As I wrote last week, I was heading to my favorite city of Newburyport MA on Saturday for the annual PTO Kitchen Design Tour. I’ve been to several of these tours, along with the Christmas house tour and I have to say – this year was a treat! All the houses were lovely, all had … Read more
I’ve written before (on several occasions!) that Newburyport is my favorite city pretty much anywhere but definitely here in Massachusetts. I used to live there and often wonder why I moved (long story!). Anyway, I regularly attend the Christmas House Tour which benefits the Custom House Maritime Museum and the Kitchen Tour which benefits the … Read more
Way back – 10+ years ago now – I was inspired to start posting about movie set decorating by the then four year old movie Something’s Gotta Give. I saw it on a flight coming back from Paris (when I went to Maison et Objet) and thought – gosh, that’s a pretty movie set – … Read more
Happy Travel Tuesday! As a followup to last week’s post, I’m sharing my photos of Edith Wharton’s house in the Berkshires called The Mount. Last week I shared the gardens and exterior shots of the house. This week I’m sharing a little more of the exteriors – particularly the stables, forecourt and front side of … Read more
A few years ago I was out in the Berkshires for the 4th of July and visited Edith Wharton’s famed estate called The Mount. I came across my photos again and thought that it would be worth sharing them again. My first video is a tour of the gardens of the estate. These formal gardens were … Read more
I’ve always loved floor cloths in historic interiors and was excited to see this ad (above) in a magazine for a new line of William Morris patterns on floor cloths from Spicher and Co. Floorcloths came out of England in the 18th century and was made from painted and varnished cloth. They were used to … Read more
Are you ready for the long 4th of July weekend here in the US? I’m not actually a huge fan of fireworks and there are plenty of both the legal and illegal kind in the area. I live in a beach community, so it’s party-time all weekend long. Meanwhile, I wanted to share a … Read more
I’m focusing on Italy this month in my Travel Tuesday posts because my niece Katie is currently on her honeymoon there! They arrived in Venice this morning and will be touring the northern part of the country including hiking in the dolomites and finishing it up with a stay at a luxury resort in a … Read more
I updated my Virtual Interior Design webpage to include a video description of the process and deliverables. In this video, I describe the exact process of how I create beautiful, and personalized, interior design plan for clients far and wide. Known as Virtual Interior Design, aka E-Decorating, these plans evolve just as traditional in-person … Read more
Welcome to my first Friday Finds video! Last evening I attended a CEU Continuing education course on color theory and psychology presented by Feras Irikat, the director of design & marketing at Lunada Bay Tile company. The event was hosted at Best Tile, in Plymouth, Massachusetts. After the talk, I walked the showroom and … Read more