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English Castle Hotels
If you love the romance of English history, lore and legends, you'll be pleased to know that you can experience the romance for yourself by staying in an English castle! I blogged before about how to take a castle vacation at Château de Bagnols in the Beaujolais valley and in other French castle hotels. But today we're hopping across the...
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Home Trends: Gold Decor Creates a Glow
A while ago I wrote a post about the current home decor trend for mixed metals but today I'm going to shine the spotlight on pure gold! A Decorilla report on the best designer trends at Maison & Objet in Paris said that gold is this year's metal of choice. As the "it" metal color, gold crops up in all...
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Bookshelf: Paris Gardens and Inspirations
If you're looking for some garden inspiration, these beautiful books on secret gardens and entertaining in the garden might encourage some new ideas to bloom! Even if you don't have green thumbs, there's nothing to stop you sighing over the alluring photos in these recently published garden books. Garden Inspirations With ideas from flower arranging to table settings to using...
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Choosing Antique-Inspired Furniture
We know from our customers that buying a piece of fine antique furniture is always a special experience. But sometimes it makes more sense to buy new antique-inspired furniture for your home. Perhaps because it's hard to find the exact antique piece to suit your space. High-quality reproduction furniture is very impressive and easy to live with and it's a...
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Decorating with Mirrored Furniture
Last week, as the latest in our series of client decor spotlights, I showed you photos of Nellie V.'s home in San Diego, CA, with the Ambella Home mirrored accent table that she bought from us. Looking at the pictures of this elegant and dramatic table made me want to write more about the mirrored furniture trend! Often you'll see...
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Best of March 2015: Traditions, Trends, Tile
In this month of transition from winter to spring we had a blast talking about traditions and trends in home decor. We also shared our latest tiling project on our 1920s vintage bungalow renovation! Here are highlights from some our of favorite blog posts of the month. This antique Chinese altar table traveled a long way from its original home...
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Easter Table Decor
With Easter approaching I've been looking for some Easter table decor inspiration. After the long hard winter that many people have endured this year, it's so uplifting to see traditional Easter table settings with all their color and pretty floral arrangements and even chicks and bunnies. The design on these sweet hand-painted Easter eggs would be easy for anyone with...
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Home Decor Trends: Mixed Metals
Mixed metals are "particularly hot right now" according to an article I read in the Wall Street Journal on the Top 5 Interior Design Trends for 2015. LA designer Jamie Bush thinks it looks "too staged" to match every metal finish in a space. London Designer Kelly Hoppen especially likes mixing warm-toned metals with cool ones. I agree that mixing...
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Bookshelf: Nantucket Cottages and Florida Style
This latest crop of books on home decor and house design takes us on a quick jaunt around the country! From Minnesota to Nantucket to Florida, these books give a glimpse into the architecture and home decor styles of each area, showing what makes them so great. Minnesota's Own: Preserving Our Grand Homes This coffee table book takes the reader...
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Best of February 2015: Vintage Decor and Romance
February is the month of romance, and our client spotlight posts about vintage decor this month were certainly full of romance. February also ended on a romantic note for Greg and me - we took a break away from business with a trip to Hot Springs, North Carolina! Here are highlights from some our of favorite blog posts of the...
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