Crushed ice maker, for sure.
What is your bedtime ritual?
To be honest, my bedtime ritual is just to say thank you for everything that I have—and thank you for all the things that I don’t have, because those things weren’t meant for me—and just to go to sleep with an attitude of gratitude, openness, and willingness to dream about the future.
What room in your house is your favorite and why?
In Georgia, my primary bedroom is my absolute favorite. It almost feels like I’m in a royal suite from a castle. And in my California house, one of my guest bedrooms is my favorite room. It’s so weird, I never sleep in my primary in California; I always sleep in the guest room that’s right across from the primary suite. I just love the energy of that room. It’s smaller, and I don’t know, it just feels more cozy. There’s something about the energy of both.
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What object in your house has some extra sentimental value to it?
In my Georgia house, I have a photo by Richard Avedon of a little Black boy in Harlem. I think it’s in 1940s, and it reminds me so much of my nephew, who I lost in a tragic accident a few years ago. He was three years old, and the boy in the picture is around the same age, so that’s the most sentimental object in that house.
What would you change about your home, if you could choose one thing?
I don’t know if I would change [anything]…I actually love both homes for totally different reasons. They’re so polar opposite of each other, which I think is cool, because they truly represent both sides of my personality.
What is the oldest thing in your house?
The oldest thing in the house in Georgia is the house. It was built in 1984, so she’s 40 years old. And she still has all the original woodworking, even the kitchen cabinets are original. The oldest thing in my house in California is… actually, all my furniture in that house is midcentury modern.
What is the newest thing in your house?
I feel like I haven’t bought anything for the [California] house in a long time. The newest thing is an original Kehinde Wiley painting. I collect Black art. And the newest thing in the Georgia house is a fricking air conditioning unit, I had to replace it and it was incredibly expensive.
Describe an item in your home that you brought back from a trip that you really treasure—it might be tough, we know you’re traveling constantly.
I am traveling constantly, and most of the time I’m traveling, all I bring back is clothes! All I bring back is vintage—which is my favorite thing. I did bring back a vintage Hermès Haut à Courroies bag from the 1980s from a flea market in Paris.
Is there a space in your home, either one of them, that serves an unusual purpose?
