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Showing Some Leg.... or Not 26 Aug 2013 | 03:59 pm
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 ...
International Set: Albany in Piccadilly 23 Aug 2013 | 04:33 pm
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...
International Set: Roderick Cameron in Ireland 21 Aug 2013 | 04:27 pm
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 aut...
International Set: Giancarlo Giammetti 19 Aug 2013 | 03:38 pm
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 mo...
A Blue Ribbon Winner 16 Aug 2013 | 04:01 pm
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 auth...
Night (and Day) at the Museum 14 Aug 2013 | 04:18 pm
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 museu...
Velvety Soft 12 Aug 2013 | 04:03 pm
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...
Have You Noticed? 9 Aug 2013 | 04:06 pm
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 above. ...
Revisiting a Buckhead Classic 9 Aug 2013 | 04:05 pm
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 Bosbyshell...
I Spy... 7 Aug 2013 | 04:28 pm
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 ...
