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Introducing Soane Fall 2016
Design, Interior design

Introducing Soane Fall 2016

I have written about Soane on many occasions in the past as they represent all that I love in the world… Read More

Friday Five Favorite Finds X Part II
Fashion, Gifts, Jewelry, Nantucket, Travel

Friday Five Favorite Finds X Part II

As summer winds down and flip flops and straw hats segue into less casual attire, thoughts turn to fashion for fall…. Read More

Friday Five Favorite Finds X
Food and drink, Interior design, Nantucket, Travel

Friday Five Favorite Finds X

As it turns out, my final Friday Five Favorite Finds for 2016 ends today on its tenth edition. Today’s first of my… Read More

Milieu Magazine Anniversary Issue Sneak Peek
Interior design, Travel

Milieu Magazine Anniversary Issue Sneak Peek

Three years ago, Texas based interior designer Pamela Pierce was ready for a new challenge. After thirty years of designing… Read More

Friday Five Favorite Finds IX
Art & Antiques, Food and drink, Garden, Interior design, Nantucket, Travel

Friday Five Favorite Finds IX

This Friday’s Five Favorite Finds kicks off with a location that celebrates two popular island categories – food and gardens. Drive about a… Read More

NYSID at Nantucket by Design
Architecture, Interior design, Nantucket, Travel

NYSID at Nantucket by Design

As a board member of both the Nantucket Historical Association and the New York School of Interior Design, Maria Spears… Read More

Ike Kligerman Barkley at Nantucket by Design
Architecture, Books, Design, Interior design, Nantucket, Travel

Ike Kligerman Barkley at Nantucket by Design

After almost four decades of presenting the Nantucket Antiques Show as their major annual fundraising event, the Nantucket Historical Association updated… Read More

Friday Five Favorite Finds VIII
Art & Antiques, Design, Fashion, Food and drink, Interior design, Nantucket, Travel

Friday Five Favorite Finds VIII

This week’s Friday Five Favorite Finds starts with a discovery that truly deserves its own post. But with many articles… Read More

Sneak Peek: The Box Updated in Galerie Magazine
Architecture, Art & Antiques, Design, Interior design

Sneak Peek: The Box Updated in Galerie Magazine

When Hudson News founders Lisa and James Cohen came to the conclusion that most art magazines were a tad dry and unapproachable,… Read More

At Home with Susanna Salk and Christopher Spitzmiller
Architecture, Garden, Interior design

At Home with Susanna Salk and Christopher Spitzmiller

During the week, gifted ceramicist and lamp designer Christopher Spitzmiller is in his New York City studio, busy creating the exquisite lamps, plates… Read More

Friday Five Favorite Finds VII
Art & Antiques, Food and drink

Friday Five Favorite Finds VII

This week’s Friday Five Favorite Finds begins downtown at The White Elephant, the sister property of the Wauwinet Inn, which I… Read More

Nashville Travels with Jonathan Savage
Architecture, Interior design, Travel

Nashville Travels with Jonathan Savage

The first time I became acquainted with Nashville designer Jonathan Savage was several years ago on the stylish shopping site Taigan, where he… Read More

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