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Palm Beach in 48 Hours

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Can’t you just feel those  tropical Palm Beach breezes?A great migration takes place each winter when seemingly three quarters of my friends head to Florida, most to Palm Beach; I jokingly… Read More

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Super Secret Storage: Hidden in Plain Sight

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“I have far too much storage space.  ~Said no-one ever.”  Truer words were never spoken! In my family, growing up Southern was all about entertaining, so it was imperative early… Read More

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Author of Private Newport and Living Newport, designer of the Parterre Bench, national lecturer, and entertaining expert.
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As winter lingers, my thoughts drift to Palm Beach - an island of manicured gardens and sun-warmed façades nestled between ocean and Intracoastal.

The Vias off South County Road conceal their treasures behind walls and clipped hedges, offering only angled glimpses of limestone portals and pastel stucco.

A perspective I’ve come to prefer.
Discretion, after all, is its own form of luxury💫☀️
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As winter lingers, my thoughts drift to Palm Beach - an island of manicured gardens and sun-warmed façades nestled between ocean and Intracoastal.

The Vias off South County Road conceal their treasures behind walls and clipped hedges, offering only angled glimpses of limestone portals and pastel stucco.

A perspective I’ve come to prefer.
Discretion, after all, is its own form of luxury💫☀️
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#palmbeach #privatenewport #palmbeachhomes #palmbeachrealestate #palmbeacharchitecture

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There’s a lyrical quality to this three-story antique iron bannister at Parterre, paired with painted wood finished to echo stone. It carries a sense of age and restraint, a quiet elegance around which the house was designed🗝️🕯️
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#privatenewport #parterre #newportri #historicnewport homeedition

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There’s a lyrical quality to this three-story antique iron bannister at Parterre, paired with painted wood finished to echo stone. It carries a sense of age and restraint, a quiet elegance around which the house was designed🗝️🕯️
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Rooted in the 18th century: Parterre has fruitwood armoires, hand-carved beams, limestone and copper at the cooktop, plaster walls, and hardwood floors worn beautifully by time. Elevated, restrained, and quietly storied💫🤎
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Rooted in the 18th century: Parterre has fruitwood armoires, hand-carved beams, limestone and copper at the cooktop, plaster walls, and hardwood floors worn beautifully by time. Elevated, restrained, and quietly storied💫🤎
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In Palm Beach, architecture invites life outdoors.
Loggias and lanais - arched, open, and elegantly proportioned - serve as living rooms shaped by light, air, and ease. Spaces designed not for haste, but for lingering, gathering, and the gentle luxury of time well spent⛅️🌊
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In Palm Beach, architecture invites life outdoors.
Loggias and lanais - arched, open, and elegantly proportioned - serve as living rooms shaped by light, air, and ease. Spaces designed not for haste, but for lingering, gathering, and the gentle luxury of time well spent⛅️🌊
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#privatenewport #palmbeach #palmbeacharchitecture #privateliving #palmbeachphotography

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Blue and white Provençal tones set beneath hand-carved beams, framed by softly painted panels and grounded by a rare Chinese rug that once lived in the entry hall of my mother’s Atlanta home☁️🦋
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#privatenewport #newportri #gildedage #designinspo #architecture

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Blue and white Provençal tones set beneath hand-carved beams, framed by softly painted panels and grounded by a rare Chinese rug that once lived in the entry hall of my mother’s Atlanta home☁️🦋
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#privatenewport #newportri #gildedage #designinspo #architecture

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Once a summer residence of the Austrian viceroys ruling Lombardy from Milan, Villa Pizzo still carries the quiet confidence of power well-worn. Frescoed ceilings, candlelit chandeliers, and a beauty that never needed to announce itself🍃🕯️
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#privatenewport #villapizzo #cernobbiolakecomo #cernobbio #italianarchitecture

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Once a summer residence of the Austrian viceroys ruling Lombardy from Milan, Villa Pizzo still carries the quiet confidence of power well-worn. Frescoed ceilings, candlelit chandeliers, and a beauty that never needed to announce itself🍃🕯️
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#privatenewport #villapizzo #cernobbiolakecomo #cernobbio #italianarchitecture
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