Am playing around with Olioboard and decided to go for a Downton Abbey inspired dining room for contemporary living. Check out the board in Olioboard including links to all products shown. If you would like my help on your design project, I would love to chat with you! Please email me. Thanks! Subscribe to ::Surroundings::
Well, here in the States we’ve just finished episode 4 of Dowton Abbey, Season 2, on PBS. It’s really quite remarkable how much they pack into each one hour episode. And this week’s installment left me weak and weepy, to say the least. Season 1 was filled with the glamorous dinners and festivities of the … Read more
If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time, you may recall that my father, Bob Merrill, passed away a while ago. In fact, it was three years ago today. A hard day that time has most certainly softened, as is meant to happen. I don’t cry every time I think of him … Read more
I wanted to send a big thank you out to Andrea Drexelius from French Basketeer and Metis Linens for sending me this beautiful package of vintage linens and vintage French brass curtain rings that can be used as napkin rings. I won these lovely items in a giveaway on Karen Albert’s blog Art By … Read more
One of the loveliest parts of all the period British dramas is the depiction of the outdoor life of the British noble and gentry classes. Certainly, the Brits are known for their love and expertise at gardening, riding and hunting and the exquisite lawn parties filled with ladies and gentlemen dressed in white enjoying simpler … Read more
I‘ve been organizing my home office and sewing room and came across a packet of wallpaper samples from Thibaut that I picked up at last fall’s Market Week at the Boston Design Center. Oy, sometimes, things do get buried, don’t they? Anyway, the wallpaper samples are from Thibaut’s newly released papers made in conjunction with … Read more
The English period soap opera known as Downton Abbey is now in full swing and as with Season 1, Season 2 is filled with characters and lots of exposition of the story line. Season 1 just won the Golden Globe for best mini-series tonight, as a matter of fact. They sure know how to pack … Read more
Series Production Designer: Donal Woods Series Set Decorator: Gina Cromwell Tonight starts the beginning on the long awaited return to Downton Abbey, on PBS/WGBH’s Masterpiece Classic. If you were among the legions of devoted fans on both sides of the Atlantic who watched Season 1 you are undoubtedly excited about Season 2. (Those in the … Read more