Like a tile-setter, I began at the center point of the wall to figure how to hang the prints For more than two years I scoured auctions for a set of antique botanical prints, hoping to get some at a reasonable price. Nineteenth century prints like these originally came in subscription books and were hand-colored [...]
Archive | February, 2010
Alabama Stone Cottage Details
A closer look at the accessories in the home of our Shopping Editor, Allison Our two-part virtual walk-through of Allison’s stone cottage was designed so everyone could appreciate the highly original living spaces she has worked so hard to create. If you haven’t yet seen the main rooms in part one, the elegant French Gray [...]
Alabama Stone Cottage II
Our room-by-room walk through of Allison’s house continues Our tour of Allison’s lovely stone house on a lake in Alabama continues with a walk through some of the private spaces in the 5-bedroom home that our very own blogging partner and her husband built on 4-1/2 acres. If you missed part one of the tour, [...]
Alabama Stone Cottage
Tour our Allison’s idyllic lakeside home Calling a 5 bedroom 4-1/2 bathroom home sitting on 4-1/2 acres a European cottage is by way of describing the style of the house our very own Allison and her husband lovingly built on an Alabama lakefront lot. Designed by Tulsa architect Jack Arnold – who the couple has [...]
Ancient House, Modern Kitchen
Two-hundred-year-old stone structures often don’t lend themselves to modern kitchens. But the Campanula House, on the Ionian island of Corfu, shows how a skillful design successfully marries a contemporary kitchen to a rustic interior. This is one of 12 restored houses on the Rou Estate, a high-end property that touts outdoor terraces from which you [...]
