Linen, white, reclaimed wood, colors like the sand, water and sky, beautiful gardens, sailboats, the beach, clambakes, Springs General Store, Ina Garten and reading. This is what comes to mind whenever I think of the Hamptons. With such fond sentiments and memories, you can understand why I was very interested in what was happening at [...]
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Best of Hamptons Showhouse ’10
Posted in Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Beds, Creativity, dream kitchens, entertain, Hamptons, linen, luxurious comfort, Master Bathroom, master bedroom, nature, sophisticated, tagged bathrooms, carrera marble, French, Hamptons, kitchens, Lillian August, linen, outdoor living, showroom on July 2, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Inspiration of the day: COLOR!
Posted in ambience, artist, Belgium, Carolyn Quartermaine, chairs, chic, color inspiration, document fabric, drama, feels like Europe, French Fabric, sophisticated, tagged british, Carolyn Quartermaine, color, color trend 2011, French, hot designers, inspiration, script farbic on January 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Color is fundamental, it’s beautiful. It enriches our lives.” -Carolyn Quartermaine Chateau de Beloeil: images from www.CarolynQuartermaine.com
well worth the blisters
Posted in accessories, ambience, antique, architectual, Bedrooms, Beds, Belgium, benches, bonne huit, candlesticks, chic, collecting antiques, Comfort, Country Modern, Creativity, distressed antiqued furniture, document fabric, down pillows, entertain, Fabulous Pillows, feels like Europe, french chaise, tagged beautiful chandelier, Bella Luna, canvas, Debbie Jones, fall Trends 2010, French, French antiques, Horchow, lamps, Legacy, Lighting, linen, pillows, spring trends 2011, Toms on October 23, 2010 | 3 Comments »
To wear cute shoes and risk blisters or wear practical shoes and risk mal fashion.. that is the question. 9 hours of walking in a day is a bit of footwork. Last week was fall market at High Point. It came around so quickly this year! We had tons of fun and saw too many [...]
great, great, great
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged antique, Busbin, Charlotte, French, Heirloom, Swedish on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A couple of weeks ago, Marc and I snuck away to Charleston for a few days. We had the opportunity to tour several private historic homes. Wandering through these historical gems built between the early 1700s- mid 1800s was fascinating. Of course, the restoration and architecture were amazing, but the thing that I loved the [...]
Things I love, Part I: Kitchen tables
Posted in afternoon tea, antique, architectual, chairs, chic, Clive Christian, collecting antiques, Comfort, dishes, distressed antiqued furniture, drama, dream kitchens, entertain, farmhouse, feels like Europe, french kitchen, tagged bench, chairs, country, eating, English, family, farmhouse, food, French, Italian, kitchen, slipcover, tables, vintage, wide plank floor on January 26, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I love kitchen and dining tables. I have never understood why fancy dining tables are placed in dining rooms and barely used by the family. I think every table should be usable, used and loved. A kitchen table is much more than any other table you will ever own. It is love in eating, talking [...]
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