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June Musings: Newport, The Hamptons, Audrey Hepburn, and Jackie Kennedy

Last weekend, I attended the Newport Flower Show as the guest of Bettie Bearden Pardee at Private Newport. As one of the The Salonnière 100, it is...

Jacqueline Kennedy’s Childhood Home is For Sale

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Bunny Mellon’s Manhattan Townhouse

In every aspect of her life, the late design legend and style icon Bunny Mellon cultivated refined elegance. The American heiress, married to the billionaire arts patron...