Here’s a throwback to earlier this year when I talked about H O M E and and had several people in the group try to crawl under a table in shame (they’ve come a long way): Most Americans live in house shame and have homes…
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It was soft and beautiful and smelled faintly of cotton… Okay. So by now it’s no secret that I’m a shameless fabric junkie. (we’re all allowed to have our guilty pleasures right?) And while you probably assume that most of my time in the design studio consists of…
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So we’re dining at a five star restaurant when I unfold my napkin and see lipstick stains. Now you have to understand my profession and personality type demands perfection in presentation. Anything less than 100% feels like a failure. As it turns out, thankfully the…
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Geoffrey Bennison Master Decorator Geoffrey Bennison: Master Decorator Bobby McAlpine Poetry of a Place Poetry of a Place:Bobby McAlpine From Classic to Contemporary From Classic to Contemporary:Decorating with Cullman & Kravis A Place to Call Home A Place to Call Home: Tradition, Style, and…
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Recently, we posted about our involvement with the Dallas Showhouse. We are excited to be a part of this event and share with you our journey. Today, we thought we would give you a sneak peek of our design through the magazine we created. We…
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Don’t get me wrong, I love to travel. It’s been an honor to participate in showhouses around the country. Last fall I was designing a room for the Traditional Home Napa Valley Showhouse and last summer, I had the pleasure of contributing to the 2016…
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Jacques Grange’s Wikipedia bio—166 words—doesn’t do him justice. But it’s fitting. He’s known as a designer to the stars who prefers to let his rooms speak for themselves. Despite his minimal public persona, or perhaps because of it, I’ve always been fascinated by his personal…
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What, or rather, who, comes to mind when you think of craftsmanship? The idea of craftsmen and masters of their trades has been on my mind a lot lately. In less than a month I’ll be at Spring Market in High Point—home to some of…
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This year I’m THRILLED to cover the High Point Spring Market April 22-26 alongside nine other designers all chosen for the High Point Design Bloggers Spring 2017 Tour. In other words, we’re your feet on the ground (and 11.5 million square feet is a lot of…
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If I would ask all of our clients what’s the most important room in their homes, they would all say: “The Kitchen.” And, I think most of you would agree with them. Of course, its been titled “The Heart of the Home” for good reason….
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