Merrywood, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy's childhood home, is for sale. In the 1940s, a teenaged Jacqueline Bouvier moved into Merrywood after her mother married the home's owner, Standard Oil heir Hugh D. Auchincloss. "I always love it so at Merrywood—so peaceful … with the river and those great steep hills,” Bouvier wrote in 1944. According to Town & Country, America Online co-founder Steve ... continue reading...
Old School Newport Elegance
I just returned from the Newport Flower Show, and I have been obsessing over this gorgeous 1930s French 18th Century neo-classical style summer cottage that Jenny Brewster from The Foo Dog Blog posted a few weeks ago. Here are details from the real estate listing... "Ker Arvor" is an exceptional estate in pristine, museum-quality condition that sits on 9.1 acres off Ocean Drive near Newport ... continue reading...
Amy Berry Makes Over a 100-Year-Old Dallas Home
When the owners of this 100-year old home, located in the Highland Park neighborhood of Dallas, decided it was time for a refresh, their daughter Perri found the perfect person for the job.... designer Amy Berry. Perri connected with Amy via Instagram, and at her first meeting with the the family, they discovered Amy and Perri had been born on the exact same day at the same Dallas hospital. It ... continue reading...
A Chic 1930s Miami Beach Home
I was pleased to see this glamorous Miami Beach home featured in the current issue of Architectural Digest. “A lot of people here won’t restore an old home like this; they just knock it down and throw up a big modernist box,” said interior designer and home owner Austin Harrelson. And it is so true. Sadly, there are four "big modernist boxes" going up my neighborhood alone. Austin and his wife ... continue reading...
Alice Naylor-Leyland’s Classic English Style
The enchanted world of Alice Naylor-Leyland is what every little girl envisions "happily ever after" looks like in the fairytales. Alice's charmed English life is full of centuries-old family estates, a wardrobe fit for a princess, and a picture perfect family complete with an aristocratic husband and two cherubic children. In addition to modeling and her blog, Mrs. Alice, Alice contributes to ... continue reading...
An Aspen Chalet by Laura Hunt
There is nothing I love more than an exquisitely designed home where no detail is left unturned, and when it comes to detail, Laura Hunt is truly a master. Laura has been frequently included among Architectural Digest’s “AD 100” Best Architects and Interior Designers, and this Aspen Chalet truly belongs on the cover of a magazine. I am honored that Laura has allowed me to publish it first on my ... continue reading...
A Georgetown Rowhouse by Sarah Bartholomew
Built in 1901, this tiny rowhouse is only 1,200 square feet but thanks to designer Sarah Bartholomew, it feels much bigger. Tucked into a cobblestone street in Washington, D.C.'s historic Georgetown, it is truly charming and I am particularly fond of that blue and white bedroom... let's take a look inside. Photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo for the June issue of House ... continue reading...
A Stunning Spanish Colonial by Cathy Kincaid and J. Wilson Fuqua
When I first saw this 1930s Spanish Colonial in the May-June issue of Veranda, I instantly fell in love. Located in the Highland Park neighborhood of Dallas, the home was in need of restoration when purchased by the current owners. Enter architect J. Wilson Fuqua and interior designer Cathy Kincaid, the dynamic duo who together have been transforming Dallas' finest homes for over 25 years. Wilson ... continue reading...