Quick Takes With: Kai Avent-deLeon
Kai Avent-deLeon is, as she says, “a mom and owner of Sincerely, Tommy and Che, a vegan eatery”, and we’ll add that she’s also a tastemaker, an entrepreneur, and a woman of all trades. We’ve been taken by Kai’s singular style since we first toured her Bed-Stuy apartment, then her next BK place (which features in The Low-Impact Home book), and her mobile home-turned-clean-lined sanctuary in upstate New York.
For our first-ever Quick Takes column, Kai shares the best flowers to bring to a party, the ultimate bed sheets, and her simple swap for better lounging.
You’re invited to dinner. What’s your go-to gift?
I love receiving wine or flowers, so I usually will bring either of those—specifically a natural wine, or tulips, because they’re timeless and complement any space.
What’s on your bedside table?
Water, my journal, photos of my favorite and most cherished loved ones, and a usually a book I am reading (currently The Power of Intention).
What are you listening to lately?
A lot of Sade and Fleetwood Mac.
Above: Tulips in Kai’s place. Photograph by Matthew Williams for Remodelista: The Low-Impact Home.
Which Instagram account do you look to for design inspiration?
@the.peanut.vendor, @simotto, @ejrbarnes, Carmen Amsterdam.
What’s your greatest recent house upgrade?
A floor mattress instead of lounge chairs. I love chairs and could probably say I am recovering from an obsession with collecting good lounge chairs. In my quest to be more minimalist, I found a floor mattress to be not only an aesthetically pleasing option but also extremely functional. When friends and family stay over, it serves as extra sleeping space.
Favorite sheets?
Magniberg.
Above: Magniberg’s stripey Wall Street bedding.
Go-to kitchen utensil?
A good spoon.
What’s a design trend that needs to go?
Boucle. Sorry!
What item from your closet do you have on repeat?
My reworked Levis from La RĂ©union Studio.
Favorite design shop to visit, online or in person?
Lichen, Chairish, and any furniture store on Warren Street in Hudson, NY.
Above: Kinto’s LT Cup with Strainer and a pair of patched Levi’s from La RĂ©union.
What’s the last thing you purchased for your house?
Tea cups and charcoal bars from Kinto.
Something you’re coveting?
I really love the brushed steel trend…
I don’t leave the house without…
My rosewater mist.
Thanks, Kai! For more, follow her @kaiaventdeleon or via Sincerely, Tommy. | BidBuddy.com
http://dlvr.it/T3Xnqh
For our first-ever Quick Takes column, Kai shares the best flowers to bring to a party, the ultimate bed sheets, and her simple swap for better lounging.
You’re invited to dinner. What’s your go-to gift?
I love receiving wine or flowers, so I usually will bring either of those—specifically a natural wine, or tulips, because they’re timeless and complement any space.
What’s on your bedside table?
Water, my journal, photos of my favorite and most cherished loved ones, and a usually a book I am reading (currently The Power of Intention).
What are you listening to lately?
A lot of Sade and Fleetwood Mac.
Above: Tulips in Kai’s place. Photograph by Matthew Williams for Remodelista: The Low-Impact Home.
Which Instagram account do you look to for design inspiration?
@the.peanut.vendor, @simotto, @ejrbarnes, Carmen Amsterdam.
What’s your greatest recent house upgrade?
A floor mattress instead of lounge chairs. I love chairs and could probably say I am recovering from an obsession with collecting good lounge chairs. In my quest to be more minimalist, I found a floor mattress to be not only an aesthetically pleasing option but also extremely functional. When friends and family stay over, it serves as extra sleeping space.
Favorite sheets?
Magniberg.
Above: Magniberg’s stripey Wall Street bedding.
Go-to kitchen utensil?
A good spoon.
What’s a design trend that needs to go?
Boucle. Sorry!
What item from your closet do you have on repeat?
My reworked Levis from La RĂ©union Studio.
Favorite design shop to visit, online or in person?
Lichen, Chairish, and any furniture store on Warren Street in Hudson, NY.
Above: Kinto’s LT Cup with Strainer and a pair of patched Levi’s from La RĂ©union.
What’s the last thing you purchased for your house?
Tea cups and charcoal bars from Kinto.
Something you’re coveting?
I really love the brushed steel trend…
I don’t leave the house without…
My rosewater mist.
Thanks, Kai! For more, follow her @kaiaventdeleon or via Sincerely, Tommy. | BidBuddy.com
http://dlvr.it/T3Xnqh
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