Update: Read our Design History Guide page for further cross references. If you want to make a quick, easy change to a room's decor here are two simple solutions.In the November 2009 issue of Southern Living, Associate Decorating Editor, Anne Turner Carroll used framed wallpaper along with an antique settee and a lamp to create an attractive setting Continue Reading
A Deja Vu Moment
You know how you'll be looking at something and suddenly it will trigger a deja vu moment -- a recollection of something else? Well, that happened a few weeks ago while I was browsing through a Horchow catalog. On page after page I saw images that reminded me of Casart Coverings removable wallpaper designs.This green faux linen above looks like our Green Faux Continue Reading
Off On An Adventure
Before I begin my adventure, first, I want to mention an update on last Friday's Run For The Roses post.Looking at Lucky, in the #1 rail position, ran into traffic early on but managed to finish 7th, Jackson Bend finished 12th and Endorsement didn't run. But, Calvin Borel, a Cajun, won on Super Saver and another Cajun jockey, Kent Desormeaux, rode the third place Continue Reading
Run For The Roses
The Run for the Roses is tomorrow, the first Saturday in May, and will be the 136th running of the Kentucky Derby. Billed as the "Most exciting two minutes in sport", it will capture the attention and wallets of millions.I attended my first Run for the Roses Kentucky Derby in 1960 at the invitation of my future husband. I was a college senior and not very Continue Reading
Where Did It Come From?
I don't know where did it come from but I often ask myself from where did my children get their creative bent. Certainly not from me!My husband's sister was an artist and so was his cousin. I've seen paintings done by his mother as a "genteel young lady" which show considerable promise with training. And I can't help but recall (for it was often told) the story Continue Reading
