Is it possible to downsize without compromising? I don't think so. Marni Jameson says the trick is to downsize up. Marni's idea of downsizing is: "an intimate home, but not a broom closet. I want an easy keeper, with enough usable canvas for me to imprint my soul in three dimensions." She want to live in comfort, be close to some city life, but not so close that Continue Reading
Will Season 4 Be The Demise of Downton Abbey?
Could it be? Will Downton Abbey finally have a conclusion?The 4th season just opened, fast-forwarding to six months after the tragic death of Matthew and it's 1922, the Jazz Age. and the end of the Edwardian period. Queen Victoria had reigned for the best part of the 19th century, and the Edwardian period heralded the beginning of a new century with a new Continue Reading
Merry Christmas
With our wishes for Merry Christmas, we take this quote to heart, "Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home." Edith Sitwell From our home to your home, Merry Christmas! The Casart Crew Continue Reading
NYC Holiday House-2013
Holiday House-2013, in its 6th year, benefits The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Earlier this year, the event branched out to the Hamptons and Libby Langdon used her Groovy Gate from her collection for Casart to cover the walls of the upstairs hall. Holiday House is unique in that the rooms are not done in a coordinated effort. Each designer is assigned a theme Continue Reading
Designer Ideas and Quotes
Designer ideas and quotes give lots of interior design inspiration.If you see something of interest in a magazine, clip and save for you never know when you will reference it later, especially if you are renovating or moving into new digs.HGTV magazine editor, Sara Peterson recently said, "This is the second year in a row that I've delivered a design Continue Reading
