The Visual Vamp has moved, she is out of the hood and living in a glam new blog at The Visual Vamp.What she misses the most is the nearly thousand of followers she left behind. Blogger doesnt allow h...
Ever since my blog was hijacked a few months ago, assigning me a sign in name not of my choosing, I have felt uneasy. So Alberto finally helped me move it. I havent gone far. I am still with blogspot...
I cant believe its the finale tonight of Million Dollar Decorators! Its been fun!Go over to Houzz and see the collection of things I found to get the look of Mary McDonalds fab glam office HERE
My sister is visiting me! We have not seen each other since Katrina.I have also been busy with some freelance projects, and some changes for The Visual Vamp blog. which is as they say, "under con...
Visual Vamp displays hats on a Union Jack ArmoireI love stacks of hats! Stack em high on entry hall tables or chests! I stacked these this morning on the Union Jack armoire near our front door. Alber...
French Quarter Courtyard #1 - BeforeSo I get a Tweet a couple of months asking me if I was up for a styling job. I followed the Tweet to an email that led to phone calls that led to a most interestin...
A few months ago I posted a readers home (Kellie and Marc). It is a wonderfully designed space that we all enjoyed seeing. As I have gotten to know Kellie better, I have found out that she comes from...
Midnight In Paris HEREHave you ever wanted to live in another era, in another time in the past? Do you feel you were born too late? Do you love to wear vintage clothes, watch old movies, listen to go...
Alberto when he was a young man, with his fatherFrom the blog RADIO DEL TANGO:In the beginning God used water and dirt to create life. Since then,fathers and sons have continued the eternal ritual of...
Velvet and Linen in the July/August 2011 issue of VerandaI just got the July/August issue of Veranda and woo-to-the-hoo, blogger Brooke Giannetti and her husband Steve have their beach house in the i...
We all know what Sunday is. If you live in New Orleans pick up this cute T-shirt for your daddy from Fleurty Girl on Magazine or Oak Street.Or give him a card telling him you ordered one these great ...
Dear Annechovie, You dont know me. Im a little orange velvet chair, your biggest fan who loves all the portraits of chairs you do. Would you please do one of me? I will sit very still and not talk li...
"Raggly Flag" by Thornton Dial Today is Flag Day.When I was in school we had to write a composition entitled "What Does The Flag Mean To You". It was a lesson in civics and history.Wh...
Many of you know about Mary Kay Andrews new book "Summer Rental". It is the best beach read for sure.I was at Jonis the other day, engrossed in one of her long and interesting posts, gladly g...
Idea board for Style Studio by Jill Sharp BrinsonI know you all remember Jill Sharp Brinson. She had one of the hottest covers ever to grace House Beautiful, and burned up the blogosphere acquiring h...
I recently was given a gift of a pair of 18th century Swedish Gustavian demilune tables! They are gorgeous! What a score!Until I got a whiff of them. These tables are notorious for having been sold b...
LINDA LIME IN THE COCONUT! Go get your prize!Contact: calvin.c@arcadianhome.comTell him the Vamp sent you!Thanks everyone for playing along. I will try to get more great giveaways like this one.And a...
Update: Winner will be chosen tomorrow! You can still leave a comment to win! xo xoThere are so many giveaways on blogs these days! They really are the best way to win great free stuff, but I can ima...
CUE Magazine June 2011 - interior decoration by Valorie HartI have been writing about one of my projects HERE, and have the great fortune to have it recently published in the June 2011 issue of CUE m...
Summer Rental in Nags HeadIts the first unofficial week/weekend of Summer! How many of you have a Summer rental?In New York it is very common to rent a place by the beach (Hamptons or Jersey Shore) f...
Where has the week gone? It seems all I have had time to post are guest bloggers and contests, and now a giveaway!I am doing a couple of huge projects, and will blog on them soon. I dont have too muc...
Lamps Plus has a great online store for a zillion kinds of lighting fixtures. And they have a blog. And its kind of a snooze.We can do better than this HERE So they are having a contest to challenge ...
Thank you everyone who left a comment for the Ramsign giveaway HEREThe sign pictured above is one Alberto and I had made in 1997 in Buenos Aires. It hung on our front gate in California for a few yea...
Hi Everyone! Another great guest post for you from Arcadian LightingI think I should ask them to do a giveaway for all of you. What do you think?Happy Weekend!Lighting fixtures can become the beautif...
The shopping site ideeli is having a travel sale. There are several great destinations, but my favorite is in Montauk on Long Island in New York, the "last" Hampton so to speak.Its at a sweet...
Enamel house numbers in the flea market in Buenos AiresIn my travels to Spain, France, England, Italy, Holland, Portugal, and Argentina, there is a humble object that I love. It is the enamel house n...
See what I do all day at Effortless Style HERESomething is still messed up with my blog. I dont know whats going on. Yesterdays post just disappeared. I am still not convinced this is just Googles do...
I posted this on Thursday May 12, and it disappeared from my blog. I dont know whats going on.Luckily I had a copy in my email. Sadly all your great comments are gone. If I still have them in my emai...
Valorie Hart, Jack Mayberry, Michelle Adams and Patrick Cline from Lonny,and Caroline Robert owner of perch., photographed in perch. in New OrleansIt has been hush-hush for months that Lonny was comi...
Ahem, some PR - just in case you are in New Orleans this evening ~Valorie Hart is well known for giving Argentine tango workshops with her husband Alberto Paz. Now you can attend an interior design w...
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