Perhaps it is because of the mild winter we received, or the recent rain that has fallen, but the hydrangea in Atlanta are particularly beautiful this year. They have slowly but surely become o...
Almost three years ago (it is truly incredible how time seems to pass so quickly these days!), I read a blog post on Cote de Texas about an special antique sale by New Orleans antique dealer Mignon T...
In our backyard, we have a spot that is ideal for a garden bench, but with all of the other higher priority items involved in finishing the house and getting it furnished, the garden bench took low p...
I have been reading quite a bit about gray slowly but surely become the new neutral of choice in interiors, so when I stumbled upon this picture recently, I thought it beautifully reflected this tren...
As I was looking through my pictures, searching for a particular one, I came across this image that never fails to please me (the interior design is by Birmingham based firm Caldwell Flake). Th...
My sister recently began working with designer Thomas Pheasant on the interior design of her 1920s Washington DC home, currently being renovated. She sent me this beautiful blog post to me last...
Thank you to my wonderful readers for commenting on this post with both your insights and your geographic location! The 6th graders were amazed that my blog reaches people all over the world, a...
I am updating and refreshing the paintings in my store, in anticipation of the debut of a few new artists.One last chance to purchase one of these beautiful paintings by the talented Kendall Boggs. &...
This year, the 2012 Cathedral Tour of Homes is delighted to present four beautiful landmark Atlanta homes that exemplify the best of Atlanta’s architectural heritage, with 21st century updates from s...
January is here, and I am now tackling some of the open items that fell to the wayside after the push to finish the house build in the late summer/early fall.One of the highest priority items is a ru...
This week I am selecting some of the small but important elements that go into finishing a house – the bath hardware, including the towel bars. Given that we are nearing the end of a project th...
I love the idea of a prominent front door, carefully considered as a key element of the design of a house. One of my favorite architectural design books, A Pattern Language by Christopher Alexa...
Lest you think I have fallen off the face of the earth, I wanted to write a brief update. Thank you for the emails and inquiries - I am still here, just trying to regain some semblance of contr...
We ordered most of the interior light fixtures for the house back in December and January, which seemed early but actually turned out to be a smart thing to do; some of the fixtures were available ri...
Although it is hard to capture a good picture when facing the sun, the view that greeted me this morning inspired me to snap a quick iphone picture. It is quite cold today, and there is steam rising ...
I came across this lovely image of a bedroom when doing some research – an image I had never seen, but one that caught my eye right away. It is somewhat cloud like, with its soft furnishings an...
Found on pinterestThe decor of our new house will be a work in process for several years; we focused on the architecture during the build, and although we furnished most of the rooms to a certain lev...
In the kids’ playroom/study, there is a built in desk with an arched opening above it. We put our old desktop computer there (and a kitchen chair from the early 90s), and made the space wide en...
A Melissa Payne Baker painting seen in a recent showhouse, interior design by Allison Womack; photography by Emily Followill (via AH&L)We will be refreshing things in the Quatrefoil Design store ...
Occasionally I post about some of my favorite things, and nine times out of ten they are design related. However, today I am going to tell you about one of my favorite cookbooks. After spending...
I have mentioned some of the interior lighting selections that we made, but just as important to the design of the house were the exterior lighting selections. Exterior lighting is an integral ...
I have always dreamed of placing wreaths on the windows of my house, but I have never lived in a house that allowed for this – until now. I think wreaths on windows work best when the house is symmet...
I have quite a few books on my Christmas wish list this year - despite the fact that I have been collecting design, architecture, and art books for years, I still have a lot of bookshelves to fill in...
This time last year, when our house was just framed, I dreamed about Christmas 2011. I planned to go all out with the decorations during our first Christmas in the new house. However, tha...
2011 was a great year - admittedly very stressful with the detailed part of the house build and the thousands of selections that had to be made, not to mention listing a house for sale in this atroci...
This past month has been really beautiful in Atlanta, so I have been walking my dog quite a bit. Of course, to keep me inspired I pick my favorite areas of Atlanta for the walking routes, and p...
Sometimes I write a post on a topic, and after that point I stop collecting pictures; other times I simply like the topic and continue to collect pictures when I run across them. Such is the ca...
Although early August is usually the slowest time of year for me, this year is an exception…things are extremely busy with both my current house and my new house.The new house is starting to take its...
After making hundreds and hundreds of decisions over the past two years, one of the last big decisions I have to make is what the pool color will be. I never really thought about the fact that ...
Presenting a selection of beautiful paintings by Melissa Payne Baker, available in the Quatrefoil Design store. Small paintings are so versatile – they can be used like accessories on side tabl...
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