October 2009

Happy Halloween!

October 31, 2009 Holiday Decorating

My grand-dogter, Bailey, hopes you have a lot of fun today, too.

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Walking The Line – Straight Traffic Patterns

October 27, 2009 Furniture & Arrangement

Have you noticed how in some homes the furniture is arranged so that the traffic pattern is around the seating area in the living room, family room, bedroom or even dining room? One easy way to avoid creating an obstacle path or detour is to check where the doorway or entrance to the room is [...]

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Thank You, Dear James Deering

October 21, 2009 Places & Things To See

Joe and I toured Vizcaya last week. It is the former winter home of James Deering, the industrialist whose family owned International Harvester Company which produced agricultural equipment worldwide. Today, the Coral Gables, Florida estate is a public museum with 34 rooms which are decorated with 15th through 19th century furnishings and artwork. Here are [...]

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Does It Make You Smile?

October 16, 2009 Accessories

A client who lives on Central Park West recently mentioned that she’d seen a couple of very cute accessories at Target but didn’t buy them because she would have felt uncomfortable if someone asked her where she’d found them. Tar-jay, a problem? I guess she needs to read Metropolitan Home magazine and check out their [...]

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