Gracious Living. Timeless Design. Family Traditions.
*Songs of Celebration * by artist Kathe Fraga COLOR TRENDS 2014: PRETTY IN PINK { AND CORAL } IS BACK! Feminine and flirtatious looks combined with chinoiserie made a dramatic appearance on the international design stage this week at the Spring High Point Furniture Market, where pink, coral, melon, sable, cocoa and terra cotta and a […]
AN ORIGINAL POINT OF VIEW As I’m walking around High Point Market this week, the world’s largest international furniture and decorative accessories wholesale tradeshow with over 80 multi-story buildings representing 10 million square feet of exhibit space, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed - and in need of a foot massage! { For that, if you’re […]
LEGACY OF GIVING The Bernhardt Furniture family, now being run by the 4th generation, has been in business for 125 years and this year, to celebrate their founders, their employees and the artisans who’ve made their family’s success possible, they’re sharing twelve Stories of Giving on a new site, http://bernhardt125years.com, which highlights twelve employees and […]
The principal designer at my firm has a collection of Architectural Digest magazines dating back to the 1970′s. I often pull them from his library for inspiration. I found the photos pictured here from the Sept 1979 issue of Architectural Digest. I think the rooms are still stunning some 40 years later. These photos were […]
Down through the ages, the ability to beautifully hand render an interior design or fashion concept , whether literally or interpretatively, has been a prized skill - one that helps designers, their workrooms and their clients work from a shared vision to make the actual room come to life. Often these hand drawn renderings, like […]
For as long as I can remember, blue and white porcelain, like this stunning 500 year old blue and white imperial vase that dates from the Ming Dynasty period [ which sold for 21.6 million dollars during a Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong and is the most expensive piece of blue and white porcelain ever […]
With spring officially starting this Thursday and family summer vacations already being planned to exotic luxury travel destinations, with outdoor views like this one, above {swoon!} , at Grand Hotel Timeo in Taormina, Italy, I thought it would be fun to explore luxury outdoor kitchens today on Hadley Court, in case your family prefers to […]
