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Downton Abbey Comes to Newport: A Weekend of Coaching

8 / 17 / 157 / 15 / 20

The dramatic and much-anticipated production that is Coaching Weekend returns to Newport in just a few days. For your pleasure, here is a preview, straight from the pages of my… Read More

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The Cocktail Dress – Classic Inspirations

8 / 12 / 157 / 15 / 20

What makes for a perfect cocktail party dress? In the City-by-the-Sea, where there is no shortage of summertime cocktail parties, venues, vistas, galas and intimate gatherings, our calendars get jam-packed… Read More

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The Newport Antiques Show

7 / 27 / 157 / 15 / 20

One of the most anticipated events on our bustling town’s summer calendar is the Newport Antiques Show (July 24th-26th.) With its sharp focus on fine American and English antiques, the regional… Read More

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“Iris in Wonderland” Newport Picnic

7 / 22 / 157 / 15 / 20

In an earlier journal post, I presented the irrepressible fashion maven Iris Apfel,  who is the subject of a well deserved documentary.  But the night of her exclusive Newport showing also… Read More

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Vive La France! Vive Newport!

7 / 15 / 157 / 15 / 20

In honor of Bastille Day, I have a confession:I am a Francophile. A few cases in point: my home and gardens are designed in the French tradition…and named Parterre. My… Read More

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Mountain High

7 / 9 / 157 / 15 / 20

When I walked into my dear friend Ruthie Watts’s charming, cozy mountain retreat in Highlands, North Carolina, she asked me if I noticed anything different about her living room. Knowing… Read More

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A Fashionable Event in Newport

6 / 23 / 157 / 15 / 20

It was a celebratory weekend – the twentieth anniversary of the Newport Flower Show – worthy of sharing some of my favorite moments with you, each adding a note of… Read More

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Charlotte Moss

6 / 16 / 157 / 15 / 20

“My London Trilogy” post chronicled a once-in-a-lifetime trip on which I was privileged to be invited, “Gardens and Glorious England: A Celebration of Nancy Lancaster’s Legacy” with Charlotte Moss, a… Read More

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Tastemaker: The Aerial Sculptures of Janice Lee Kelly

6 / 3 / 157 / 15 / 20

Janice Lee Kelly is a graduate from the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design, whose wit and sharp eye for identifying  design trends has intrigued her friends and public alike… Read More

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My London Trilogy – Part III : Charlotte Moss and the Nancy Lancaster Legacy

6 / 1 / 157 / 15 / 20

Having London and the Chelsea Flower Show on one’s May calendar is exciting enough. When it also includes an itinerary specifically designed to touch the high points of storied decorator… Read More

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"Traditional," with very well considered details...the manicured cloak of greenery across the facade, the whimsical pagoda-style over door that also references the peaks of the backs of the two Lutyen benches. | 📷: @rmichaelgraham via @peter.lyden | Architect: David Adler

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Hestercombe in Somerset is definitely one of the gardens on my list for my next English trip...if only for this handsome Orangery! You know how I feel about follies. | 📷 (1/2): @tomkligerman | 📷 (2/2): @michaelimberarchitect | Architect: Edwin Lutyens

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The Orangerie (a surprise Christmas gift from my husband when we were just breaking ground) is the centerpiece of the property. Of course it had to be draped with roses, encircling the antique leaded glass windows. More of the roses at Parterre on today’s blog! (Link in bio)

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A new take on garden “follies” is taking center stage now and I’m loving them!! Chic and serviceable at the same time. | 📷: @jeffherrphoto via @christiandawdesign | @howarddesignstudio @revivalconstructionatlanta

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