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La Lanterne, Versailles
Happy 2014! One of my favorite gifts I received over Christmas was an antique copy of the book "The smaller houses and gardens of Versailles 1680-1815" from 1926 which I have been lusting over for...
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Maison Baguès
I've always been fascinated by the greats of French design such as Maison Bagues, makers of fine French chandeliers, furniture, and metalwork for over 150 years (depending where you read) - most...
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Le Pavillon de Madame, Verailles
As promised here I bring you another small mansion from the book "The smaller houses and gardens of Versailles", this one simply entitled "Le Pavillon de Madame". While the address is stated, 63...
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Nina Campbell at Waterworks, DC
A few evenings ago I had the privilege to attend a book signing of Nina Campbell's new book at the beautiful Waterworks Georgetown showroom in Cady's Alley. Meeting the talented but surprisingly...
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Don't miss this housetour!
I don't often read Apartment Therapy as it tends to be a little cookie-cutter 'contemporary' for my tastes but once in awhile they feature some great house tours. This week featured an apartment in...
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Frank Lloyd Wright's First Christian Church
This past week I visited Phoenix, Arizona, and unexpectedly fell in love with the city. The desert landscape, friendly locals, warm winter weather, and dry air all impressed me. Of course knowing me...
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The historic small houses of Phoenix Arizona
While I often write about large houses, mansions even, long time readers know that I have always had a preference for well designed small houses (it has been over 7 years now so I think that...
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The Heard Museum, Phoenix Arizona
In the same historic neighborhood that I blogged about earlier this week HERE is the most famous museum in Phoenix, The Heard Museum of American Indian art and history.Founded by Dwight and Maie...
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Phoenix: living with or against nature
My trip to Phoenix left me with a lot to think about; architecturally that is! Of course my visit to Taliesin West had a lot to do with this; Frank Lloyd Wright's summer camp and architectural school....
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Arizona Biltmore Hotel
Sitting here in snow and ice it's hard to believe that just a few short weeks ago I was in paradise or at least the closest thing in winter: Phoenix, Arizona! One of the most well known sites in...
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Hidden from view
I came across this identical row of townhouses on a side street in Georgetown recently which I had never noticed before. They're fairly nondescript row-houses of the type to be found all over the city...
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Arizona Biltmore cottages
Nestled in the garden courtyard of the Arizona Biltmore hotel are a number of textile block cottages. These date to the original construction of the hotel in 1929 and believe it or not, were...
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Santos Museum of Economic Botany
Sometimes museums which might sound rather dull (to design aficionados such as myself) can be held in the most astonishingly beautiful buildings. Such is the case with the Santos Museum of Economic...
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Window boxes
What do you think of window boxes? In most cases they're left derelict and forlorn -nude of any planting. In some cases I've seen them planted with horrible plastic flowers! However in Quebec City I...
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Public spaces of the Biltmore hotel, Arizona
The Arizona Biltmore is not only a hotel as I've mentioned but a huge resort regularly used for conferences, weddings, and other events. Many of these spaces are original to the hotel and in the main...
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Classic style doesn't date
As you well know I'm a firm believer that classic style doesn't date. An example of this is a room by talented designers Tom Fox and Joe Nahem from the 1980s when they decorated the dining room of...
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David Mayernik lecture in Georgetown
Join the Washington Mid-Atlantic chapter of the ICAA in welcoming David Mayernik, architecture professor at Notre Dame, author, urban planner, artist, and architect, to Georgetown to discuss his...
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Exciting News: Kips Bay 2014
Exciting news has just been released about the 2014 Kips Bay showhouse. Not only will it be held within one of the 1884 Villard Houses by the famed architectural firm of McKim, Meade, and White but the...
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Nesting in my apartment
I've had a lot of changes in my apartment recently which is strange because aren't we meant to nest in preparation for winter and not spring? Regardless I thought I'd share some of these upgrades as...
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West
A few weeks ago while in Arizona I visited Taliesin West, arguably the most well known site in the area. Frank Lloyd Wright started the 'camp' in 1937 when his doctor suggested spending the winters in...
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