Cocktails Anyone?

I love a glamorous home bar, and I'm not talking about a leftover stash of liquor in your kitchen cabinet.  I like a bar that is both functional and beautiful. Once you have a nice variety of liquor there are so many fun things you can add to your bar: a great array of mixers, gorgeous glassware, a beautiful tray, colorful cocktail napkin and chic bar tools. While it may not always be practical to give up precious real estate in an apartment to a bar, with the holidays right around the corner I can't think of a better time to make the space for a few of these "gilty" pleasures.

1. Kate Spade Twirl Larabee Dot Fete Mini Saucers (Set of 4), $75  I 2. Kate Spade Cocktails Anyone? Tidbit Plates (Set of 4), $50 I 3. Decorator Tag Sale Gilded Console, $650 I 4. The Elegant Setting Embroidered Linen Cocktail Napkins (Set of 6), $80 I 5. Target Rattan Tray, $40  I 6. Sunny Day Vintage Etsy Shop Tortoise Shell Ice Bucket, $26

A Beautiful Fall Foyer

This entryway feels like fall!  Here in Chicago, where it feels and looks more like winter, boot weather is most definitely on the way.

(image via this is glamorous)

Fleur's Flair

''I believe it's the most beautiful drawing room in London.'' Fleur Cowles  (author, painter, ambassador, hostess, philanthropist, raconteur and most famously, editor of Flair magazine)

I couldn't agree more Mrs. Cowles - this is one of my favorite blue rooms.  Located at The Albany, the room, originally a ballroom, dates back to 1780 when it was designed by the architect Sir William Chambers.  It's said that the grand chamber is crowned by a ceiling of lacy plasterwork that's like a Wedgwood box.  Doesn't that sound divine?  For me though, it's all about that glorious shade of blue (and Fleur's Balenciaga dress).  I don 't know when this room was decorated but it looks absolutely timeless. 

(images by Robert Trachtenberg)