Charity gets visit from Buddy the Cake Boss!

Well, the charity near and dear to my heart is St. Hubert's Animal Shelter. We are a no-kill shelter in Madison NJ, and North Branch , NJ that takes in dogs cats and eventhe smallest of creatures like chinchillas in hopes to find them good homes!  Well today we are lucky to have Buddy the Cake Boss filming an episode at our Madison facility and of course there will be cake!! I will be there with my daughter to support St Huberts and eat a little cake too. The episode will be airing in the Fall, check us out out on Petfinder for some of the greatest dogs and cats around!  I will be back to great design after this fun occasion have a great weekend everyone!

Mick De Guilio, Designer of 2012 Kitchen of theYear.

This years House Beautiful 2012 Kitchen of the year is designed by Mick De Guilio. Since I have been concentrating on kitchens the past few weeks, and the timing is perfect for viewing the 2012 Kitchen of the Year. It will be open July 16th to the 20th at Rockefeller Plaza and I am sure it will be something worth visiting! The kitchen itself is in a Pavilion with lots of natural light, surrounded by windows. I cant wait to see how Mick incorporates his 11 things a kitchen must have! According to Mick De Guilio all kitchens must have the following:

1. Natural Light
2. Comfort
3. Visual Texture
4. Stainless steel
5. Island-a great sink
6. Integrated Refrigeration
7. High performance appliance
8. A Hook- something that pulls you in!
9. Kitchen designer
10. A great sink
11. Ice cream

Here are a few examples of Mick's designs to get us ready for the big reveal! Enjoy!

Sink by Mick De Guilio for Kallista

2011 Hampton Designer Show House Revisited.

Well the unveiling of the 2012 Hampton Designer Show house is right around the corner. It runs from July 22, 2012 until September 3, 2012. I opened this month's Traditional Home and saw the spread on the 2011 Show House, and thought I would revisit it since it was such a fun house! The designers did a wonderful job at this particular show house and I cannot wait to see what's in store for the 2012 house! Please enjoy some of my favorite rooms from the 2011 Hampton Show House!

Credits to: Hampton Toes, Traditional Home, and Tobi Fairley.

Bob Bakes

Meg Braff

Skye Kirby Westcott

Suysel dePedro Cunningham & Anne Maxwell Foster

Joy Tribout

Eddie Lee

Patricia Fisher

Tobi Fairley

2012 Hampton Designer Showhouse, a little similar in architectural detail..cannot wait for the inside tour!