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Monday, October 12, 2009

Laurel Hill


Cindy Rinfret's  Laurel Hill

Cindy Rinfret, proprietor of Rinfret, Ltd., has been creating iconic interior design and defining true ‘Greenwich Style’ for nearly 17 years. With an array of high-profile clients, her portfolio includes eleven homes for Tommy Hilfiger, and several stately Georgian Mansions.



About her home 'Laurel Hill' ,she says:
“This is a wonderful process for every designer to experience. We often stand beside our clients while they endure this stressful process, but when it is happening to you, there is much to learn from the experience.”


There is that 'Zebra' so many of us love.




C.R. says:
 “the journey of a house should enable you to embrace the things you love. Our house is a composite of the time my family has had together. We have art that is from my husband’s apartment in New York City, and our dining room table is a French cheese table made of reclaimed wood. These are not just pieces of furniture to us. They hold meaning and are representative of who we are and where we’ve been.”

How about a bubble bath in here ???

Is this not a fabulous wall treatment ??













The Holidays are coming sooner than we can imagine. Isn't this cozy and inviting?
Are you ready emotionally for the holidays?
This can be a difficult time of year for many. I am never ready for them.


Me ? I love Halloween. It is my favorite Holiday. and that is about it.
I think it is the changing leaves and the change in temperature that hooked me so many years ago while living in NYC.
Here in Florida....we have none of that.



I will be heading up to Maine this Tuesday morning to visit with my Mom. I will be dining on lobster, and just hanging out. I hope to be be posting some pics of the leaves.
My feet need a vacation and much as my 'head' does.


love to you,
 xxx RF


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Credit:
Cindy Rinfret, Rinfret, Ltd.
354 Greenwich Ave.
Greenwich, CT 06830
203-622-0000


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Saturday, October 10, 2009

Tommy's Old Place



"Stone Hill is the eleventh residence that upscale interior designer Cindy Rinfret has decorated for
Tommy Hilfiger. The world renowned fashion designer’s home on Round Hill Road in Greenwich stands as an example of true Fairfield County grandeur."



I came across this and fell completely for it. As it happens, this is the home of Tommy Hilfiger.
And from what I can gather he did not do his own home.


There is quite a bit of black. (which is my fave)
I just think black just balances things out .....at least in 'my world' it does.

This room is okay. It is a bit boring to me.
As Stone Hill is now on the market for sale, Rinfret will soon be helping Hilfiger decorate a new duplex penthouse in the Plaza Hotel of Manhattan. This home is offered by Sotheby’s International Realty Janet K. Milligan 203-869-4343

But this bathroom looks just right for me to get ready for Saturday.
Retail Hell Day.



I have a decent  presentation on Monday.So I will be working on it this weekend, along with meeting new clients as well. 
Did you know I often fantasize that I am  singing and dancing my way around the showroom with a new prospect. 
I am kidding.
Well, maybe if I had Madonna's body.....


PS Do you like zebra accents in a room?

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Friday, October 9, 2009

Anytime at all....


 I am missing NYC.
I am missing Carnegie Hill around 94th and Madison. It gets very quite there after 6pm. Just like it is quiet in the morning until about 7:45 am during the week.
During the weekend it is a perfect neighborhood. It is. It is quiet there, maybe just kinda' sleepy and very relaxed.
People are walking their dogs, taking their kids to the park.
Some just gettng the morning paper and a cup of coffee.
I miss NYC.
This time of year is so very cozy there. It is just great to take long walks down Madison, with someone you love, or even a run through the park (to get away from the one you love lol).
Or......You could sit and watch the world go by.
Sweet.

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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

A Georgian Horse Farm





A FAMILY BUILDS A HORSE COUNTRY HOME THAT SAVORS THE PAST
Architecture by Allan Greenberg/Interior Design by Cullman & Kravis
Text by Gerald Clarke/Photography by Durston Saylor

Published October 2009 in Architectural Digest



I have loved the Georgian era most of my life.
So much so, that I gave my beloved horse the show name of
'Georgian Gentleman.'


His barn name is Hershey. A barn name is what you call him all the time.
The show name is what is announced over the loud speaker when you and your horse enter the ring at a horse show for competition..


I just love this living room.
I would love to get dirty at the barn, then clean up and spend time right here.

Or here.


....And definitely here.
But, is this too formal for you?
I like 'formal', I just like it best while wearing jeans and a tee shirt.

I am still looking for the horses in this feature.......


But......


Because it is a Tuesday today, 

                                  
   I am off to work with and play nice with my co-workers at the showroom. 
  It is a fabulous  'cast of characters' , (with me included).


Have a great day. xx

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Friday, October 2, 2009

I Am Just Not Feeling It



FOR HIM !!



Sure, he had a beautiful wife, and a baby on the way. It was a brutal murder, by someone who
"I won't even mention the idiots name."

It was clearly a horrible tragedy.

This is the home that Sharon and Roman were living in when the murders took place.
No one has ever moved in it since.
* Candice Bergen lived there before they did.


The day after the murders.

And here he is after his arrest when the child molestation charges was pursued.

It is odd, the La Bianca's were also brutally murdered (by the same group of idiots) the next night, after the Tate Murders.
I do not recall any survivors of  the La Bianca brutal murders giving drugs to a 13 yr old girl and then raping and sodomizing her. HMMMMM ? Do you ?
Did I miss something here ?

Our government's 1st mistake was giving in to all the initial pressure from Hollywood in the first place.
The era in which this all took place was a wild one in so many ways. But that does not excuse this. Does it?
And what of the 'tragedy' for the 13 year old girl ?
I know she is over it, and doesn't want to revisit it.
' The crime' is what this is all about. For a moment, remove the players and just look at the crime. It is a revolting, brutal thing to do to anyone. Ever.
Much less a little girl (or a young boy). How vile can one be to violate an innocent.

I really don't know what can be done now. 
Do You ?
It all seems ridiculous to me.
Roman P. is 75 yrs old now.
Was it because he was rich that he was not left in the slammer ? If so....it is sad.

The whole long story is sad.


images;

(manolomen.com)


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About Renée Finberg

I have been in this business since the age of 22.

I love what I do and cannot imagine my life without Design.

Design Challenges are great.

And because of those challenges

I have imported fine antique pieces from Paris,

Designed and Manufactured Furniture,

Created Fantastic Window Treatments,

And solved all kinds of spatial & architectural issues

With my unique style.

If I can't find it, I create it.

My rooms would make excellent movie sets.

I am a visual, tactile and audio sensitive individual.

Creating is what I live for, not math, not spelling, not science.

Just Great Design.

Just imagine how it would be if each of us,

If only for a few hours of everyday,We could be in a space that is our very own.A place that is exactly the way we want it to be

Surrounded by all the things we wanted to see,

The atmosphere we wanted feel, smell and the sound we wanted to listen to.

Private Paradise

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