Tricia foley

It's always lovely when you meet a renowned interior designer and they turn out to be just as beautiful as their rooms. Tricia Foley is one such person. Charming, gracious, wonderfully hospitable and extraordinarily talented, this New York-based interior designer, stylist, author and former magazine editor can put together a space like nobody I know – and then turn around and (just as quickly) whip up a stylish spread of food and drinks to entertain people in it. I had the great pleasure of…

When it comes to home décor, luxury can be found in simplicity. In the field of interior design, Tricia Foley is the authority when it comes to clean lines and natural elements, adding a classic touch to every project she encounters. Whether she is restoring a quiet country home with timeless rustic details or decorating a grand Upper East side city dwelling, Tricia uses neutral color schemes and soft color palettes to create soothing backdrops to help her clients lead […]

About this time each year, I clean out my shelves, closets and over loaded drawers. I donate the items that have lost their usefulness (at least to me) But books are sometimes the hardest to part with. Book lovers would say that a good book never looses its value to the reader and I suppose that is true... but decor and lifestyle books are as bit different. Like all book lovers, there are the old decorating classics that I can't seem to part with even though they seem outdated today. But…

Tricia Foley is a woman ahead of her time. Long before the all-white, minimalist look we see everywhere on Instagram these days, author and stylist Tricia Foley captured our imaginations with her c…

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Tricia Foley Life/Style: Elegant Simplicity at Home: Tricia Foley, Isabella Rossellini: 9780847846412: Books - Amazon.ca

Displays a collection of platters and plates on a simple rack so that they become works of art.

The basement in my house isn't terrible, as far as basements go. It's dry, fairly bright and roomy, but could use some TLC. I'm not sure how much time I'd spend down there even after sprucing it up. The furnace and water heater are noisy and I have an irrational fear of creepy-crawlies. It's also very dusty, which is a mystery to me. The previous owners finished a section for their children's play area, complete with heat. It's currently storing 24 cans of old paint. I've been thinking that…

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