| images courtesy of Chateau Voltaire | photography by Francois Halard |

We often approach travel with a designer's eye and are always seeking out boutique hotels with impeccable design and uncompromising hospitality.

| image courtesy of sandra semburg |

The most sophisticated cold weather layering piece: the winter coat.

| image courtesy of gardenista / photography by justina bilodeau |

As a young man, JP spent his summers working at a fruit & flower stand and his winters working at a Christmas tree lot. Every year when we choose our tree, he knows exactly what he's looking for, and he's always right.  Each year we say "this is the best tree yet."   

"Make it simple, but significant."  - Don Draper

Those words have always resonated with me.  Now more than ever because I only have six days in December when all three of my children will be in the same state.