WELCOME 2020!
“Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense. This day is too dear with its hopes and invitations to waste a moment on…
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A WEEKEND IN THE ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE AT WOLTERTON PARK
Last weekend, I stayed at the enchanting Wolterton Hall with a group of design friends following the Design Leadership Summit in London. After jam packed days of learning and inspiration following in the footsteps of the great British architects and…
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HOUSE TOUR: HAUTE BOHEMIAN IN PALM BEACH (PART THREE)
“There is no great house without a great garden.”- David Easton The final post of the Rayner’s Haute Bohemian oasis in Palm Beach reveals their beautiful gardens and magical Moroccan pool tent. There was a delightful surprise around every bend…
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HOUSE TOUR: HAUTE BOHEMIAN IN PALM BEACH (PART TWO)
“You forget where you are when you are here.” – Kathy Rayner Yesterday, I shared one of the most original homes I have ever experienced. Click HERE to read the first part of the background of this bohemian gem. The…
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HOUSE TOUR: HAUTE BOHEMIAN IN PALM BEACH (PART ONE)
Once in a blue moon, I experience a house that makes me weak in the knees. It is the kind of emotional response that one has to a great work of art or experiencing a heavenly moment in nature. I…
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2017 ATLANTA HOMES AND LIFESTYLES SOUTHEASTERN DESIGNER SHOWHOUSE & GARDENS
This is the last weekend to see the Southeastern Designer Showhouse and Gardens presented by Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles Magazine. Nestled in the heart of Buckhead, this stunning home is on one of the most magnificent pieces of property in…
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TRAVEL DIARY: THE GRITTI PALACE IN VENICE
“Live the full life of the mind, exhilarated by new ideas, intoxicated by the romance of the unusual.” – Ernest Hemingway I am not sure where Ernest Hemingway wrote this, but I would like to think it was on his…
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MARRAKECH EXPRESS: LE JARDIN MARJORELLE
“The painter has the modesty to regard this enclosure of floral verdure as his most beautiful work…vast splendours whose harmony I have orchestrated… This garden is a momentous task, to which I give myself entirely. It will take my last…
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