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Interior design

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Design, Interior design

Seeing the Light at Illumé

Someone reminded me recently of the Charles Eames quote, “The details are not the details. They make the design.” It… Read More

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Design, Food and drink, Interior design

Creative Collaboration: Poggenpohl and Blanco

Along with a few other alumnae of the original BlogTour in London last September, I was invited by Modenus to… Read More

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Design, Interior design

Architectural Digest Home Show 2012 – part 2

Among the many categories of excellence at the AD Home Show was lighting. After reading a piece earlier in the… Read More

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Design, Interior design

Old & New at the Architectural Digest Home Show 2012

What a fabulous show this year! With the British and American participants from BlogTourNYC here and Modenus‘ fun Marys and… Read More

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Design, Interior design

DIFFA Dining by Design 2012 Part 2

All the tables at the DIFFA Dining by Design event this year were beautiful. Editing the selection down was a… 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

Elva Fields
Design, Interior design, Travel

L.A. Style File – House of Honey

It’s true – all the clichés and jokes about the traffic in L.A. – the ubiquity of cars is not… Read More

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Design, Interior design, Travel

L.A. Style File – Design Digs About Town

Los Angeles seemed such a long way to go for just the two days of the Design Bloggers Conference, so… Read More

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Design, Interior design, Travel

A Haus in L.A.

1. Large Copenhagen Carafe  2. Silver Rope Pitcher  3. Facet Medium Candleholder One of my first stops in Los Angeles… Read More

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Design, Interior design, Travel

L.A. Style File – The Chamberlain Hotel

As most of you know, I was at the Design Blogger’s Conference last week in Los Angeles. I hadn’t been… Read More

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Design, Interior design, Travel

High Point Happy

So I am beyond excited to share more good news. A few weeks ago I was offered the opportunity to… Read More

Allison Hennessy
Design, Interior design

The New TradHome

I am beyond excited to announce that my pick for Traditional Home‘s new TradHome designers was selected. You may remember… Read More

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