The Atelier

Elle’s Summer Tracks

We all have our favorite summer jams – I’m sharing some of mine with you! Enjoy! (You must have Spotify to listen!)

Elle Featured in the 2016 Traditional Home Hampton Designer Showhouse

The Hampton Designer Showhouse, the showcase for America’s premiere design talent, will open with a Gala Preview Cocktail Party on Saturday, July 23, 2016 and will run until Labor Day, Monday, September 5, 2016. Now in its sixteenth year, the Hampton Designer Showhouse will feature 25 top interior designers and decorative artists who will turn a traditional shingle style house into a decorating masterpiece […]

MODERN HOMES FOR MODERN LIVING

Over the next year, we’re excited about embarking on the renovation of a farm house into a modern home for our clients. In our search for inspiration we came upon this beautiful real estate, now for the second time owned by Ellen DeGeneres. Suppose you can…

Happy Holidays

FABULOUS ROOM FRIDAY

Happy Friday! About a month ago, I was scouring through stacks of magazines, visiting antique stores, taking walks looking for inspiration – but nothing was catching my eye. I told myself “The inspiration will come, you’re trying to hard.” Like we all do, I was…

5 Writing Desks With Staying Power

Maybe its because I’m a classicist at heart or maybe its because writing desks take me back to an era of romance where putting a pen to paper was an art form–but could there be anything more lovely than a stately writing desk in your office?…

TO ALL MOMS: WE SALUTE YOU

We connected fall 2013, a brief formal email. A year later, October 3rd over coffee at Starbucks, the weather was a bit chilly but perfect for visiting with Stella. Stella is a magnificent realist painter I initially contacted to commission a painting of my children. Meeting Stella was…

CALLING ALL BOOK LOVERS

I am an avid collector especially of interior and fashion subject matter when it relates to books. There is always another prized edition I must add to my collection that I just can’t wait to purchase. Don’t you just love the newness of a book – the smell of ink…

THAT FEELING OF KNOWING…IT CAN’T BE WRONG CAN IT?

Saturday Morning Ummm ok, great! Let’s get started. Got my list, got my catalogues. I’ll just read up a little and I’ll be fine! I know what I like, I know what looks good – how hard can it be?! Two Hours And Three Cups Of Coffee…

6 PROVEN DESIGN TIPS

Over the years I’ve learned a few proven tips along the way, here are six I want to share that will help you freshen up your home. Playing up its strengths rather than seeing its flaws is a better way to approach decorating a home you love. Here are six…