Author - Angélique Chmielewski

Delgis and Rado are the sweet couple behind Stem, our favourite flower shop in Brooklyn. Located in Fort Greene down the block from our apartment, it has always been our…

We recently went up to New Canaan, Connecticut to visit Philip Johnson’s infamous Glass House, built in 1949. Unlike many beautifully designed homes commissioned by wealthy patrons, this 47 acre…

Daytrips are always a nice way to get a break from the bustling city and to get your adventure fix in to rejuvenate for the work week ahead. So when…

Until now, my only memories of aprons send me way back to childhood summer vacations at my grandparents’ house where I was forced to wear them while washing the dishes. They have never provoked much…

Memorial day weekend is like the unofficial start of summer in NY. It’s when people start leaving the city and heading for their long weekend summer get-aways. This Memorial Day,…

It’s Design Week and the world has congregated in the five boroughs of New York to showcase the latest in design. It’s always so great to watch as the city…

To continue on our house tour series, I wanted to share photos from our trip to Fallingwater a couple years back. Fallingwater is a beautiful home beset in a little…

The Stahl House’s notoriety likely comes more from the popularity of the iconic photo above and the photographer who took it, Julius Shulman, than from any other reason. Unlike other…

As I mentioned in a previous post, I was really looking forward to seeing the magnolia tree at the entrance of Fort Greene Park in full bloom. Well, a couple…