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Washington is covered in a winterish white and I'm loving every minute of it! I thought I would share some pictures of holiday decoratio...

One thing European architects and designers do well, in history and today, is consider the entire envelope. Not just walls and floors of an...

Grisaille : a French term for a painting done in monochrome: generally in shades of brown or gray. These wallpaper panels in the 18th centu...

I now have a personal scanner -exciting news here at ArchitectDesign! I wanted so much to share with you one of my favorite books, which if ...

Recently, on one of my favorite blogs, The Realestalker , I came across the apartment of the late Dominick Dunne. It came as no surprise to ...

I saw this display in the window of the Dupont Circle Benetton store and really thought it was cute: miniature sweaters on a tree! Thats a ...

I was in hallmark recently looking for a card and saw an architecturally correct model of an old romanesque church -and it was an ornament!...

Not every room at Versailles is gilding, glitz and glamour (the 3 G's). A set of rooms on the first floor enfilade feature some very pr...

Do you have a kindle ? I have yet to get one but have heard glowing reviews from everyone who has one (it was even talked about on the skirt...

The Pont des Artes or 'art bridge' (also known as the Passerelle), a pedestrian bridge which links the Louvre to the Institut de Fra...