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huge old trees in the backyard

Home Without Power

by on September 4, 2011 in Our Houses

What I did before, and what I learned after hurricane Irene stopped by our house. That old witch visited millions of us on the East Coast but, of course, we knew she was coming. For a couple of life-long apartment dwellers, this was an initiation to country life a mere two months after the move.  [...]

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gilded wood soleil mirror

Powder Room Mirror Fail

by on July 31, 2011 in Our Houses

A new mirror would alter the look of my guest bath. My powder room mirror fell off the wall and crashed into the sink. That was several months ago, before we moved into our house full time. Fortunately, I wasn’t here – no need to describe how scary that would have been. There wasn’t an [...]

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Cambodian silver elephant

My House in Turnaround

by on July 24, 2011 in Our Houses

During this transition in my home and my everyday life, simplicity is the new definition of luxury. Here at Atticmag our purpose, as a magazine, is to show interesting ideas for home design – kitchens, bathrooms, furnishings, rooms and décor that we admire for various reasons. That mix has sometimes included my homes and Allison’s [...]

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Provincial French parterre garden with white roses and myrtle globe topiaries

Gardens Most Amazing

by on July 5, 2011 in Outside

This garden of heartstopping beauty was shown in a recent episode of Agatha Christie’s Hallowe’en Party on PBS. The great Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, traveled to the English countryside to investigate a murder. Instead of the butler, the gardener turned out to have done it – which gave us a glimpse of a monumental, formal [...]

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bouquet of mixed white roses

Roses on the Roof

by on May 31, 2011 in Outside

With a committee to tend them, my roses will flourish. Last summer I confessed that I Hate Gardening and gave up on my four-year experiment — trying to grow roses in the front of our house. I ripped them out and planted low-maintenance spirea in their place. However, instead of throwing them out I donated [...]

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