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An American Farmhouse

A fabulous home to share today via Cote de Texas– simply gorgeous. A True American Farmhouse–In Texas Designer: Ginger Barber The house was designed by Curtis & Windham Architects and built by RB Ratliff Builders. Landscape by Sarah Newberry. The home, which was featured in LUXE Magazine, is about a half hour from Houston and is over 16,000 sq. ft. […]

House Beautiful: Fresh and Pretty

  “If I ever go looking for my heart’s desire again, I won’t look any further than my own back yard. Because if it isn’t there, I never really lost it to begin with.”    ― L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz     Bench and Pillow Pretty GLAMOROUS Tub! Jessica Hall Associates Oluf Høst […]

House Beautiful: Soft and Elegant Neutrals

This is a real treat– soft elegant neutrals embody this refreshing home. Shows us how simplicity can be so beautiful.   Decor Inspiration:    At Home With Loi Thai & Thomas Troeschel   Loi Thai and Thomas Troeschel are the owners of the antique store “Tone on Tone” in Bethesda near Washington DC .     In […]

House Beautiful: Accent Orange

A warm and welcoming living room, designed by Windsor Smith. Raimonds Staprans (American, b. 1926), Four Leftover Oranges from the Bygone Good Old Times 2011. Oil on canvas, 36 x 48 in. House Beautiful Oscar de la Renta, Fine China New Orleans home of Jane Scott Hodges Linens and drapery in orange and lavender make […]

House Beautiful: Perfection

I’m ready to move in — this is a stunner. * *   The New Orleans home of designer Tara Shaw in Veranda Magazine. via:cotedetexas * *   Tara Shaw, in her house in New Orleans * * The house Tara lives in was actually custom built for another owner. It was designed by Barry Fox […]

House Beautiful: In the Green Room

 * * “When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy, And the dimpling stream runs laughing by; When the air does laugh with our merry wit, And the green hill laughs with the noise of it.”    * * – William Blake    * * Penelope Settee     * * Sten Oscar Rundgren […]

I want a GLAMOROUS Kitchen.

 * * * “You don’t have to be a chef or even a particularly good cook to experience proper kitchen alchemy: the moment when ingredients combine to form something more delectable than the sum of their parts. Fancy ingredients or recipes not required; simple, made-up things are usually even better.”    * * * – […]

House BLUE-tiful

 * * * Beautiful, blue home and art inspiration today, enjoy.  * * * Julien Chichester Furniture  * * *     “Someday she planned to paint he ceiling: Blue, with gold stars on it, whole constellations, and a section of the Milky Way.”     * * * ― Elizabeth Enright, The Four-Story Mistake      * […]