Maybe the dark clouds that are about to drench us in rain were what attracted me to these 1950s style photos from photographer Corrie Bond. We have had a week full of Houston sunshine but that quickly disappeared this afternoon. I think it was a bit of a relief for my husband because it meant [...]

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I finally had a chance to sit with a cup of tea and flip through the latest issue of Elle Decor last night just before going to sleep. When reading the article about Alexandra Wentworth’s Georgetown home, I noticed her very unusual cream and lilac rug. Wentworth cleverly used fabric dye to create the starburst [...]

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Since the fall of Domino, I feel like the remaining shelter magazines have stepped it up or maybe I am just paying more attention to them now. Traditional Home has an excellent feature about Michelle Smith, owner and designer of the clothing line called Milly. Yesterday I wanted to live in Fiona Barratt’s apartment and [...]

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You may already know Fiona Barratt for her “it girl” status from dating English footballer Sol Campbell to her famous grandfather, Sir Lawrie Barratt, but have you seen her interior design work? Oh my goodness, I want to live in her apartment.

She has the glamor-chic style down to a tee. In my opinion, she [...]

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Yay, it’s Friday! We’re dining out at Open City tonight (has anyone tried it?) and have a weekend of chores, visit to College Station to see a friend’s baby boy, and probably some laptop hunting as I think mine has officially died. Due to the computer cord situation, I have been working from our dining [...]

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! It’s not quite so happy for me this morning because I have to figure out why my laptop screen is blank. At the moment I have cords running everywhere, with one hooked up to an ancient monitor. Luckily my morning meeting with a web design client was just rescheduled so backing [...]

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It’s almost afternoon tea time — one of my favorite parts of the day. Many people survive throughout the day with coffee. Although I enjoy the taste and smell, coffee makes me thirsty so it is always tea for me. Plus I grew up drinking tea in Australia, even before going to bed. These days [...]

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You may recall my admiration for the open shelves in Ina Garten’s (Barefoot Contessa) New York kitchen. Well, here is a new kitchen to love. This beauty comes from the renovation duo of Anne Turner and her husband where they upgraded many spec grade features to beautiful subway tile, pendants from Restoration Hardware, butcher block [...]

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Perhaps this is an overload of grey but the room caught my eye. I do love grey with white or cream in bedrooms and living rooms. It’s actually my favorite color palette, especially when accented with coral. This Parisian living room belongs to Gerard Faivre and was photographed by Richard Powers for Vogue Living.
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There is something about eating at the chef’s table in a restaurant that makes you feel special and “in the know.” Although it can be a little hot back there it is enjoyable to be so close to where the magic happens. But I’m wondering if you could create the same chef’s table atmosphere by [...]

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