Chris Nordquist
We’ve been walking around the souks of Marrakech and they’re filled with poufs –the furniture kind, at least. Here’s a repost of a piece about a pouf I got last year for Julia’s room in New York. A couple of weeks ago I was walking through Manhattan’s Chelsea Market (on a mission to buy Mahi […]
When we were planning our kitchen and family room in Southampton, we just avoided the issue of where to put the TV. We knew we wanted one — for after dinner movies and for watching the news or Ina Garten (or now the Wiggles DVDs) while making breakfast or dinner, but we never really focused […]
One of the things that attracted us most to our current New York City apartment was the relatively large master bedroom. With careful placement of the right not-too-bulky furniture, it would accommodate separate areas for sleeping and a home office without feeling crowded (and those last three words are rarely used together in the world […]
For the sake of our planet, and, in particular, its marine life to which they pose a particular threat, I hope that thin plastic shopping bags become rare. For now, though, they’re still everywhere. Even though I try to avoid them, I still end up bringing some home with groceries and impromptu stops at the […]
Julia’s 18 months old now and changing every day from a baby into a little girl. Recently, I’ve made some changes to her room in New York that, I think, make it less babyish and reflect her new high energy and sunny disposition. This week’s project was bright new cover for the daybed (and plush […]
I’m a Californian, so I think it should be Spring now. In New York, though, where I spend a lot of time, it most definitely isn’t. It’s snowy (well, mostly slushy) and bitter cold, and there’s still no sign of change in the air. Winter has worn out its welcome, at least with me. Of […]
The shade on the lamp over the “story chair” in Julia’s New York room was looking pretty tired. We rescued the lamp itself from our furniture graveyard in the basement in Southampton, and its simple paper shade was showing its age –a crease here, a bubble there, a faint stain or two. I was about […]
For us cooks, the good news is that over the last 20 years or so good cookware has become widely available. Equipment that would have been difficult to find outside Europe when we were kids is now available in nearly any shopping mall, and mostly at accessible prices. The downside to this is that it’s […]
When we entertain, particularly on weekends, my partner David and I usually divide up the cooking dish by dish: one takes the soup, the other the meat, and so on. This works pretty well. Responsibilities are clear, nobody feels like the other’s sous-chef (or galley slave), and it’s relatively easy to work out the timing […]
At 17 months, Julia already has a posse. Vivian, Charlie, Charles and Tess all live either in our building in Chelsea or very nearby, and the kids have regular play dates. Most days at around 5pm there’s a stroller convoy in front of one of our doors. To celebrate Valentine’s Day, I thought I’d make […]
