Bespoke Banter OLD – Page 15 – Catherine M. Austin Interior Design

THINKING PINK: PALM BEACH PENTHOUSE OF LIZZIE AND JONATHAN TISCH

COLOR OBSESSION, INTERIOR INTRIGUEFebruary 6, 2015

Being an interior designer is like having multiple personality disorder…one day I am obsessed with Nancy Lancaster’s yellow drawing room and the next I dreaming about my sleek and contemporary imaginary beach house filled with blue chip art, pedigreed furnishings,…

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CREATIVE MINDS: MADCAP COTTAGE’S JOHN LOECKE AND JASON OLIVER NIXON

CREATIVE MINDS, INTERIOR INTRIGUEFebruary 2, 2015

FROM HIGH POINT TO THE WORLD! Stepping into the mad, mad, madcap world of John Loecke and Jason Oliver Nixon is like falling down the rabbit hole into a technicolor-ed design fantasy. Painted butterflies, Japanese paper lanterns and pachyderms donning…

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ATLANTA MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

DIVINE FINDS, INTERIOR INTRIGUEJanuary 21, 2015

I always love bring back in my hometown but there is so much to see and so little time! A sprint through the Atlanta Home and Gift Show last week yielded these fabulous finds. Here are my highlights from the…

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2015 INTERIOR DESIGN TRENDS

DIVINE FINDS, INTERIOR INTRIGUEJanuary 6, 2015

“Trend spotting is getting harder. There was a time when it was easy to identify a set of clearly defined palettes, prints and products that were updated each season, making a neat progression from the design studios onto the high…

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WELCOME 2015!

MODERN MUSINGSJanuary 1, 2015

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore.…

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GOODBYE 2014!

MODERN MUSINGSDecember 31, 2014

2015 RESOLUTION REVEALS… The end of the year is always a reflective time for me. It is truly incredible how much can transpire in twelve months which I have been reminded of as I have been doing my annual studio…

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HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE: THE ART LOVER

DIVINE FINDSDecember 7, 2014

The most spectacular gifts are those that truly reflect the personality the recipient. For those with discriminating tastes, I have rounded up some of my favorite finds for the art lovers on your list….The next best thing to having an…

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INSPIRATIONAL ICON: PATRICIA MCBRIDE’S SHEER JOY OF DANCE

INSPIRATIONAL ICONSDecember 3, 2014

“I felt like a whole person because I could dance.” -Patricia McBride Weeks after graduating from college, I moved to New York to work at Sotheby’s. For this Southern girl in the big city, it was intimidating to say the…

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ART BASEL MIAMI 2014 HOT LIST

ARTISTIC LICENSE, TRAVEL DIARYNovember 29, 2014

“Make sure to keep a glass of champagne handy at all times. The week is known to get overwhelming.” -The Huffington Post ‘Tis the season for the art world to fly south for another wonderful week of fairs at Art…

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING

MODERN MUSINGSNovember 26, 2014

To all of the gardeners out there that made our souls blossom this year, thank you and Happy Thanksgiving! And now to count a few of my many blessings and things for which I am eternally grateful… My two adorable…

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