PR for Interior Designers in 2026

Let’s talk about the elephant in your beautifully designed room: PR is a pain in the ass.

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The New Spago

Tuesday was our eighth wedding anniversary. Spago recently reopened after a two month revamp, so we decided to celebrate with Wolfgang Puck. I’ve always said that Spago is the most underrated restaurant in LA. Why? Because I think for service, ambiance  and consistency, it’s hard to beat. Some of my best meals have been at……
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Be Our Guest

This weekend, I finally finished my guest bedroom. Well, finished is a strong word. Is decorating really ever done? I was definitely working on a tight budget since this isn’t a room that gets a lot of use. I mostly used vendors from Etsy, so I wanted to share some of the stores that helped……
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Kit Kemp: A Living Space at Anthropologie

I am a huge, make that HUGE Kit Kemp fan. I’ve often joked that when I die (hopefully a really long time from now) I’d like to be buried in a Firmdale Hotel, which she and her husband own and design. Her aesthetic is the perfect balance of comfort and sophistication; elegance and whimsy—like wearing a……
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Snapshot: “Fall” in Los Angeles

It’s  finally “fall” in Los Angeles. I snapped this on the CBS  lot when I was there for “Dancing with the Stars” last week. It was 85 degrees that day and it seemed like the only fall we were going to get was one rolled in by a film set. But, things are cooling off……
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Does Michelin Make it Better?

This week, the Michelin Guide released their New York rankings and apparently a few LA chefs feel shunned that we were taken off the map in 2009. LA Weekly asks, “Do We Really Want the Michelin Guide Back in Los Angeles?,” referencing a genius article in Vanity Fair by A.A. Gill. It definitely gave me……
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As Seen on Style Me Pretty: A Glamorous Fall Dinner Party Under the Stars

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