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The Pirch Effect
Back in December, I attended the launch party for the Atlanta opening of Pirch. In case you are not familiar with it, Pirch is a national kitchen, bath, and lifestyle retailer with showrooms around the...
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Lady Diana Cooper in Little Venice
If you have read Rooms, the compilation book of photographer Derry Moore's interior photos, then you likely remember the London home of Lady Diana Cooper. Moore's photos of the Cooper residence, which...
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Waterhouse Wallhangings and the Edward Zajac Collection
If only I had an abundance of rooms in which to hang wallpaper. That's how I felt when I saw the newest wallpaper collection from Waterhouse Wallhangings, which will be available in showrooms starting...
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A Request for Information
I hope that one (or some) of you might be able to help me. I am researching the Van Day Truex drawing that is shown above. The drawing depicts what appear to be two stone bull heads perched atop a...
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A Tribute to Carroll Petrie
Nan Kempner, Pat Buckley, Judy Peabody, and now Carroll Petrie. It seems that so many of the socialites whom I read about as a child are dead. Back in the '80s, these were the boldface names that...
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A Nifty Shade of Grey
Perhaps I ought not to admit this, but I saw Fifty Shades of Grey last week. When I received an invitation to attend a preview of the movie, I accepted with alacrity because I wasn't about to miss an...
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The Future of Antiques
I would like to invite you to join Olga Granda-Scott, John Lyle, Kerry Howard, and me next Friday, February 27 from 7 to 9pm for a conversation about the future of antiques and 21st-century Southern...
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An Early Summer, Courtesy of Jim Thomspon and No. 9 Thompson
Last week, I attended a presentation of the Spring 2015 collections from Jim Thompson and No. 9 Thompson. The temperature outdoors might have been hovering around the freezing mark, but it certainly...
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Home Tour: Dottebob Andes
One of the many highlights of my book tour was visiting my sweet friend, Dottebob Andes, in her chic Philadelphia-area home. Prior to my visit, I was aware that Dottebob and I had a lot in common,...
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Thank you Flower Magazine
I want to thank Karen Carroll and flower magazine for featuring me in their "House Party" column in the March/April issue. When Karen asked me to describe my style of entertaining, the first word out...
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Spring Book Releases, Part One
The Spring book releases are just starting to make their debuts, and two that I have read- and enjoyed- thus far are A Home in Paris, written by Catherine Synave with photographs by Guillaume de...
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Fromental at The Goring
Although I have never been a guest at The Goring Hotel in London, I have long been familiar with it. The hotel, which recently celebrated its 105th anniversary, has endeared itself to generations of...
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Baron de Redé and his Headdress Ball
Although the late Baron de Redé, the noted French aesthete, host, and financier, might be better known for his 1969 Oriental Ball, he is almost as famous for an earlier fête: his "Bal des Têtes", which...
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Spring Book Releases: Anouska Hempel
I read Anouska Hempel last week, and I have to confess that I'm having difficulty putting my thoughts into words. Designer monographs typically provide readers with an even-keeled reading experience....
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Nina Campbell for oomph
One of the more talked-about product debuts at the upcoming High Point Spring Market will likely be designer Nina Campbell's new collection for oomph. The collaborative line includes two designs by...
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The Sister Parish Connection
The first thing that one typically does after buying a home is to furnish and decorate it to one's liking. That might mean a fresh coat of paint, discarding curtains, or ripping out carpet. But what...
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A Modern Approach to Traditional Fabrics
I have been a fan of Brunschwig & Fils fabrics for as long as I can remember. It is their snappy prints to which I really gravitate, because they seem the natural companion to my preferred style of...
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Atlanta Magazine's HOME
If you live in Atlanta, be on the lookout for the newest local shelter magazine. Atlanta Magazine's HOME recently debuted its premiere issue, and it looks great. Of course, I'm a little biased...
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Seventies Redux
You've likely heard by now that Seventies style is back in fashion...again. Much has been written about this latest bout of Seventies fever, which seems to strike those who didn't experience this...
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A Long Time in Coming: the Geoffrey Bennison Monograph
Like fellow designers Henri Samuel and François Catroux, the late British decorator Geoffrey Bennison's name is not as well known in America as, say, Billy Baldwin or Dorothy Draper. And I'd be...
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