I love to decorate for the Holidays. John and I always put a huge tree in our barn in Connecticut. We add tiny white lights and tons of ornaments that we’ve collected over the years. This year I want to add these brightly colored felted partridge birds to the tree. I love how they’ll look flying around the tree! Treillage is already decked for the holidays. The shop on Lexington has become a true winter wonderland, complete with quilled snowflakes and festively wrapped Treillage boxes. I love the unexpected holiday color palette of blues of all shades and white. . . and, of course, so does John – it’s his favorite color combination!

And, just in time, Treillage’s website has a new look. Visit Treillage online to purchase chic holiday items to decorate your home – ornaments, garlands, votives, decorative wire lace trees and jeweled trees. We’ve added new products available to purchase online, including great gift ideas, jewelry and BeeLine Home’s lamps. Felted composition notebooks would make a great present for a teacher or co-worker, and these embossed felt and leather totes are just right for lugging around exercise clothing, books or an extra pair of shoes – a perfect gift for the girl on the go!

Be sure to check back each week. We’ve added a section called Treillage’s Favorite Thing, that highlights a new product each week. And, coming soon, Treillage will offer an online gift registry. You can sign up today for early access.

The first piece of furniture I bought was a round white and gold 1950s mirror with a carved draped ribbon and swags around the perimeter of the frame, and a pair of metal candle arms on each side.  I still have it in the bedroom of my apartment. Obviously, mirrors hold a special place in my heart. To me, they are both beautiful and practical. You never have to worry about how many mirrors you have in a room. They always give a wonderful reflection of light and can function in place of a window.  My constant search for interesting mirrors, as well as the ability to share some of the mirrors from my personal collection is a few of the reasons I love to design mirrors for BeeLine.

When I saw BeeLine’s Shadowbox Mirror in Mark D. Sikes’s chic home in the new issue of Lonny, I was reminded of how much I really love that mirror. The original sits in the Dining Room of my Guest House in Connecticut. What I love about it is that it feels rather English Regency, but then you look at the profile, and you realize it’s much more contemporary. It looks fabulous above a chest as Mark has placed it, or in a pair flanking a sofa, as we have often shown in the BeeLine showrooms.

To make a narrow room appear wider, place a large mirror, like the NeoClassical Mirror, on one of the two longer walls.

The original of the Acanthus Mirror has hung in my office for many years, as well as served as the focal point above the mantel in my room for the 2009 Kips Bay Decorator Show House. One trick I did there was to hang the Acanthus Mirror so it was tilted to reflect the room, not the ceiling.

I loved the glamorous, feminine curves of the Ziegfeld Mirror so much, I put one of the first mirrors we made into my bathroom.

Large scale mirrors, like the Rope Wheel Mirror and Reverse Regency Mirror, immediately catch the eye and add stature and excitement to a room.

The Ohm Mirror, either in lacquered red or gray, provides the perfect pop of color to a room.

I always like to have my initial meeting with new clients in my office.  My office reflects my ethos, and I like clients to see and understand it. Over the years, I have filled my loft space with things I have collected and love – a large, worn leather-topped conference table, a Swedish console with the perfect patina, Corinthian columns that I found years ago in Maine, and newer items like BeeLine’s Work Horse Desk that I have used as my personal desk since I designed it in 2008, and BeeLine’s Mini Skirt Drinks Table which is the ideal, fun little table next to chairs in my gallery.

In her new book Habitually Chic: Creativity at Work, Heather Clawson has captured my office so well, as well as the offices of many interesting fashion designers, editors, jewelry designers, and architects. It’s fabulous.  Heather will be signing books on Sunday, October 28 from 3:00-5:00pm at Archivia Books, 993 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10021. And if you miss her at Archivia, pop into Treillage, where we’ll be carrying it.

All Images from Habitually Chic: Creativity at Work by Heather Clawson, published by powerHouse Books

It always seems that come fall, my calendar fills up. And, this year is no exception. In October I have speaking engagements in New York City, Connecticut, and Boston. There’s a lot to talk about! In Litchfield, I will toast the centennial of the Litchfield Garden Club with a presentation entitled “Gardening Inside and Out,” and in both New York and Boston, I will highlight BeeLine’s new introductions and discuss the keys to my design philosophy. RSVPs are required for all events. I hope that you’ll join me!

I’m thrilled to be hosting a trunk show at Treillage for ASHA, one of my favorite jewelry lines!  Join us to try on, shop and adore ASHA’s newest collection of sparkling gems.  I hope to see you there… 1015 Lexington Avenue on Thursday, September 27^th between 2PM and 6PM.

BeeLine’s warehouse is buzzing! So many of our new products are now in stock and ready to ship including, the Bobbin Side Table (works next to a bed or a sofa), Compass Rose Coffee Table (the top looks like a beautiful, old parquetry floor), Lillet Drinks Table (so sweet!), Forged Hurricane (back by popular demand), Buttress Side Table (chic finish), King Gustav Cupboard (based on the antique storage cabinet I have in my office), Mezzanine Table (I love the loose faux painted marble top), Skol Bar (excellent storage), Thin Man Bookcase (not too large or deep), and Unicorn Table (makes a great library or entry table).

To place an order, please call 212-935-5930 or e-mail contact@beelinehome.com.

***Sale prices apply to all in-store items except for those sold on the basis of consignment***