Gracious Living. Timeless Design. Family Traditions.
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 […]
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 […]
One of the joys of spring in Texas are the wildflowers, especially our state flower, the bluebonnets, which line the back country roads of the Texas Hill Country with their beautiful violet blue blossoms and blanket larger fields, as in this picture below by Laura Vu, for as far as the eye can see. When […]
Readers, yesterday I shared with you about how dreams come true in a post that was very personal to me about my own journey. here. Today, I’d like to share with you how we can all make a dream come true for those less fortunate than ourselves by entering the International Design Guild’s “Design For […]
You may remember when, in February 2013, Hadley Court won the Design Bloggers Conference Hall Of Fame award, { a picture of attendees is above ] sponsored by Traditional Home magazine, for the category of *Best New Design Blog 2013* and how completely surprised I was. I will always treasure the memory of the moment […]
