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Tag Archives: Hamptons Cottages & Gardens
Bona Fide Colonial in East Hampton
ONE OF THE PERKS of writing for shelter magazines is getting inside a lot of interesting houses. For the holiday issue of Hamptons Cottages & Gardens magazine, I got a look at the interior of one of East Hampton’s venerable Main … Continue reading
Ranch Revamp in Sag Harbor
A PIECE I WROTE recently about the reinvention of a postwar ranch house in Sag Harbor, N.Y., is in the August 1 issue of Hamptons Cottages & Gardens magazine. It so happens I’ve known the homeowner, Susan Penzner, who is a … Continue reading
Posted in HAMPTONS, INTERIOR DESIGN, LONG ISLAND, RENOVATION
Tagged 1960s, Hamptons Cottages & Gardens, Havens House, Jack Ceglic, ranch house, Sag Harbor, Susan Penzner
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My Byline Gets a Workout
The new Brooklyn Bridge Park, Garden Design Nov/Dec 2010. Photo: Julienne Schaer NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, writing for garden and interiors magazines. When I first started, in pre-computer days, I hated it; I suffered terrible anxiety and … Continue reading
Posted in GARDENS & GARDENING, INTERIOR DESIGN, LANDSCAPING, MISCELLANEOUS
Tagged Alex Porter, Brooklyn Bridge Park, D'Aquino Monaco, design magazines, Garden Design magazine, garden magazines, Hamptons Cottages & Gardens, how to write for, Julienne Schaer, magazines, New York Spaces, Peter Murdock, Robin Hill, Sanchez & Maddux, Tim Street-Porter, writing for
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Sweet Home
My dining room, above. The 1940s X-legged table has a linoleum top. I found it at a local yard sale for $50. ONCE AGAIN, I’VE HAD MY NOSE RUBBED IN IT. I’ve just written two articles for Hamptons Cottages & … Continue reading
Posted in COTTAGE LIVING, HAMPTONS, INTERIOR DESIGN, LONG ISLAND
Tagged East Hampton, Hamptons Cottages & Gardens, Springs
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Second Fall in the Country
IT’S MY SECOND AUTUMN IN EAST HAMPTON, and life is good. I’ve planted a few more shrubs, done a bit of fall clean-up. Things are shaping up, landscape-wise, though I’ve been a little lax on the photos. How many times … Continue reading
