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Family Estate Champagnes: The Latest Foodie Fave!

11 / 17 / 157 / 15 / 20

Every year, I think of ways to make each year’s holiday dinner celebration extra special. I strategize, research and mull over new side dishes, decorations, place cards, linens…paying special attention… Read More

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Frances Schultz on ‘Beeing’ Happy at The Bee Cottage

10 / 29 / 157 / 15 / 20
The Bee Cottage Story

One of life’s greatest pleasures is re-connecting with friends from past lives. Frances Schultz and I had known each other in Atlanta thirty years ago; she was with Southern Living,… Read More

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“Newport, A Lively Experiment”: Interview with Rockwell Stensrud

9 / 14 / 157 / 15 / 20

Newport has proven its amazing ability to evolve over 375 years and remain vital, as well as viable. As times and tastes changed, our town has continued to remain a bellwether.… Read More

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At Villa Erba, grandeur is practiced with restraint. Every surface carries intention, every detail composed to endure rather than impress. It is a language of elegance spoken fluently, never loudly - where history lingers in the air and beauty exists without explanation ☁️✨
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At Villa Erba, grandeur is practiced with restraint. Every surface carries intention, every detail composed to endure rather than impress. It is a language of elegance spoken fluently, never loudly - where history lingers in the air and beauty exists without explanation ☁️✨
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Beneath crystal light and gilded ceilings, where every dinner once felt like a performance. The dining hall chandelier at The Breakers with @newport.mansions still knows how to steal the scene📽️💫
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Beneath crystal light and gilded ceilings, where every dinner once felt like a performance. The dining hall chandelier at The Breakers with @newport.mansions still knows how to steal the scene📽️💫
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Gilded walls, polished parquet, and portraits that once watched America’s most powerful families pass beneath crystal light. Inside Marble House, at @newport.mansions where opulence wasn’t decoration - it was a declaration 💫🕯️🗝️

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Gilded walls, polished parquet, and portraits that once watched America’s most powerful families pass beneath crystal light. Inside Marble House, at @newport.mansions where opulence wasn’t decoration - it was a declaration 💫🕯️🗝️

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An ascent framed in marble and light,
where gilded bronze softens stone and grandeur unfolds step by step. At Marble House, with @newport.mansions the Gilded Age reveals itself not in excess alone, but in intention - a carefully composed interior meant to inspire awe, reverence, and memory🪉✨

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An ascent framed in marble and light,
where gilded bronze softens stone and grandeur unfolds step by step. At Marble House, with @newport.mansions the Gilded Age reveals itself not in excess alone, but in intention - a carefully composed interior meant to inspire awe, reverence, and memory🪉✨

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The Morning Room at The Breakers with @newport.mansions , designed as a private daytime retreat, where light softened the grandeur of the Gilded Age. Pastel walls, silk draperies, and delicate furnishings created a space meant for conversation, reflection, and quiet elegance✨🫖
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The Morning Room at The Breakers with @newport.mansions , designed as a private daytime retreat, where light softened the grandeur of the Gilded Age. Pastel walls, silk draperies, and delicate furnishings created a space meant for conversation, reflection, and quiet elegance✨🫖
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#privatenewport #newportri #newportmansions #thebreakersnewport #thegildedagehbo

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Snow settles softly at Parterre, where winter drapes itself in restraint and refinement.
An old-world stillness - measured, timeless, and beautifully untouched by trends ❄️✨
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Snow settles softly at Parterre, where winter drapes itself in restraint and refinement.
An old-world stillness - measured, timeless, and beautifully untouched by trends ❄️✨
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#privatenewport #newportri #gildedage #architecture #newyearsbeauty
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