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In with the Old : Classic Decor from A to Z
After a year of hard work, late nights, early mornings, and weekends spent sitting in front of a computer, I can finally share with you a very special project on which I have been working: I wrote a...
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Star and Nicky Haslam
In his 2009 memoir, Redeeming Features, designer Nicky Haslam devoted an entire chapter to his time spent in Arizona, where he lived on Black Canyon Ranch with his former partner, Jimmy Davison. A...
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I Spy...
I really enjoy decorator and writer Annie Kelly's entire Rooms to Inspire series of books, but I have to say that my favorite is probably Rooms to Inspire in the City. And some of my favorite photos...
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Revisiting a Buckhead Classic
I hope you'll get a chance to read this month's issue of Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles. I had the opportunity to write the cover article, which features a Buckhead house decorated by Margaret...
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Have You Noticed?
Have you noticed that geraniums seem to bloom profusely inside many a charming English country house? They certainly did at Daylesford, the John Fowler-decorated house of Lord Rothermere, seen...
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Velvety Soft
Something tells me that velvet-covered furniture is an acquired taste. Or, put another way, you either love it or hate it. Personally, I think that velvet upholstered tables and bookcases can be quite...
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Night (and Day) at the Museum
By any chance, do you remember the December 2004 House & Garden article that featured this lovely table, seen above? The table was set with pieces purchased from the online gift shops of various...
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A Blue Ribbon Winner
I never cease to find inspiration from old interiors. It doesn't matter if a room was decorated thirty years ago or one hundred thirty years ago. As long as it was designed with style, taste, and...
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International Set: Giancarlo Giammetti
October is not too far down the pike, and with it comes cooler temperatures, fall clothes, and House Beautiful's International Issue, which will be guest edited by Chesie Breen. It promises to be a...
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International Set: Roderick Cameron in Ireland
Up from Giancarlo Giammetti's Rome we dash to Ireland, specifically, Glebe House, the County Donegal house of the late Roderick "Rory" Cameron. Cameron, as you know, was the legendary aesthete and...
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International Set: Albany in Piccadilly
So, the last blog post pertaining to the 1975 International House Tour issue of House Beautiful (well, at least for the time being) has to do with Albany. (Click here to read my previous posts on this...
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Showing Some Leg.... or Not
Have you ever noticed that some upholstered ottoman/coffee tables look like fabric-wrapped, steroid-enhanced hunks that have been plopped in the middle of a room? Perhaps that's one reason why I find...
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Cocktails at Asprey
I spent the other afternoon perusing the Asprey website, and, as would be expected, I found all kinds of jewelry, trifles, and objects that I now can't live without. What especially caught my attention...
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Study Abroad
Many of the great decorators have partially credited their success to their Parsons education. And some have specifically referred to their time spent abroad in Europe, where they were enrolled in the...
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Have to Have It!
I didn't think it possible to get excited over a waste paper basket, but indeed it is. I am absolutely smitten with these charming bins that are decorated with dioramas, which appear to made of paper...
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Valentino a Roma
A few weekends ago, two friends and I attended an estate sale at the now former home of design legend Dan Carithers. It was the second day of the sale, and, as would be expected, much of the sale's...
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Don't Forget!
If you are in Atlanta this weekend, be sure to stop by the estate sale at the Pink Palace/the Pink Castle. (The debate rages on as to its correct moniker.) The sale is being conducted by Parc Monceau...
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Executive Dining
Have you noticed that many vintage entertaining and tablesetting books devote at least a few pages to executive dining? It's quaint, really, because I believe that few of us devote much effort to...
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A Blaze of Glory?
Flame stitch fabric. Do you love it? Hate it? Fall somewhere in between? Quite frankly, it has never been one of my favorites. I think that the problem is that there are flame stitch fabrics that...
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Babe Paley's Secret Garden
I know little- very little- about gardens and gardening, and perhaps one of these days I'll remedy this situation. However, I suppose that I know enough to be familiar with Russell Page, the esteemed...
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