When Flanigan introduced the style maven to Aria Stone Gallery, it sparked the beginnings of a beautiful kitchen concept. In the coming weeks, GDG will be taking you behind the scenes of Whitney Port’s […]

Dare to Drape

“Hang Curtains. They make a room seem finished. Think of them as the lipstick of decorating.” –Peter Dunham The dining room is a space that needs a subtle “wow” factor. As the main entertaining space, memories are created, holidays are celebrated and family is cherished in this sacred space. Guests might forget the menu, but […]

A Natural Fit: Form and Functionality

“It’s a great big world, and we’re the fortunate few who get to design it.” –Linherr Hollingsworth According to interior designer Linherr Hollingsworth, whittling down a personal design aesthetic is similar to the struggle of explaining to your 2nd grade teacher what you did all summer – in three sentences or less. However, Linherr decided […]