For Sale: A home for making memories
Our home is for sale! We've buffed, polished, spiffed and shined everything in sight. We can still open the closets without too much falling out, although the hall linen closet does ...
Green with Envy
This Emilia Wickstead dress, worn by Meghan Markle yesterday at Commonwealth Events in London, is a showstopper. I've searched high and low online and cannot find it---yet. My money is ...
Ugly bathrooms are the worst
After we bought our home in 2004, one of the first things I wanted to do was renovate the two bathrooms. In 2019, I actually did it. The old bathrooms were ...
Our Dining Room gets a Makeover
As previously noted, I am obsessed with built-ins. The good news on that front is my obsession lends itself to adding charm, character and storage to our home. Combining this with a ...
Robert Rionda’s Women
So, when a room designer looks like James Bond, it's hard to know what to expect. Junior League of Miami was honored that Robert Rionda consented to participate in the 2018 ...
Don’t you love this Throwback Kitchen?
Last month, the Junior League of Miami Designer Showhouse took over The Deering Estate. One of my favorite spaces was the historic kitchen. Charles Deering had a fear of fire that ...
A bedroom suite charcoal sparkles…
Kim Hernandez and Lois Holbrook Russo of The Gallery Interiors, repeated as featured designers at the 2018 Junior League of Miami Designer Showhouse. Kim and Lois designed and curated two of ...
Stripes, prints and patterns–oh my!
I have always considered myself a minimalist, considering textures (in fabrics, metals, woods) in solid colors the way to achieve a layered effect in my living spaces. Then I saw the ...
Blue baby, all the way
When I was younger, my favorite color was red. Forever. When I was nine, it was a red satin jacket, red shorts, and red tennies. When I was sixteen, it was ...