I drove to Tulsa, my hometown, on Saturday. I have fewer and fewer reasons to go, reunions and funerals mostly, but I had a couple of things to take care of so I made the four-hour drive there ...
Ive been to Zim Loys house loads of times. Ive been there for large, catered holiday parties and Ive been there for small, casual weeknight dinners.Zim is my editor at Spaces Kansas City magazi...
When I came down to feed the dogs last Thursday, I noticed that a small hole, gnawed by a small creature, had appeared over night. About an inch away, under the rug, was a piece of dog food. &n...
I think I have commitment issues. I have a pile of pictures and swatches and tear sheet sitting on the right corner of my desk. They are right there where I could pick any one of them up at a m...
Carol Fertig, who writes the enchanting Objet Lessons, was in Kansas City to see the opening of Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the Worlds Fair at the Nelson-Atkins Museum. You c...
Jonah Takagi - Silk Road CollectionYou know that really frightful frienemy who might start a conversation, "I dont want to hurt your feelings, but I think you should know...."? Well, sh...
A good friend and her mother were at the house a couple of weeks ago and they mentioned this great cane needlepoint pattern by Louis J. Gartner, Jr. (You can see a previous post on his books he...
Many of you are familiar with San Francisco-based designer Grant Gibson as his apartment and show house rooms tend to show up often on blogs and Pinterest boards. He recently gave his apartment...
We are re-finishing the basement. It had been finished and had some now-eradicated mold issues and needed to be sheet rocked again. Bother. As with basements everywhere, I am ...
Hey, look what Tom Britt and his associate Valentino Samsonadze did with this house.They decorated it. Sure, there is the influence of Brighton, references to Duquette and Groussay, but the res...
If there was ever a question,there is no doubthow much you can change any environmentwith color and fabric.All images from the Hickory Chair showroom in High Point. Top, Suzanne Kaslers collect...
When I graduated from college I received a very heavy rectangular box from one of my fathers most fun friends. I hadnt expected anything, really, and as I hefted the present into my lap I thought sur...
Scot Meacham Wood (you may know him as Tartanscot) came to my rescue outside the main market building. "Patricia!" he called from across the street and after a hug hello I begged off fr...
Barclay Butera cowhide rug for Nourison.High Point Market is fun! Well, it was fun for me as my only responsibility was to walk around and look for good stuff. No overhead to worry about,...
If I cannot commit to a pair of shoes (and I cannot) then I dont think you should have to look at them for a week (not that you would, but you know what I mean.) As life often/sometimes/occasio...
I am heading to High Point on Sunday and went shopping for shoes today. This is what I came home with. "Do you think these are too high for me?" I asked my eldest. Im a litt...
I was at Dolphin Gallery last week and noticed a card for Ellen Greenes work which had been at Birdies. Greene collects vintage gloves and uses them as her canvas. Seeing gloves as a symb...
When I met Mitch Owens a few years ago in the offices at Elle Decor I did not know that he was the author of the esteemed design blog, An Aesthetes Lament. I did not find out until a few months...
The party night before last was great fun. An unexpected pleasure was meeting Richard Belger, a local businessman and art collector. Ive mentioned his gallery a few times, but the first t...
Last night I stayed out a bit too late for a school night as I had the chance to see a truly remarkable Bruce Goff house here in Kansas City (and some pretty remarkable people, too.) It filled ...
You may remember that I had a mature and established peony hedge in my old house. As is common in the neighborhood, these shrubs divided our yard and our neighbors. Slightly less common m...
I met Heidi Palmer a few years ago and was immediately impressed by her style.I was fortunate to be assigned to write the article on her house in Sunset Hill for the April issue of Spaces.Palmer has ...
The image, above, is of my father at the New York Worlds Fair 1964 - 65. Catherine Futter, Curator of Decorative Arts at the Nelson-Atkins Museum was there, too. (She was, however, much y...
Oh, I do love to share good news. Two of my favorite Kansas City institutions are teaming up and we locals are the winners.Chuck Matney, who had recently closed his floral business, is the new ...
Weve been back from the beach for two weeks, but it seems like ages.People keep saying things like, "Its as warm as Florida here!" And it is. And I dont want to sound contrary, bu...
Im terrible at twitter, did not so much as glance at tumblr, but am mad for Pinterest. If Pinterest had come first, I think its highly likely I would have never started blogging. Create a...
I must start making some decisions. Ive had the same pile of tear sheets and memos sitting on my desk for months. One pressing issue is two lamps for the back wall of the living room. &nb...
We are just over a couple of weeks out from the opening of Inventing the Modern World; Decorative Arts at the Worlds Fairs, 1851-1939 at the Nelson.Perhaps youve seen or heard a little something abou...
I bought a painting from Christopher Filley a few months ago - before the holidays - and it sort of brought into focus what Id like to see happen in the family room. A little grasscloth, a litt...
We met a couple of weeks ago. We were both at the River Market Antique Mall and I passed her idling in a booth at the top of the stair on the second floor. We said "hello," though...
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