Off Duty

The best place to nourish whilst darting around Union Square in San Francisco is Café de la Presse. It's particularly lovely alone with a great read and coffee, as I was reminded Sunday morning. The restaurant is almost always lively and attracts an international flair, complete with a newsstand indoors with some of the best design and fashion publications for sale. Café de la Presse is a true Parisian tabac in the heart of San Francisco.

Antelope

A trip back to the archives.... Nicole Hanley Mellon's home in New York as featured in Vogue. Her home is flooded with an impressive collection of art, bright billowy light and the floor, covered in Stark's Antelope Carpet.

Totes

In love with these hand-painted straw bags by Lindroth Design. Mad about the diagonal canary yellow stripe, especially. The handle option includes a "Nassau" version, which is a dark leather - so chic. (The "Lyford" handle is depicted above). Amanda Lindroth is the designer behind several notable projects in the Bahamas, including The Dunmore Beach Hotel in Harbour Island. View her portfolio here. I'm ready for a vacation....and cocktail.

Just Lovely

Loved seeing Carolyne Roehm's Connecticut home featured on One King's Lane. I just love the shots of her breakfast room, the long marble counter and built-in cabinetry that house her collection of fine china. Her office, as depicted above, is where she keeps her collection of gardening catalogs, perhaps inspiration for the latest release of At Home in the Garden, her highly anticipated book I cannot wait to add to my collection.