A quote from Robert Sackville-West (from British House & Gardens, June 2010) regarding the style of Knole, his family’s ancestral home: “During two years of total immersion in the pl...
In 1982 the Brooklyn Museum mounted an exquisite exhibit from their holdings of the couture apparel of Charles James. A solitary genius who lived and died in the Chelsea Hotel, James employed breath...
Now this is something else. Pretty exotic, huh? The base is made of aluminum, for heaven’s sake! I’ve declined to take the glass top. It will be interesting to see what will work inst...
As if the German silver sink were not lovely enough, Walter, the genius of antique plumbing has come up with the most beautiful all-in-one sink faucet, and he’s as chuffed about it as I. These ...
Monocoat I’m taking a bit of a risk since I don’t know anyone who has used this stuff but I’m planning to stain every floor in my house using it. I’m attracted to the fact th...
In my pre-married days I was a passionate laundress. I learned the arcane skills of couture dressmaking and concomitant with learning how to prepare a hem and make a dart were the skills of washing ...
Moving from a large house filled with the bric and brac of the entire family’s lives from fifteen years has focused me in one gigantic way: I want to keep this new house free of the immense amo...
Although the dining room has very little priority in terms of immediate decoration, I am finding it very easy to nail exactly my direction for finishes and fabrics. Sadly, too easy because I love th...
As one can deduce from photos in the previous post and this one the dining room requires a discerning eye to see past the now firmly jettisoned wallpaper( ick! see View 2) and 70’s Victorian s...
Let’s just start out by saying—I LOVE this lamp! So what is it and where is it from? The lamp is from the Lotus lamp collection carried by Valerie Wade, a fantastic antique lighting and...
Even though my daughter is a thoroughly independent young adult with a job and apartment I still harbor the idea of having her around as much as possible. Towards that end I’ll attempt to lur...
Detail from a Chinese Reverse Painted Mirror from the Art from Antiques Collection by Susanne K. Williams My adorable husband shall be called Mr. Right unless he forgets his Faustian bargain with me...
Recently, on a beautiful spring day I visited Walter Parker at his shop in a converted schoolhouse in Dudley, Mass. Walter is a prodigious enthusiast, plumber, and collector extraordinaire of old pl...
For those of you who have never encountered the wallpapers and fabrics of Neisha Crosland you’re in for a treat. I stumbled upon her store, then in one of the nether pockets of design that see...
Definitely, not yet, a pretty picture At One End And at the Other End These were two small bedrooms, one hogging the fireplace. With great good fortune the engineer discovered that the stars were a...
Aren’t we lucky to have this lovely place for a breakfast room? The exposure is a perfect Southeast. The casement windows long to be opened in warm weather. Attracting birds is in order. S...
“(Islamic culture), as expressed in art exalts unity in variety; the bringing of many brilliant, unlike parts together to create an even more brilliant whole. Harmony in tension is the goal. - ...
A couple of nights ago a friend asked me what I thought the new design trends were. There’s a definitely interesting color scheme we’ll be seeing more of in fashion: pale pink or a color ...
So why does it happen? You’re really sophisticated; you have great friends, you like good food, you buy nice clothes, what’s the problem? It’s not personal! Design is a combination ...
As far as I’m concerned Michelle Obama can do no wrong-she has an unerring fashion sense. What a much ado about nothing re the Narciso dress on election night. She looked stunning and she knows...
After years of fits and starts I have found a wonderful new house which meets all my requirements. For many a year I searched for a house that was large and roomy, with beautiful details and many fir...
A recent exhibit at the Yale Museum of British Art, Mrs. Delany and her Circle, tells the story of Mrs. Delany, a highborn lady from the 18th century and a masterful designer, collage artist, embroid...
I am a very fortunate woman indeed. My husband who understands the better part of valor, has ceded the field long ago and left all house decisions entirely up to me. For better or for worse. I know h...
I’m an unabashed old stove nut. I’ve found two for myself and scored others for friends. And there have been others still I’ve met in passing, that are, I’m sure, long gone bu...
A new look for an old house; cobwebs gone…
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