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Tag Archives: decorating
Hamptons Weekend Cottage Keeps it Simple
A FRIEND OF MINE has had a tendency to move often, both her family’s primary residence and weekend/vacation homes. Fortunately, she also has a talent for making any apartment or home look Domino-ready in very short order. This two-bedroom 1930s … Continue reading →
Posted in HAMPTONS, HAMPTONS VOYEUR, INTERIOR DESIGN, LONG ISLAND, OLD-HOUSE MAKEOVERS
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Tagged decorating, Southampton, summer cottage, vintage cottage, weekend cottage
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7 Comments
Styling for Summer with Thrift Shop Finds
WITH TWO AS-YET SEMI-FURNISHED BEACH HOUSES to rent this summer, I’m back to my old shoestring-decorating tricks. Nothing I love more than visiting thrift shops and yard sales with a purpose. On my way out to Springs (East Hampton, N.Y.), … Continue reading →
Posted in HAMPTONS, INTERIOR DESIGN, LONG ISLAND, PROPERTIES FOR RENT
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Tagged ARF, beach house, Bridgehampton, decorating, East Hampton, LVIS, rental, Retreat, Southampton, Southampton Animal Shelter, Southampton Hospital, thrift shop, Wainscot
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6 Comments
The Big Reveal: Inside My Beach-House-to-Be
THE WAITING GAME continues. I’ve officially “gone to contract” on the Long Island beach house deal I’ve been patiently coddling for almost two years now. The seller has signed the contract of sale, my down payment has been delivered, the … Continue reading →
Posted in HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING
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Tagged arborist, beach house, bohemian, decorating, East Hampton, funky, interior photos, interiors, LONG ISLAND, modernist, renovation, Springs
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BOOK REVIEW: Design*Sponge at Home
SOMETIMES I THINK I have a case of arrested decorating development. At my age — a couple of generations past 30, which is the age of Grace Bonney, hugely successful design blogger and now author of a hefty new decorating … Continue reading →
Posted in BOOK REVIEW, INTERIOR DESIGN
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Tagged blog, decorating, Design*Sponge, DIY, Grace Bonney, ideas, tips
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The Insider: Apartment for One in Cobble Hill
MY NEW EVERY-THURSDAY SERIES for Brownstoner.com continues today in a new, easier-to-read format, with a garden floor-through in the heart of Cobble Hill by interior designer Julia Mack. These are rented digs, colorful and cost-conscious, with lots of Brooklyn-based sources … Continue reading →
Posted in BROOKLYN, BROWNSTONE DECORATING, INTERIOR DESIGN, THE INSIDER - BROWNSTONER.COM
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Tagged apartment, budget, Cobble Hill, decorate, decorating, floor-through, garden, how to, rental, The Insider
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Bohemian Splendor in Cobble Hill
ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT BLOGGING is making new friends. Lula and I met only a few months ago, when she stumbled upon my blog and contacted me. We soon discovered we are neighbors in two places. She has … Continue reading →
Posted in ANTIQUES & COLLECTING, BROOKLYN, BROWNSTONE DECORATING, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, INTERIOR DESIGN
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Tagged 1850s, antiques, bedroom, Bergen Street, bohemian, Broken English, brownstone, Cobble Hill, configuration, cornice, cottage, Court Street, decorating, doors, East Hampton, Fork & Pencil, Fork and Pencil, Italianate, kitchen, layout, moldings, original, parlor floor, plaster, refinish, renovation, semi-retirement, Springs, terrace, Venetian plaster, Victorian, wallpaper
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Emery & Cie
ONE E-MAIL LIST I’LL NEVER UNSUBSCRIBE FROM is Emery & Cie, a European textile and wallpaper company whose elegant designs and sophisticated color palettes always send me into a reverie of an alternate life in which I a) could afford … Continue reading →
Posted in BROWNSTONE DECORATING, INTERIOR DESIGN
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Tagged Agnes Emery, Antwerp, brownstone, Brussels, ceramic tile, decorating, Emery & Cie, fabrics, LONDON, Paris, parlor, textiles, wallpaper
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