Gracious Living. Timeless Design. Family Traditions.
I want to share with you 5 styling tips which are essential to making any space visually appealing. Styling can be thought of as the icing on the cake-the final ingredient that changes a cake from being just okay to fabulous. As a designer, I often struggle with my clients to let me ice their […]
By now, Hadley Court readers, we’re guessing that your Christmas tree is decorated and covered with lights and that you’ve worked your way through at least part of your holiday shopping list. Perhaps you’ve started wrapping your gifts, with inspiration from Lynda Quintero - Davids’ post on Hadley Court last week, Our Favorite Holiday Gift Wrapping Ideas. Whether you prefer the blue-and-silver […]
From storybook streets and lush canals to ancient grandeur, And from colorful, bike-filled waterfronts to the most sacred of spaces, …these are some of the contrasts found in in two of the greatest cities in the world: Amsterdam and Rome. As I wrote recently on Hadley Court’s blog, From Italy with Love:La Vita e’ Buona, my daughter, Ashley, recently had the blessing of studying abroad for a month […]
The winner of Hadley Court’s first #TimelessDesign Giveaway, Carol Robertson, reported to us with great excitement the arrival of the Memphis Table, delivered from Century Furniture ,to her 1912-era, Arts and Crafts-style home in St. Paul, Minnesota. Carolyn welcomed the Memphis Table to her home, which is decorated in a style she describes as a mixture of Arts and Crafts, modern and vintage. “I’ve […]
Gabriella Comer White, a mother of four, was known for her hospitality, deep faith and service to her church and community in Birmingham, Alabama, where she was a frequent devotional speaker and served as a board member of Birmingham Southern College, the Girl Scouts and the YWCA. Yet, she also lived a life of adventure and discovery, traveling the world with her […]
My life is a whirlwind right now. Between my design clients, family and blogging, sometimes I don’t know which way is up. I am sure most of you have days and or weeks like this. Tomorrow I am off to Atlanta to the Design Bloggers Conference. It was this same conference last year where this […]
No, this is not luggage, it’s china… and I’m sharing it because, while I’m not going to China next Saturday, I will be flying from Midland, Texas - where I live - to the Design Bloggers Conference in Atlanta and this china pattern by the new Dallas based line http://bbybrandie.com, above, is one of the […]
