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Schumacher Floral Prints, a Perennial Favorite
While reading about Geoffrey Bennison's passion for antique textiles, especially those floral-print documents which he was so fond of, I was reminded of Schumacher's 125th Anniversary collection. It's...
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Join Me at a Pink & White Party
The Spring show house season is in full swing, and one of the nation's longest running show house events is the St. Margaret's Hospital Guild Decorators' Show House and Gardens in Indianapolis. Founded...
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Bunny Williams: On Garden Style
The garden section of my library is woefully slim, which is likely due to the fact that I'm not a gardener, nor do I consider myself much of a gardening enthusiast. I come by this lack of fervor...
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Legends 2015 : Where Muses Dwell
I am excited to announce that I will be attending next month's Legends event as one of its social media ambassadors. Legends 2015: Where Muses Dwell is a three-day design extravaganza (May 6-8) that...
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Jonathan Preece Does It Again
Passover might have ended this past weekend, but it still seems a good time to show photos of a Passover table conceived by Jonathan Preece. Jonathan, as you will recall, is Creative Director and...
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A Face from the Past: Billy McCarty
William "Billy" McCarty was once a bright young thing in the world of decorating. Hailing from Miami, McCarty's career as a designer took off in Swinging Sixties' London, where, after briefly working...
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A Classic: Le Manach's Pommes de Pin
There are few things in life I love more than rifling through fabrics at a design center showroom. I find the process of looking through all of those fabrics to be thrilling, and by the time I leave...
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A Reminder
As part of this year's St. Margaret's Hospital Guild Decorators' Show House and Gardens in Indianapolis, I will be speaking at the Pink and White Party on Friday, May 1 at noon. The party will honor...
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40 Years of Fabulous
I want to bring to your attention a new book that I think many of you will enjoy: 40 Years of Fabulous: The Kips Bay Decorator Show House by Steven Stolman. Established in 1972, the Kips Bay Decorator...
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A Visit to Furlow Gatewood
This past weekend, I joined sixty-four fellow ICAA members (Institute of Classical Architecture and Art- Southeast Chapter) on a tour of the exceptional houses of Furlow Gatewood, who lives in...
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Angelo Donghia, Man of the Year
2015 is shaping up to be the year of Angelo Donghia, whose memory seems to loom large these days thanks to the current vogue for Seventies Style. During the 1970s, Donghia was one of this country's...
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Heading Off to Legends
I'm off to Legends this week, and I'm looking forward to seeing many of you there. If you can't make it to Los Angeles for the event, you can follow the action on social media. My fellow ambassadors...
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Justine Cushing's Home- Now and Then
Show of hands- how many of you became enamored with Justine Cushing's Manhattan apartment while reading the May issue of House Beautiful? I know that I certainly did. At the time of this post's...
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Please Join Us
I hope that you will join Gary Searle, Vice President of Sales and Merchandising for Lee Jofa and Brunschwig & Fils, and me next Tuesday, May 19th, as we present Design Trend: Creating Inspired...
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Le Temple de la Gloire
Although built in 1800 for the French military hero, Jean Victor Moreau, Le Temple de la Gloire, a historic house located near Paris, might be better remembered by some as the residence of Oswald and...
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The Latest from de Gournay
While in Los Angeles last week, I visited the Nicky Rising showroom, where Hannah Cecil Gurney, Director of de Gournay, showed me the latest additions to the de Gournay line. Some of the designs are...
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The Windows of Legends
I returned last week from Los Angeles, where I attended Legends. To say that I had a good time is an understatement, as it took me days to recover from the non-stop socializing and inspiration-seeking...
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Weekend Entertaining with Bill Blass
After weeks of traveling, I'm looking forward to spending a quiet Memorial Day weekend at home. I'm sure that many of you, however, are planning to spend the holiday at beach cottages or country...
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An Easy-to-Appreciate Home
The day after a holiday weekend is never a good time to deal with anything challenging, so today, I thought we would ease into the work week with a Paris home that requires little effort to appreciate....
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Joan Payson Whitney at Greentree
I recently stumbled upon a photo of what has to be one of the more intriguing bathrooms that I have seen. The bathroom, which you can see above, belonged to Joan Whitney Payson and was located at her...
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