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Not to make this a regular thing, but I wanted to share with you some beautiful flowers I got on my way home last night. Lilacs will always ...

Spanish Fountain (1912) John Singer Sargent is mainly known for his portraiture, but he also produced some beautiful architectural sketches...

The late Brooke Astor's famous (notorious as of late ) NYC apartment has been put on the market with a huge asking price of $46 million...

Dc is such an over-priced city (I know, it's not NYC or boston, but of course it's still in the upper brackets of prices in real est...

The china of this week belonged to my great-grandmother who was from Scotland. This fine teacup was a 'cabinet' piece made by Royal...

So, the pope is here in DC and the city is ABUZZ. I wasn't raised Catholic and have a hard time understanding the importance of the pope...

Back to design, lately I've had staircases on the mind ( not just Marilyn ). I've been working on an EXTREMELY complicated modern s...

I interupt this design blog ( well, mainly design anyways) to bring you breaking news. Is NOTHING sacred? Why is our society so obsessed wit...

Did you see last weeks New York Social Diary house entry HERE ? It features Carlos Aparicio's New York apartment. He is an architect and...

Recently while having after-work drinks with LODA, I tried a new twist to my usual G&T: a splash of chambord. YUMMY - it's my new ...