In My [Dream] Cart
My birthday is 10 days away! The older I get the more house stuff I want as gifts. When did that happen? I guess when my 30s kicked in. Here I am almost to 40. I cannot believe it! Mother asked me what I wanted and I replied, “Anything off our registry!” For the past 2 out of 3 years together/birthdays, Jason has surprised me with lighting. How funny. That’s what I get for bombarding him daily with “I like this!” messages. He is wonderful at committing those likes to memory. When I think about it, some of my most prized possessions are lamps given to me as gifts.
If money were no object, what pieces for the home would you be “adding to cart”? These are always on my mind.
Burl nightstands (burl anything); $5,330. I’m still loving wall to wall headboards.
Long time love. Palm floor lamp; $13,750
Jumbo’ Coffee Table in Rosso Alicante Marble; Sally Breer
I love this Eden fabric by Metaphorés; $379/ yard
Barovier & Toso Murano Sconces; $6,800
EJR Barnes; Wood + chrome
Tile tables, like Zanotta’s Quaderna or this LA-based designer, Nima Abili, TSF 01; $28,500.
Anything fringe; Tamsin Johnson
Brutalist Solid Oak Sideboard, France, 1940; $6,860 on 1st Dibs
Another here.
Gae Aulenti, Knoll; $25,000 on 1st Dibs
Inner Space 05, white marble and onyx pedestal; $17,500
Tamsin Johnson, Murano vases.
Chrome “aline” sconce, Joris Poggioli; ~$4,000
Ashe Leandro, Zanotta Quaderna tile console; $4,570 on 1st Dibs
Georgiana Bed, Sunday Shop, Logan Killen Interiors; $6,500
And a dream historic mansion to fit it all inside! With multiple egress points, a porte cochere, terra cotta tiled roof, yellow brick or stucco exterior*, a lush plush yard full of flowers, pocket doors, a window over a bathtub, a paneled study, and a view of the ocean.
A woman can dream.*
What’s on your dream list? Be sure to drop a line and let me know!
