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What's Black & White and Red All Over?

What's black and white and red all over? It's interior designer Alexa Hampton's space in the Hickory Chair showroom in High Point. She wanted to do something bold that was classic and modern at the same time and she got it. I especially love the tape and upholstery tack detail along the walls and neoclassical elements throughout the room. I also love Alexa's fabulous sense of humor. She definitely helps perk you up when you're exhausted during Market.

I also want to apologize for my lack of posts yesterday. I'm still very under the weather but hope to get caught up with work, emails, and the blog over the next few days.

Bon Weekend!

Photos by Heather Clawson for Habitually Chic

A Tribute to Albert

The Kips Bay Decorator Show House this year isn't all green. Bunny Williams, Brian J. McCarthy, and David Kleinberg, all former employees of Albert Hadley, collaborated on a fabulous Venetian plastered white living room punctuated with pops of red. There are also a few mementos from Mr. Hadley including his "Don't Forget" memo pads and ever present Camel Lights and famous hooked zebra rug. I'm sure he is loving it.

The Le Corbusier tapestry is from the Jane Kahan Gallery.

Other artwork was borrowed from Gerald Bland.

The zebra rug is from Bunny Williams Inc.

Albert Hadley's famous notepads and cigarettes. And no, I don't advocate smoking but he did it up until he was 91.

Albert watches over the bar.

The hanging Lantern is from Noguchi Museum Shop.

The view to New Jersey.

Photos by Heather Clawson for Habitually Chic

Red Hot

They say April is the cruelest month but for me, I think it's February. I loathe Valentine's Day and any other holiday for which I am made to feel inferior for not having a date. But in the spirit of if you can't beat them, you might as well join them, I'm deciding to embrace all things red this month. As an Aries, red is supposed to be my color yet I never wear it. They say men are most attracted to women wearing red. I did meet my college boyfriend while wearing a dark red duffel coat so they could be on to something. This also seemed like the perfect day to post red since I'm attending the 20th Anniversary party for Christian Louboutin tonight at Bergdorf Goodman. Might have to invest in a new pair of red soles and maybe even a red dress. Look out February!