Kate Shaw

CEO & co-founder of Living Group, Founder & Design Director of Cordello Home. London, New York, Hong Kong & Salento.

[Kate Shaw @katecshaw]

@rickygervais I was in the seat behind you on the red eye flight last night… eating Italian is always a good idea! It just makes you happy… As Brits who now live in Brooklyn and off to Italy for a holiday.. I’ll be fatter but happy! #happydays

[Kate Shaw @katecshaw]

@ITAAirways in Rome airport waiting for our luggage. It was scheduled for london even though our flight is tomorrow. Can you please retrieve them?

[Kate Shaw @katecshaw]

Vile woman… think she needs to examine the word “culture” in her job title!

[Gary Neville @GNev2]

I can’t stop watching this 😂😂

[Kate Shaw @katecshaw]

The conundrum of how to fit a powder room on the parlor floor of a brownstone is one we quickly answered. Most architects and real estate agents will tell you it’s desirable, even necessary. And I agree our powder room in our rental is great. But not for… https://t.co/3BQ2P9hBPp

[Kate Shaw @katecshaw]

Our brownstone, according to the listing, is just under 17 foot wide by 46 foot deep. A bit narrower than the coveted 20 foot brownstones the real estate brokers talk about. Once you account for the width of the walls it means at its widest the internal … https://t.co/0Qpt7xpdkd

[Kate Shaw @katecshaw]

The other room to be opened up at the back of the house, with incredible views over Brooklyn, will be our main guest bedroom. I can’t wait to remove that kitchen (see third photo for the current floor plan). New @junckersfloors herringbone flooring will … https://t.co/IYmn0e55TI

[Kate Shaw @katecshaw]

First working week of 2022 done. Who would have thought nearly two years later we’d still be working from home? When we were buying the house one of the key things for us was a dedicated studio / office space. One that isn’t in the main part of our livin… https://t.co/cSySuKDReD

[Kate Shaw @katecshaw]

As a Brit living in New York, I still get so excited when we have snow, as unlike London we usually get a lot. Although now we are homeowners, it means clearing the stoop as well as the sidewalk, which is our responsibility, an alien concept for a London… https://t.co/FutfAAayL8

[Kate Shaw @katecshaw]

As you know it was such a joy to strip the paint from these doors and discover the beautiful walnut wood (all doors on the parlor floor except the main front door are walnut). Our vestibule door is a thing of beauty but has had so many locks put in it, I… https://t.co/k967efCJd5

[Kate Shaw @katecshaw]

We are in limbo at the moment, waiting for the asbestos removal permit. Until that is issued and asbestos removed, we can’t start main construction, which is a little frustrating. So, as well as ordering our plumbing fittings, tiles and kitchen, I’m look… https://t.co/u0fUiWX3nF

[Kate Shaw @katecshaw]

These stairs are going to look so great given a bit of love! Sanded and painted black with the natural walnut handrail and a striped carpet. I found this runner on @annieselke which is called Neapolitan, like the ice cream. It would really cheer up the s… https://t.co/IUXYafI8Cj

[Kate Shaw @katecshaw]

Very cold and dark start to the first working week of 2022. It’s going to snow today, maybe only a cm or 2 (not even one inch) but a proper winter morning with a real feel of minus 12 degrees Celsius (10 degrees F). Brrr… bit hard to get out of bed t… https://t.co/R4eA0lUXb1

[Kate Shaw @katecshaw]

It’s good to get the apartment back to normal after Christmas. Tree down, decorations packed away for another year. And back to work tomorrow…!
#picturewall #backtonormal #postchristmas #midcentury #rosewood #designclassic #eameschair #hello2022 https://t.co/AwUDW7CzEx

[Kate Shaw @katecshaw]

Happy New Year and welcome 2022. I’m liking the numerology! Now in our third year of living in New York and I’m hoping for an exciting year, with more ups than downs, more happy times than sad ones and please bring health! Whatever the year has in store … https://t.co/9erpd1XIgz

[Kate Shaw @katecshaw]

Time to order tiles! I put this overview together yesterday of all the tiles we’re ordering as I spent the morning online. What really surprised me is the common theme that seems to run through them… the color green. In the last two years of the pand… https://t.co/ckoV7usLRB

[Kate Shaw @katecshaw]

Who says you can’t mix metals in your bathroom? Yesterday I posted about ordering our vanity and faucets (taps) for our bathroom on my stories. I had so many concerned messages: but the taps don’t match the vanity handles… and the lights are a differ… https://t.co/HYRoyYsgB5

[Kate Shaw @katecshaw]

While some of the features in our brownstone are in pretty good shape (walls, doors, some original floors) it’s safe to say the bathrooms are rooms of doom! (swipe to see) The 60s and 70s have a lot to answer for! When we renovated our London home, I rea… https://t.co/QodSC4Tr72

[Kate Shaw @katecshaw]

Just days away from the start of our renovation now so we’re taking every opportunity to visit the house and finalize our thoughts on finishes and paint swatches. A big part of the house is the stairs, over four floors. Thankfully they are in pretty dece… https://t.co/do8t60GP64

[Kate Shaw @katecshaw]

Boxing Day morning. What a wonderful Christmas Day stay at The Crosby Street Hotel. Before we moved to New York we were travelling here every 6 to 8 weeks for business and this hotel became our home from home. Coming back they welcomed us like friends an… https://t.co/xJPtOMZXk7

[Kate Shaw @katecshaw]

Merry Christmas! Hope you all have a lovely day!
So we did the very European Christmas tradition of opening our presents on Christmas Eve after a traditional beef wellington dinner. Today we’re of to the Crosby Street Hotel @firmdale_hotels for lunch and… https://t.co/i4oZldlt2V