In honor of Memorial Day Weekend and the official start of summer, let’s celebrate with some red, white, or blue selections for your porch, balcony, or patio!…Whether you have a pocket sized apartment balcony, or an expansive waterside patio, make it a spot to relax for the season ahead!
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Mother's Day Gift Ideas
It is only a week until Mother’s Day…wow! That kind of snuck up on us didn’t it! And it’s a challenge this year with the added difficulty of shopping while sheltering in place. So, here are some perfect solutions you can order right from your armchair!
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Top Bed Styles
There are many many bed style and frame choices. From classic brass beds to contemporary upholstered models. The array is staggering! I’ve culled a few favorites that would work for many different applications.
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Beautiful Stationery Products
One of my favorite passions, right after design excellence and delicious food, is beautiful stationery. I adore beautiful writing paper and note cards, journals and pens, elegant invitations…pretty much anything writing paper related! In this digital communication age, it is truly extraordinary to receive a handwritten note or invitation anymore. Formal invitations and announcements are the only communications that really demand physical paper. And yet there is something so satisfying about putting a well designed pen to paper.
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Concord Holiday House Tour
We’ve had a busy week of Holiday installations, but the weekend highlight was the Concord Holiday House Tour where we were privileged to be a featured designer for the Christmas decor at one of the 7 homes on the tour!
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A Peek at the New Schumacher Wallpaper Collections
The new Schumacher library of wallcoverings just arrived and it is epic! It contains over 2000 patterns and 150 inspiration images.
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Plumbing and Lighting Showroom Visit
This week, while sourcing fixtures for a bathroom project, we visited a new(ish) Ferguson’s Plumbing Showroom in our area…They have always had a large display of plumbing fixtures and faucets, and an assortment of kitchen appliances, but historically, the lighting displayed is pretty minimal - not anymore! This new showroom had an incredible amount of lighting on display
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Brimfield Antiques Show
People come from all over the country to shop at the Brimfield Antiques Show which happens 3 times a year, May, June, and September. There are acres of fields all with many different venders in curated “shows”. A few of the fields require a fee to shop in, but most are free to enter.
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Bathroom Tile Options
On a recent tile showroom visit selecting bathroom tile for a couple of projects, we came across some interesting options. There is some GORGEOUS tile out there
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Market Stalls at the Boston Design Center
A quick errand downtown had us stopping in for a whirl through the Market Stalls at The Boston Design Center today. The Market Stalls, on the second floor of the BDC, contain an ever changing display of unique finds and antiques from a handful of dealers and are always worth a visit!
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Fathers Day Gift Guide
Father’s Day is fast approaching…if you want to honor and celebrate a father that you know in a tangible way that doesn’t involve another necktie, it’s time to start thinking about your options! Here are some great ideas ranging in price from $50 to $500+ for gifts he might really use!.
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Seen Around Town: Texture
I’m always drawn to textural things….embroidered fabrics, or plush soft velvets and chenilles, or nubby grasscloth immediately grab my attention like a squirrel spotting an acorn! And on our recent shopping trip to the Boston Design Center,, natural textures abounded!
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