Linda Wary and John Meyers are a husband and wife team of interior designers based out of Portland, Maine. The New York Times went along with them to their only source of material- garage sales and flea markets. Scoring bargains, combining pieces from different eras and styles, and leaving no stone unturned are the keys to their eclectic success. 

Read the article here. 

And see some of their finds here. 

Whether you have kids or not, the Brooklyn Children’s Museum in Crown Heights deserves a visit when it reopens in September. The new $46-million expansion, designed by architect Rafael Viñoly, is being called the city’s first green museum. Eco bells-and-whistles include energy-saving sensors, a geothermal heating and cooling system, recycled rubber and bamboo flooring and even display cases made from compressed husks of sunflower seed…

Viñoly’s eco redesign of the BCM features a facade clad in 8 million daffodil yellow porcelain tiles. © Bruce Cotler 2008

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Get tips and tricks from pro interior designer, former Queer Eye guy, and Dress My Nest host Thom Filicia in his new book Thom Filicia Style (Simon & Schuster), due to be released October 21. 

Inside, Filicia explains his design philosophy, offers tips for figuring out your own home style, shares how-to’s and don’t do’s, and presents five case study makeovers. He’s all about spreading the good design word:

“I’m a democratic design snob. I see it as my mission to help stamp out boring, unimaginative interiors. But I also love people, having fun, and what I do for a living. I think a fabulously styled place is achievable by everyone. Think of me as your decorating wingman, someone who’ll advise, support, inspire (and occasionally browbeat), so you don’t have to white-knuckle it alone.”                – from Thom Filicia Style

Here are some of my favorite finds from this year’s New York Gift Show:

We loved this 1960’sfeeling Pagoda breakfront from Jardins en Fleur.

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