Being a product of all an girls prep school in the North East I certainly had my moment with Lilly Pulitzer (double whammy- Lilly herself is an alum of my boarding school as well!) So when spring and summer hit, it was all pink and green, all the time. She practically invented pink and green as the fall back preppy girl colors. But Lilly has made a smart move in recently updating the "Lilly Look" with more modern lines, prints and patterns white respecting her fun, spunky roots.




Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!

Tonight or tomorrow morning I'm off to "The Ranch" a.k.a. my parent's house in CT for some much needed country solace and R&R (and a belly full of turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie). A little antiquing will certainly be in the cards, as will lots of plotting for my holiday gift guides, which will begin next week- right now the categories are as follows: For Her, For Him, For Home, For Kids and Under $50. If there are any other categories you are simple desperate for, leave a comment! I may have to throw in my personal list for Santa- just in case he reads my blog. :)
In the meantime, some modern country living finds inspired by my holiday destination...to which I must get to quickly since Baxter is sitting here staring at me with desperate eyes which say "You said we were going to NANA'S HOUSE!!! Let's go NOW!!!"

From Hudson:




From the fabulous South of Market

I've recently re-committed to doing yoga on a regular bassi thanks to an awesome new class I found (I'd tell you who and where, but then I'd have to kill you. It's super crowded as is!) :) I always feel so amazing after class and in the past, doing yoga (and acupuncture for that matter) really changed my outlook on life and my health. In conjunction with this, I've also gotten some e-mails recently asking me about feng shui. I've begun reading up on utilizing the basic feng shui principles and thought I'd share a great site for basic, straightforward tips you can apply to your own home here.
Indian and Asian inspired decor is quite popular right now. One of my favorite places to shop for such furniture, textiles and accessories in Boston is Devi Home in the South End- amazingly affordable, lush and gorgeous! The furniture is antique reproductions (hence the lower prices).

Simrin's new Raja round place mats and elephant napkins are such a modern way to dress a table using India as an ispiration.

Affordable gorgeous goods from Om Home.



For pieces with history and heft look no further than Circa Trade in Hudson, NY. Run by my cousin Courtney, she ventures to India, Nepal, Cambodia and Morocco to find amazing unique items.



Suzanis are always a wonderful way to add a little punch of the exotic to a space as a table cover or throw- these are amazing originals, but you can find cheaper versions on eBay.

Gorgeous pillows from Anupama

Artwork from the genius collaboration between Alexander Gorlizki (in Brooklyn NY) and Riyaz Uddin (in Jaipur, INDIA). Featured in December 2007's Elle Decor.

Alex, artist and collector of Indian patterns and artistic traditions, dreams up flip-side tableaux and surreal juxtapositions and Riyaz executes the non-traditional in the wholly traditional and meticulous art of the miniaturist - a single camel-hair brush in hand

And since I mentioned yoga I thought I'd throw in a little yoga fashion for you too- since it doesn't hurt that yoga clothes are so damn cute. Lululemon is hands down the best for yoga clothes and gear- their Reverse Groove pants fit perfectly and come in lengths for us tall girls. I also LOVE their manifesto poster- chock full of fantastic inspirational quotes!