Just one episode into The Real Housewives of New York season 14 and I got exactly what I (read ‘everyone’) was waiting for: a front-row viewing of Jenna Lyons’ home. Who is Jenna Lyons I hear you ask? Former fashion designer extraordinaire, turned interior designer, turned Real Housewife star, and style icon whose creative flair is a never-ending source of inspiration for all of us watching. Now I have been talking about Jenna’s home before in overall design terms but what this first episode revealed is the details. Those things you only notice if you look closely, or those you can admire in all their glory if you do an actual, in-person tour of the apartment. Which, of course, the producers had the inspired thought to make sure got done, and off they sent housewives Erin and Brynn to have an ‘impromptu’ discussion in the designer’s bedroom.
I could not have asked for a more perfect set-up. This took the viewer along with Erin and Brynn from the impossibly chic and modern living room showcasing the kitchen in all its marble and unlacquered (what else) brass glory, through to the moody-in-a-good-way hallway, through THAT infamous shoe closet which I’ll get to in a moment, then reaching the final destination - the glam bedroom, of course with a view of the marble (sensing a theme) en-suite. A lot to take in. But my eagle eyes did not miss one detail along this trip, and here is what I’m obsessing over.
