Gracious Living. Timeless Design. Family Traditions.
The holidays - the food, fun, cheer and festivities wouldn’t be the same without our families and loved ones around. Often this mean we need to open up our arms and our homes to those who do not live near to us. A house that sits empty most of the year suddenly swells, thrives and […]
I can’t believe there is anyone who is not madly in love with fall. She is the most wonderful and certainly most beautiful season there is. By the end of October most of us have long since bid a fond farewell to summer, and we’ve come to embrace the cooling temperatures. While most of us […]
The dining room seems to be a controversial room at the moment. There’s the take-it-or-leave-it group, the must-haves and those who’ve come to think of this room as wasted space, preferring instead to tear down the walls and opt for a more casual, open kitchen-dining-family space. The holidays, whether we are ready to admit it […]
In the spirit of the season - with fall in full swing and Halloween just around the corner, and the crisp leaves, turning, falling, blanketing the ground… As the temperatures start to cool - although we’re still having many 70 degree days here in New England - I find myself slowly transitioning my wardrobe […]
I thought that with all the trade shows and all the events going on, and all the traveling we’ve been doing within the design community – to Los Angeles, London and High Point, North Carolina - where Leslie’s headed any day now - that I might talk about coming home. While it’s always fun to […]
After having just returned from London last week, I shared with you all what I learned about the European design world. I think, perhaps, I haven’t quite settled back to reality. My head and heart are still in London. And with that I was inspired to write about travel and decor. I love to travel. […]
As I sit here trying to type and organize words and thoughts into cohesive sentences to share with you, I wonder how to convey all the wonderful design and decor I saw in London. Design is very visual, but it’s also a textural thing and it’s one thing to see everything on a blog or […]
