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François Catroux At Home
A while back, a reader requested that I feature the work of French designer François Catroux. Catroux, of course, is a "big name" designer, but photos of his work are not always easy to find. While...
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Sweet Dreams
Look above and you'll see a photo of one of my all-time favorite bedrooms, which is located at Clos Fiorentina, couturier Hubert de Givenchy's home in the South of France. Named the "Bunny" bedroom in...
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The Poetic Paris of Louise de Vilmorin
Remember those old movies in which a man courted a lady by reading poetry to her? Well heaven help the man who tries to woo me with poetry, because I won't have a clue as to what he is reading to me....
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One Last Thought About Louise de Vilmorin
While researching last week's post on the Paris poems of Louise de Vilmorin, I found the photo, above, of the writer ensconced in her home at Verrières-le-Buisson. According to many of your comments,...
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Something Old Looks New Again
Do you know what I miss seeing on tables? Hardboard place mats. Remember those? As the name suggests, these mats are literally hard boards that have a decal design on top and a felt underside. Perhaps...
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Frescoes and Papal Conclaves
Much of the world will be following the upcoming Papal conclave including those of us who are not Catholic. Two aspects of the conclave especially intrigue me: the white smoke signaling the election of...
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A Paella Party
I so enjoy food and entertaining articles from the late 1960s and early 1970s because hosts and hostesses were then just starting to forgo elaborate dinner parties and numerous courses in favor of a...
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Dining by Design
I have written before about the homes of London-based designers Paolo Moschino and Philip Vergeylen . What I enjoy about their work is that it is layered, a word that I realize has become ubiquitous....
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The Frenchwoman's Bedroom
Appearances can be deceiving. I was reminded of that the other day while reading a friend's copy of The Frenchwoman's Bedroom by Mary-Sargent Ladd. During my initial flipping through, I saw a photo of...
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A New Take on Mountain Living
For many Southerners, heading to the mountains means venturing to western North Carolina. But amongst these same people, mountain style means many different things. While traditional mountain decor...
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Nicky Haslam's Folly de Grandeur
I recently spent the most enjoyable evening reading Nicky Haslam's newly released (as in today!) book, Nicky Haslam's Folly De Grandeur: Romance and Revival in an English Country House. As most of you...
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The Dining Room of Marguerite Littman
Look through the chic cookbooks on your bookshelves- specifically R.S.V.P.: Menus for Entertaining from People Who Really Know How by Nan Kempner and Alex Hitz's My Beverly Hills Kitchen: Classic...
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Lady Baillie in Nassau
Lady Olive Baillie is back in the news...well, kind of. Her noted collection of Meissen porcelain, which was later augmented by her son, Sir Gawaine Baillie, is being auctioned off at Sotheby's London...
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The Great Clarifier
I spent an hour or so the other night looking at Spanish designer Luis Bustamante's website, and I was treated to that photo above. Is that a bar or what?! I thought that my bar was well-stocked, but...
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Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Forget Mr. Selfridge. Have you seen Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries?I recently discovered the Australian television show, which is based on Kerry Greenwood's Phryne Fisher mystery novels, and now I'm...
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Chicago Botanic Garden Antiques & Garden Fair
Next week, I will be in Chicago to attend the Chicago Botanic Garden Antiques & Garden Fair. I am honored to be joining Marisa Marcantonio of Stylebeat and Emily Evans Eerdmans for a Style Blogger...
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Classic Acapulco
I'm sorry to say that still to this day, I associate Acapulco with The Love Boat. Sad, but true. But in the mid-twentieth century, the Mexican resort town was a hot bed of social swells, models, and...
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In Swinging Acapulco, the Star was Merle Oberon
I'm a little confused about today's post. Last week, I featured a photo of Merle Oberon, which had been taken by Slim Aarons in 1966. In Aaron's book, A Wonderful Time, the photographer wrote that...
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The Ultimate in Cozy
My all-time favorite, comfy-cozy looking space has to be this room, which is in the London home of the great designer, John Stefanidis. I featured it on my blog many years ago, but I felt it was worth...
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In the Garden with Paolo Genta
I am currently in Chicago attending the Chicago Botanic Garden Antiques & Garden Fair, so it seems appropriate to end the week with photos devoted to gardens and flowers, namely those that are the...
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