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Hampton Designer Showhouse 2012 entry detail
Design, Garden

2012 Hampton Designer Showhouse First Look

Saturday evening, Traditional Home magazine hosted several bloggers to get a sneak peek at their Hampton Designer Showhouse. What a treat!… Read More

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Art & Antiques, Design, Fashion, Garden, Gifts, Interior design

Gardens by Design at the Bartlett Arboretum Finale

Upstairs at the Bartlett Homestead, the rooms represented a variety of talent. Mark and Susan Bijleveld of Finished in Fabric… Read More

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Design, Garden, Interior design

Bringing the Garden in at the Bartlett Arboretum Showhouse

We continue with our look at the lovely Garden Rooms by Design showhouse at the Bartlett Arboretum, where the botanical… Read More

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Design, Garden, Interior design

Garden Rooms by Design at the Bartlett Arboretum

Not far from me, in the back country of Stamford, CT, is a unique treasure. The Bartlett Arboretum contains 91… Read More

In the Garden by Stacy Bass
Books, Design, Garden

In the Garden with Stacy Bass

If you are a reader of such local upscale Connecticut magazines as athome, Greenwich or Westport Magazines, or national publications… Read More

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Design, Garden, Interior design, Travel

L.A. Style File – At Home at Hollyhock

The Sunday evening before the Design Bloggers Conference was one of supreme visual artistry. First was an awe inspiring visit… Read More

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Design, Garden, Interior design

The New York Botanical Garden Orchid Dinner

Wednesday evening I was thrilled to attended the New York Botanical Garden‘s annual Orchid Dinner. This year’s event honored Tiffany… Read More

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Art & Antiques, Design, Garden, Interior design, Style

Creative Collaboration: Legos in London

My love for legos is no secret. I have written about them before here and people who know me understand my… Read More

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Garden, Style, Travel

Country Charm in the Garden

On our way to visit Dominique Browning for our BEHIND THE Q weekend, Dr. Pat and I first stopped in… Read More

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Entertaining, Food and drink, Garden

Six for Spring

Please join me today over at Party Resources. Many of you readers already know Kate and her mother Dixie’s fabulous… Read More

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Architecture, Garden, Interior design

Architecture in the Garden

One of my favorite new finds, also discovered at the Architectural Digest Home Show, is the wonderful British company Architectural… Read More

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Architecture, Garden, Interior design

A Terrific New Tome | Ferguson Shamamian

As soon as I saw this book was being published, I knew I had to have it. New Traditional Architecture:… Read More

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