About Me

 

 

Diane Henkler  
From the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA    

inmyownstyle (at) gmail (dot) com

 

 

Quotation I Live By: “To invent you need a good imagination and a pile of junk”

   -Thomas Edison

 

First Piece Of Jewelry I Designed: A pair of earrings for my Barbie when I was 8.  I made them by cutting the tips off of the beaded end of straight pins.  The beaded end was like a post earring.  Once the pin was shortened I could pierce her ears with them.

 

Signature Flower: A mix of deep purple and lavender hydrangeas. I can’t get enough of them. I have them in baskets and vases in every room of my home and planted outside in my garden.

 

Favorite Place: Anywhere there is a view of water, the larger the body of water, the better. It could be standing on the bow of the Staten Island Ferry to lying on a beach or swinging on the swings that rim the Burlington, VT waterfront.

 

Married with Children:  Married my husband, Ed 26 years ago at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland

Most Prized Possessions:  Kelly and Mandy, my daughters.

 

Most Prized Material Possession: My first grade pencil case. It’s pink and the inside still smells like crayons and graphite.

 

What I Want To Be When I Grow Up:  After I graduated from The Fashion Institute of Technology I thought I wanted to be a product designer, but life took me on a different path and I ended up being a display designer.  Now I do both, during business hours I’m in display, after I enjoy creating beautiful, useful objects for myself, home, family and friends.

 

Favorite Inside Pastime: Watching old movies from the 40’s and 50’s,especially if they take place in NYC or during WW II and have Cary Grant, Doris Day, Rock Hudson, or Audrey Hepburn in them.

 

Favorite Outside Pastime: Sitting by above mentioned bodies of water, kayaking, swimming, riding bikes and hiking while on vacation with my family.

 

Music I Listen To When I Need A Lift: Coldplay, The Moody Blues, anything by John Williams. I also love the sound of church bells ringing in the distance and will stop and pull over to the side of the road just to hear them.

 

Places I Go When I Need Inspiration: The streets of NYC, public libraries, bookstores where you can read and have a cup of tea or a latte while you browse. Flea markets, magazines such as In-Style, Country Living, and my friend Karen Sacavage’s design studio/workroom.

 

Dislike: Amusement parks, I get really dizzy the minute I walk through the gate.

 

Still Want To Design: The perfect handbag. It would be a bit of “Audrey Hepburn” meets “Jane Goodall”.  A small black croc bag  that would have a long strap and lots of pockets for organization that would hold my camera, cellphone, sunglasses, keys, and lipstick and not look bulky.

 

Splurges: Travel and skin care products. 

 

Collect: Seashells, matchbooks, and colored pencils since I was a child.

 

If You Walked Into My House Right Now You Would Immediately Know:   I love Purple!

 

Proudest Moment: Getting my book, Instant Decorating published and demonstrating projects from it on TV

 

Surprising Fact:  I have an identical twin sister named, Carol. 

 

States I Have Lived In:  Pennsylvania, New York, California, Washington, North Carolina, and New Jersey 

 

Can’t Live Without: My Pilates Reformer and Lipstick!!!