Mario, my friend, you and I saw the design industry change a lot. I shall miss chatting with you about who is who in the decorating world of today. Your contributions to our field are...

Summer may be in rear-view mirror, but I still have Nantucket on my mind for design and decorating inspiration. When I think of Nantucket, I always think of weathered gray-shingled houses overlooking cobbled streets where...

Today I am lucky enough to know a hotelier who has her name on a number of hotels and resorts around the world as the creator of the Rosewood Hotel Co. — Caroline Rose Hunt....

From puffy to layered, from dense ripples to small shapes floating gently by, clouds are almost always on view in Palm Beach that range in colors from deep slate to light gray, not to mention...

I find that art in the home expresses a lot about a person's style.  Enjoy someone's art and I've found you'll often enjoy the person.  Many of my clients over the years have been painters...

I was so saddened to learn last week of the death of painter Ralph Wolfe Cowan, a friend who was well-known to many a Palm Beacher for his lavish portraits. Mr. Cowan, who died at 86...

Front doors should be beautiful, providing a warm welcome to visitors. And the front doors of Dublin’s Georgian mansions are indeed beautiful, along with the back doors and double doors of the cottages along the...

I have always loved hardware stores. I’m not thinking of the big warehouse stores of today, although they certainly serve their purpose if you need the widest selection possible. No, I’m more partial to smaller...

I’ve found as I tour around County Offaly and County Cavan in the lake country that antique shops have become fewer over the years. But they aren’t extinct, even if the younger crowd with cash...