American Fashion Designers at the Aldyn . . .

Earlier this week, Habitually Chic did a blogpost on the Aldyn Design Showhouse on the Upper Westside of Manhattan. It's a showhouse of fashionable interiors motivated by the book American Fashion Designers at Home. Immediately, our favorite room was a bedroom that was inspired by the iconic Babe Paley designed by our friend, Jennifer McGee.

Jen took a nondescript New York City apartment room and transformed it into a warm and inviting place that you would have sworn had a pedigree or, at the very least,  the provenance of someone very chic and famous. The tailored canopy bed was an immediate room changer but, upon further inspection, we spied an oomph `Tini Table beneath the ghost lucite console!

Obviously, a room just isn't complete without a little oomph. We immediately emailed Jennifer and she wrote back -

"Hi Girls!

Oh, yes you too were a big hit. I loved watching those fashionistas walk in and immediately confirm their knowledge of your now "legendary" tini table!
That table seems to be my lucky charm!"

Thank you, Jennifer! We love all your choices in this room and wish you much success at the Aldyn and beyond.

oomph is at home . . .

Our `tini tables are featured in the Shopping Guide of AT HOME Magazine's Fall Issue. Here they are shown in stock at SM Home on Arch Street in Greenwich. We love the fall hues of our knockout orange and the creme with the petite vases in the color of fall leaves.

We think they look right at home everywhere.

Rue - who knew . . .

The long awaited online magazine RUE launched today! One of oomph's favorite pillows is front and center and we understand why! "Poetical" is a gorgeous pillow - greige (that's grey-beige in designer speak). It is ultra sophisticated and we guess they think so too since they featured it on the Editor and Chief's bed! Be sure to scour the first issue for design and style tips that are both current and easy to click through.

The Newport Collection . . .

We love Newport. In many ways, it is a town with many faces. It's considered the sailing center of the world! It has no shortage of beautiful yachts and of course was once home to the America's Cup. It's where the Newport-Bermuda Race begins and where the best yacht racers from around the world come to sail.

But Newport doesn't just have yachting. There's the Newport Jazz Festival - a fabulous weekend every summer where the best jazz musicians in the world gather to toot their horns, and the Newport Casino - The International Tennis Hall of Fame with its grass courts and 1880 buildings and stands. Stepping through the arch on Bellevue Avenue can't help but transport one back in time.  

But Newport is more than just a favorite playground. Its early townspeople played an important role in America's history. Their tolerance of religious freedom was the foundation for the America we know today. As early as the 17th century, Newport's citizens embraced diversity. 

Newport is a town that boasts both a grand and salty history and exemplifies the energy and beauty that inspires us. Perhaps that is why we chose it to represent oomph's grandest collection of classic tables and mirrors.

The Newport Mirrors, Consoles, and unique Coffee Tables epitomize the spirit of this great town - slightly gilded in design, but classic in nature, and enhanced by a new breed of signature oomph colors.

Detail of original NYYC now located in Newport, RI

From Newport, Rhode Island, to Newport Beach, California - everyone needs  a little oomph.

Lazy, Hazy Sundays and Crossword Puzzles . . .

We are sitting at the beach doing the New York Times Sunday Crossword and we come to #2 DOWN - Clue: ZIP
THAT'S AN EASY ONE!

The Edgartown Coffee Table . . .

Edgartown on Martha's Vineyard is a favorite town for oomph. One of the oomphettes makes this historic whaling village her home away from home and has forever.

We love sailing to one of the most beautiful harbors in New England and once moored, our view is not of marinas with endless towering yachts plugged in but of an old whaling town with its widows' walks and church steeples. Naturally, being shoppers, we can't wait to get ashore and stroll the scenic streets and check out some of our favorite stores, one of them being Tracker Home.

Edgartown's history dates back to 1642 when it was settled by the English and originally named Great Harbor. In 1671, it was renamed Edgartown after King James II young son and later became a whaling port of great importance during the 1800's. More recently, it has been famous for late night swims across the ferry slip from Chappaquiddick, the filming of "Jaws" and often being the presidential summer vacation spot of choice.

So with all those credentials, it became an obvious name for our most popular rectangular coffee table - the Edgartown. The large coffee table is the perfect spot to rest your "Dark and Stormies" between regattas. We love it in Dove White, Creme, Black, or Knockout Orange! But it looks pretty darn nautical in Club Navy with a natural raffia surface!

This large rectangular wood coffee table is a standout no matter what color you choose. 

From across the pond . . .

Mydeco.com, a design blog/shopping site for the home based in the UK, found oomph at the NYIGF and posted us as one of their favorite finds. We have to be honest - this is our first International play and we are pretty excited. 

They chose the Newport Console as a standout piece and the tini IIz as runner up!

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Gift Show glories: the highlights August 19, 2010

Posted by Mieke ten Have in : Daily news, Mieke's blog | trackback

Image credit: Oomph

Twice a year, the Gift Show descends on the behemoth centers of 

Manhattan: the Javits, Pier 92, and Pier 94. Now, that’s a lot 

of gifts. The prospect of the show can strike preemptive 

exhaustion in the hearts (and legs) of all who have walked it– 

myself included– but you always know that the many hours 

you log on your pedometer will yield something new and 

exciting amidst the mountain of kitsch.

This show was no different; for those of you who chose to save 

your feet from unsightly sores, here is a short list of my particular 

favorites:

 Oomph

Pretty hard to disagree with those flashy choices. Now all we 

have to do is figure out how to ship them across the pond!