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A Historic Florida Villa

Well we survived Hurricane Irma, and we were extremely blessed to have incurred minimal damage to our home. Unfortunately, many of our neighbors were...

Update: Hurricane Irma

We are evacuating our home in Coral Gables, Miami today and heading to my in-laws in Miami Lakes, a suburb just northwest of Miami,...

Inside The Ritz Paris with My Beautiful Paris

While visiting Newport this summer, Norma Thiessen, founder of the blog My Beautiful Paris, and I became fast friends. Norma lives in the Beaches, Toronto and adores...

Atlanta’s Marble Hill House is for Sale

As you know, real estate stalking is on of my favorite pastimes, and I particularly love online house hunting in Atlanta's beautiful Buckhead neighborhood....

Blue and White on Sale for Labor Day

I hope you are having a lovely Labor Day weekend! There are some wonderful sales currently taking place, and I have rounded up a...

Historic Nantucket Charm

Jessica Griffith grew up playing backgammon with her dad, yet she was disappointed in the overproduced, machine made boards that were available.  She decided...

August Musings: From Princess Diana to the Return of Chintz

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the untimely death of Princess Diana. It was a tragic loss for the world, and her overwhelming kindness,...

Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles’ 2017 Southeastern Designer Showhouse

This spring, Instagram was abuzz with images from Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles’ 2017 Southeastern Designer Showhouse. "Perhaps no other showhouse in Atlanta’s history has felt...

Style Profile: Creative Tonic

It always delights me to meet a fellow Southern Methodist University alumna and Texan... particularly one who is an incredibly talented interior designer! Therefore...

Inside England’s Seend Manor with Amanda Clark

Amanda Clark and her husband Stephen are the owners of Seend Manor in Wiltshire, England.  The spectacular gardens within Seend Manor's 28-acre grounds were...