Guest Post: By Ashlina

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hi everyone! It's Ashlina, interior designer and blogger at <u>TheDecorist</u>. I was beyond thrilled to guest blog for Jen while she comes to visit us here in New York City. I adore Jen and am so excited that I get to share with you (<i>her loving readers</i>) my favorite things about this city that I love so much!!</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I just moved out here from LA a few months ago and have found these 7 places to be AMAZING and I would definitely say are MUST-SEES for any <i>decorista </i>visiting NYC!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiiy1zH5GvCFl65aH0f9SkDLKX7IUyahQbCzNIt_4FgXYwvkVNSbxW82_BPdSh0Ps5yaq3vAodIav2ON_M-Kvy2JMgaSHet4SkqWx8WHMB4VXgFsIV5Ao_UlitN-onDrOFW0oHdo3uoGtv/s1600/NEW+YORK+CITY-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiiy1zH5GvCFl65aH0f9SkDLKX7IUyahQbCzNIt_4FgXYwvkVNSbxW82_BPdSh0Ps5yaq3vAodIav2ON_M-Kvy2JMgaSHet4SkqWx8WHMB4VXgFsIV5Ao_UlitN-onDrOFW0oHdo3uoGtv/s640/NEW+YORK+CITY-1.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYhfKkGEyVC5SgTwCsIoXLV7dUYJdl4G341HaCB-yIfdhC2LLRN8FWLQywOru6vA0mz8N-sLGJ06ZHsa5J4xmySX7FT-dBSR8GLnZz92bCZIXZCR0JxOWSSEmXRMsJ97tKim-nCoXpT4e/s1600/NEW+YORK+CITY-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYhfKkGEyVC5SgTwCsIoXLV7dUYJdl4G341HaCB-yIfdhC2LLRN8FWLQywOru6vA0mz8N-sLGJ06ZHsa5J4xmySX7FT-dBSR8GLnZz92bCZIXZCR0JxOWSSEmXRMsJ97tKim-nCoXpT4e/s640/NEW+YORK+CITY-2.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1. <a href="http://www.thejanenyc.com/"><b>The Jane Hotel</b></a>: A beautifully decorated hotel in the west village, its perfect for meeting girlfriends for  a fun get-together.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">2. <a href="http://www.topoftherocknyc.com/"><b>Top of the Rock</b></a>: the view from the top of the Rockafeller is absolutely breathtaking. It's such a fun thing to do so you can see the city from the most beautiful angle!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">3.<b> <a href="http://www.saksfifthavenue.com/">Saks Fifth Ave</a></b>: shoe department...I almost fainted when I first went here, its enormous and the shoes are like glitter in the sand, so beautiful you will be overwhelmed with excitement.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">4. <a href="http://www.abchome.com/"><b>ABC Carpet & Home</b></a>: The place to be inspired for home decor. It's like the mecca for decorating. I just love it.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">5. <a href="http://www.ogtstore.com/"><b>Olde Good Things</b></a>: If you love antiques or anything unique then you will LOVE this store. There are a few around the city and each time you walk into one, you see things that you never would have imagined. I love the history of everything and imagining the homes that these items lived in is so fun!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">6. <a href="http://www.levainbakery.com/"><b>Levain Bakery</b></a>: quite possibly the best chocolate chip cookies I have ever tasted in my life. It's around the corner from my apartment and has become such a weakness.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">7. <a href="http://www.thehighline.org/"><b>The Highline</b></a>: Walking the highline was one of my favorite things to do this summer. The views are so pretty and they play black and white movies on the weekends. I had never heard of it, until I moved here and quickly realized its definitely a must visit place.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hopefully one day all of you will get the opportunity to visit New York. It's probably the most magical city in the world!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>image credits:</i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">jane hotel photo (time out nyc)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">olde good things (apartment therapy)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">the high line (www.mentalfloss.com)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">abc (youropi.com)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">levain (foodieuncensored.blogspot.com)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">top of the rock (topoftherock.com)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">saks (luxist.com)</span></div><br /><br /></div>

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