I spent an afternoon this week near-giddy because I was standing next to a compelling sculpture of a woman's torso by the amazing artist Louise Bourgeois. It was beautifully showcased in the center of a closet that was actually a small room of mirrored doors located off a dazzling master bedroom.

This gives you an idea of my oh-so-grueling assignment as a volunteer for the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club Manhattan Designer House Tour. You know, listening to Sinatra courtesy of Jonathan Schwartz while marveling at a round white bed flanked by round glass end tables and admiring a stunning Philip Porcella photograph, all the while greeting enthused participants of the tour.

Tough to be me, I know. But carry on I did as people stopped and stared in awe at the white room with purple and lavender accents. Truly I can't do the home décor of Kris Fuchs -- principal of SUITE New York, a contemporary furniture and modern design showroom on Madison Avenue -- justice in this space, but there is a bigger point.