Have you ever met someone whose style feels so natural & effortless but totally put together at the same time?
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So against this crazy backdrop, it is a welcome distraction and relief to talk to you about some great fashion items for Spring, brought to us by two amazing women entrepreneurs! I needed an escape & some inspiration today and these ladies do not disappoint.
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So against this crazy backdrop, it is a welcome distraction and relief to talk to you about some great fashion items for Spring, brought to us by two amazing women entrepreneurs! I needed an escape & some inspiration today and these ladies do not disappoint.
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So against this crazy backdrop, it is a welcome distraction and relief to talk to you about some great fashion items for Spring, brought to us by two amazing women entrepreneurs! I needed an escape & some inspiration today and these ladies do not disappoint.
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So against this crazy backdrop, it is a welcome distraction and relief to talk to you about some great fashion items for Spring, brought to us by two amazing women entrepreneurs! I needed an escape & some inspiration today and these ladies do not disappoint.
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So against this crazy backdrop, it is a welcome distraction and relief to talk to you about some great fashion items for Spring, brought to us by two amazing women entrepreneurs! I needed an escape & some inspiration today and these ladies do not disappoint.
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One of my intentions in starting this blog was to help the design-obsessed homeowner find unique ways to express their style on their own, often without access to an interior designer.
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Let me state at the beginning that I am an old house snob. I grew up in an 1890’s Victorian house in Darien, Connecticut which was not even considered old by the town’s standards.
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Let me state at the beginning that I am an old house snob. I grew up in an 1890’s Victorian house in Darien, Connecticut which was not even considered old by the town’s standards.
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I don’t know about you but I seem to have 2 speeds in my closet — super casual/working from home outfits, or dressy/office-cocktail. What about the in-between outfits?
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I don’t know about you but I seem to have 2 speeds in my closet — super casual/working from home outfits, or dressy/office-cocktail. What about the in-between outfits?
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One of my goals in creating this blog was to put a spotlight on unique, original, NOT homogenized kind of finds that have the power to uplift in mysterious little ways. Of course, that would have to mean at some point a stop in Paris! Since I’m not there now & not planning to be this Spring, I thought why not bring Paris to my doorstep??
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Since launching this blog, I’ve received so many inquiries from friends and new aquaintances about how THEY can get started on their own website or blog too, which I find very exciting. The funny thing is that as a brand strategy consultant, I’ve helped clients around the world design multi-million dollar online ventures & can do it in my sleep….but doing it for oneself (everyone’s toughest critic & client) and on a shoestring budget - that is hard!
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If you want to see my inner geek go into overdrive, give me a combination of great design, historic preservation, interesting art & cozy ambiance all in one spot. That is The Georges, a boutique inn located in Lexington, Virginia.
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Yes, I love to read “real” books but I have been hooked on art books, photography books, travel books, anything VISUAL for as long as I can remember. And why not?
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The fascinating article in the NY Times this weekend about Palm Springs CA and its revitalized real estate market reminded me that I have not yet shared the OTHER amazing hotel I stayed at there last month.
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As I toggled over to Matthew Carter’s site, who knew he was from Kentucky? My father, Gayle Asher, left Lexington, Kentucky in the 1950s to become an artist in NYC.
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The April 5th Christie’s auction in NYC, Betsy Bloomingdale, A Life in Style, is one to keep your eyes on. I haven’t gotten my catalogue yet but...I’m sure 99% of the things at auction are beyond my yen, but I’m having a great time exploring and learning more about her style.
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While not every week is this full of calamities, everyone has SOME weeks that are like this. So the question I’ve been pondering lately (& need more help on!) is how can you automate your home more, so that you — and your brain — are not the exclusive starting engine to keep things humming along??
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I admit I’d LOVE to be one of those people who “decorate & forget it” — putting up displays when they move in & then going on about their lives. For better or worse, I am not born with this gene.
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