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Robert & Cortney Novogratz: Interior Designers + HGTV Hosts, Home By Novogratz

The Novogratz Share Their Blueprint For Discovering NYC

ELAINE SAYS: I love interior design....love. I watch lots of interior design shows...all types. You know where this is going, right? If you're anything like me, you'll be just as excited about today's list by my favorite TV design team, THE NOVOGRATZ. Robert and Cortney won me over in about 10 seconds with their first Bravo Show, "9 by Design," where they introduced us to their bold vision, their gorgeous home, then a gorgeous new home and their 7 little hipsters. Yeah, that's right...they have a lot of kids and an arsenal of names that are among my all-time favorites: Wolfgang is the oldest, then twin girls, Bellamy & Tallulah, then Breaker, after that, twin boys named Holleder & Five [clearly the fifth...you'd be tired too] and last for now, Major. Watching them juggle the move, impossible design projects & baby duty while somehow maintaining their inexplicably uncompromised New York lifestyle, made my own high octane existence actually seem a little sleepy. Now on HGTV, "Home By Novogratz," features their signature, unconventional methods, big ideas [and let's face it, overall coolness] in slightly a more traditional format. Until then, you can get a taste of "Life ala Novogratz" with this insider's list of their Online Finds and NYC Favorites....I'm pretty sure they're dialed.

Posted on July 26th, 2012

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ROBERT AND CORTNEY'S ONLINE FINDS

For One-Of-A-Kind Wonders: Olde Good Things VISIT WEBSITE | LOCATION: 5 East 16th Street [Union Square] + 459 Columbus Avenue, NYC [Upper West Side]For large architectural pieces you won't find anywhere else, we always find pieces that are unique and really ad to projects we might be working on
Walls With Good Taste: Flavor Paper VISIT WEBSITE | LOCATION: Flavor Paper Showroom 216 Pacific Street, Second Floor, NYC [Brooklyn]...check site for local distributors Flavor Paper in Brooklyn has the most amazing custom & hand-screened wallpaper. The people who run Flavor Paper are so creative--their designs are inspiring & they help us create individual wallpaper for specific projects that delight us & the clients
Budget Friendly Art Hook-up: Half Gallery VISIT WEBSITE | LOCATION: Half Gallery 206 Forsythe Street, NYC [Lower East Side]Great resource for Affordable Art...on the Lower East Side.
A Street Worth Strolling: One Kings Lane VISIT WEBSITEThis site offers a never-ending list of treasures that we use in our projects and in our own home
Spinning Out for Vintage: What Goes Around Comes Around VISIT WEBSITE | LOCATION: NYC-351 WEst Broadway, Between Broome & Grand [SoHo] + LA- 159 South LaBrea Avenue, Between 1st & 2nd [Mid City]We love the vintage clothes, jewelry and most-importantly, a full selection of collectible (and very wearable) rock and roll tee shirts.
CB2 VISIT WEBSITEOur favorite chain store and one of our biggest go-to shopping destinations online or in the city. We love to mix it with vintage.
Wood Whisperer: John Houshmand VISIT WEBSITE | LOCATION: John Houshmand 31 Howard Street, 2nd Floor, NYC [China Town]John Houshmand is a genius with wood, a true artisan who creates brilliant tables, all kinds of furniture and super-cool custom work. On Howard Street right near China Town

ROBERT AND CORTNEY'S LOCAL FAVES

A Store That Lifts Your Spirits: The Lively Set LOCATION: The Lively Set 33 Bedford Street, NYC [West Village]The Lively Set is great for all kinds of special lighting, industrial, statement-making and beautiful. The shop is tiny in the West Village, but crammed full of finds. We are never disappointed when we visit there.
The Way To Stay: Crosby Street Hotel VISIT WEBSITE | LOCATION: Crosby Street Hotel 79 Crosby Street, Between Spring and Prince, NYC [Soho]We love the vibe of this hotel. We have had a lot of parties here to celebrate our tv show. They have this super-deluxe screening room with bright orange Poltrona Frau seats, where we can show episodes of Home By Novogratz to friends, family and press.
Repeat Performance: Paula Rubinstein Ltd LOCATION: Paula Rubinstein Ltd. 65 Prince Street, NYC [SoHo] Paula Rubinstein Ltd. is a Soho antiques shop that specializes in American textiles from the 19th and 20th centuries [we love their vintage blankets].
Park Yourself: Hudson River Park + The High Line VISIT HRP WEBSITE | LOCATION: Hudson River Park Manhatten's West Side between Battery Place and W.59th Street + VISIT THL WEBSITE | LOCATION: High Line Park located on Manhattan's West Side, from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District to West 34th Street, between 10th & 11th Avenues [Chelsea]When you have seven kids who need space to roam, it's great to be able to take them just across the street from our house to the newly-refurbished Hudson River Park which runs practically the full length of Manhattan [the part across from our house is the West Village], and is quite a beautiful way to be close to nature. The High Line park is also another family favorite, there is so much to explore there, and it is such an important piece of New York History.
Pizza Perfecto: Arturo's Pizza LOCATION: Arturo's 106 W. Houston Street, NYC [West Village]Arturo's is our family pizza joint. The charcoal oven pizza is delicious, and it's a wonderful place to bring the kids and hang out and have fun.at Thompson St.
A Sentimental Party Location: Felix LOCATION: Felix Restaurant and Bar 340 West Broadway , NYC [SoHo]Felix is our chill, go-to restaurant in Soho, we have been going there for twenty years, with and without the family. We recently had Cortney's 40th birthday celebration there for 100 of our friends and family.