Gracious Living. Timeless Design. Family Traditions.
In my mind, the perfect relaxed summer day is one spent lounging by a pool with a good book or magazine, a refreshing drink and a friend or two to share the fun with. With this Memorial Day weekend now upon us, I’d like to pause, first, to remember the service of our veterans. Thank […]
World-Famous Interior Designer Continues Life-Long Pursuit of Gracious Living Life for Alexandra Stoddard today is very different from the days when she ran an international interior design firm from a corner office suite on Park Avenue, traveled around the world and wrote an average of two books a year. The famous interior designer, best-selling author and contemporary lifestyle philosopher […]
Whether it’s in his own bedroom in California, above, or in his guest bedrooms at his homes in France, designer Timothy Corrigan believes that comfortable elegance is all in the details. Leslie Hendrix Wood, long an admirer of his design work, arranged for me to interview Timothy about the details of gracious living during his […]
Front Porch Pace is Calmer, Gentler, Sweeter “The American front porch stands for positivity and openness; a platform from which to welcome or wave farewell; a place where things of significance can happen.”-Dan Stevens It’s a serene place, a simple place, a place where memories are made and memories are talked about. It’s a […]
Santorini in the sunlight. Swoon! Whether this is your spring/summer vacation destination..or not…{and we’re ready if you are! } would you know which indoor/outdoor fabric to choose for these chairs and throws? Today on Hadley Court, we’ll share eye-popping rooms to inspire you, and we’ll explore all you need to know about the more practical […]
Leslie and her beautiful daughter, Amy, above, {entering the University of Texas at Austin this fall as a freshman } and her family and friends, left Midland, TX on Wednesday and have been attending one of Texas’s longest standing traditional events: Waco’s Cotton Palace and Pageant. Friday night, April 25th, was the main event where […]
Whether you’re a consumer looking to purchase a sofa or chair or you’re a *just out of school* designer who reads Hadley Court to learn, today’s post will share with you the differences between good, better and best upholstery filling materials so you’ll know exactly what to ask for, or specify, to get the comfort […]
