Yearly Archives: 2018 - search results

Design Crush: Cameron Kimber

If you subscribe to my blog for email alerts, I apologize for the technical glitches this week... My technology gurus have been working on some...

Roses & Pansies: A Classic Chintz by Colefax & Fowler

On Friday, Country Life magazine (United Kingdom) reported that in 2018 we will see "the death of minimalism and an end to trend-chasing." Hallelujah! Interiors...

A Children’s Shop from a Bygone Era

This January instead of trying to predict the latest trends for 2018, I decided to focus on "anti-trends"... timelessly classic rooms that will stand...

Leta Austin Foster’s 10 Tips for Timeless Interiors

Named among the 20th Century’s most influential interior designers by House Beautiful magazine, Leta Austin Foster established her design business in Palm Beach in...

Mario Buatta’s Timeless Allure

Recently I had the privilege of interviewing Mario Buatta, and I am delighted to share highlights today. Known as the "Prince of Chintz," Buatta...

Four Mundane Current Design Trends …and How to Get Them Right, by Holly Holden

When I think of classic design, I immediately think of Holly Holden. In 2013, Holly published The Pretty and Proper Living Room in which...

Anti-Trends for 2018

Every January design magazines and blogs clamor to foist upon us the latest and greatest trends and colors... ultra violet! lucite! chevron! beige!  Since...