Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Nov 20, 2009, 3:30 pm
This year, instead of buying gifts for those who help us every day (the mail carrier, the UPS driver, the Crystal Rock water guy and so many more), we’ve decided to bake a batch or two of Chris...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Nov 17, 2009, 4:10 pm
With leather, lame and lace dominating the Resort 2010 fashion shows, we were happy to see some beautiful floral prints as well.  These fabulous frocks have us dreaming of sandy beaches and sunset sa...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Nov 14, 2009, 5:00 am
Our latest guilty pleasure is watching fabulous floral designer Jeff Leatham create magical events on his show for TLC, Flowers Uncut (Wednesdays at 10 pm Eastern.) Jeff Leatham in Flowers Uncut J...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Nov 11, 2009, 5:00 am
With almost two weeks to go before Thanksgiving, we’re polishing the silver, ironing the napkins and thinking of how to set our holiday table.  We always start with the centerpiece (after all, ...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Nov 5, 2009, 4:00 am
This is the time of year when you wonder whether you’ll be organized enough to take the family portrait and send it out as a personalized holiday card…  or not!  For those of you who wa...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Nov 2, 2009, 10:45 am
Having our product featured in a national publication is always a thrill and we’re so excited to be able to add Traditional Home to the list.  In a piece titled “Marketplace Pallette: T...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Oct 31, 2009, 5:00 am
No one captures the essence of California cool mixed with worldly flair quite like LA-based designer Schuyler Samperton.  The daughter of an award-winning architect and a fashionista, Schuyler seems...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Oct 28, 2009, 10:47 am
A couple of weeks ago we received a panicked phone call from K.C. Williams at Connecticut Cottages & Gardens regarding the Designer Showhouse of Westchester (a magnificent 20-room Georgian mansion on ...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Oct 25, 2009, 9:56 am
is anything from the new fine jewelry collection, L’Ame du Voyage (”the soul of the trip”), designed by Lorenz Baumer for Louis Vuitton.  Each piece is a beautifully intricate work ...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Oct 21, 2009, 9:48 am
We do…  especially when mixed with cream!  So inspired were we by the fabulous fashions displayed at the Salon du Chocolat in Paris last week and our memories of our favorite Chocolat Africain...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Oct 17, 2009, 7:00 am
“Kiku in the Japanese Garden” opens today at The New York Botanical Garden and we can’t wait to catch a glimpse of the beautiful cascades, cones and columns of brilliantly hued chry...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Oct 14, 2009, 11:41 am
It’s Tabletop Week again and 7West kicked off the festivities with a great discussion on creativity hosted by iconic potter Jonathan Adler and prolific journalist Rima Suqi.  From  his child...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Oct 9, 2009, 2:38 pm
Two weeks ago, Charlotte Lekakos of Willard and Palmer Design called us asking if we would contribute a pretty pop of color to the guest bedroom she designed for the CharityWorks GreenHouse.  When w...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Oct 6, 2009, 7:00 am
Since seeing is believeing when it comes to our silk floral designs, photography is one of the most important investments we make on a seasonal basis.  Not only do the pictures appear on our website ...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Oct 3, 2009, 5:30 am
One of our favorite daily reads is Erin Gates’ blog, Elements of Style, and we especially love Fashion Fridays when she often pairs an outfit with a beautifully decorated room.  So when Annette...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Oct 1, 2009, 5:00 am
Up Route 7 just an hour or so north of us is White Flower Farm, a charming nursery that caters to the most ardent horticulturalists and even some “black thumbs”, too!  The company was fou...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Sep 27, 2009, 6:00 am
Anyone who has seen The September Issue will agree that if Anna Wintour is the brains behind Vogue, Grace Coddington has to be one of her greatest creative assets.  Her unmistakeable style, develop...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Sep 25, 2009, 12:02 pm
Last night, we participated in the “Living Better at Home“ evening in Greenwich with a trunk show at one of our favorite stores, SM Home (see our Q & A post on April 28).  Along with...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Sep 21, 2009, 5:00 am
Leaves by Jonathan Sloane In Autumn when the trees are brown The little leaves come tumbling down They do not make the slightest sound But lie so quietly on the ground Until the wind comes puffin...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Sep 19, 2009, 6:30 am
The 20th anniversary issue of Elle Decor just arrived and it is gorgeous!  A beautiful Malibu home designed by Michael Smith (one of our favorite designers and clients!) graces the cover and pages, a...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Sep 17, 2009, 8:00 am
Several years ago, we met Madaline Sparks, a contributing editor at Real Simple magazine, who fell in love with our florals (which is quite a compliment given that she is landscape designer and horti...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Sep 14, 2009, 1:52 pm
We were in Chicago this past weekend and came across Nakamol, a fabulous jewelry store just opposite the Art Institute on South Michigan Avenue.  With a moto that beauty doesn’t always have to ...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Sep 10, 2009, 6:00 am
“It’s a well-known fact that we Southerners embrace the eccentric, the idiosyncratic, and celebrate, or at least tolerate, unusual forms of public self-expression.  We possess a passion f...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Sep 8, 2009, 10:32 am
Since we often work with clients on custom commissions, we have the opportunity to see many different styles of interiors, some completely designed by a professional while others seemingly so but not....
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Sep 4, 2009, 1:52 pm
Every time we walk through Grand Central Station, we have to stop by the Pylones(pronounces pee-lone) shop to see what’s new.  We discovered this whimsical store when living in Paris and ofte...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Sep 1, 2009, 4:01 pm
With the kids back in school and a slight nip in the air, it’s time to think of our fall wardrobes and accessories.  Tempted as we all are to continue to “shop in our closets and cupbo...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Aug 28, 2009, 6:20 am
We just received our September/October  issue of Southern Accents and after spending some time perusing the beautiful interiors, added it to the growing pile of “final issues” along with ...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Aug 24, 2009, 4:42 pm
Anyone who drives from Florence to Siena on a beautiful late spring day will encounter a beautiful landscape not soon forgotten - fields upon lush fields of bright red poppies dancing under a bright ...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Aug 21, 2009, 5:00 am
With a heat wave hitting the New York area this week (and fall a month away!), we stayed cool visiting the home floor at Barneys and taking in a matinee of Julie & Julia. Barneys New York - Home ...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Aug 18, 2009, 10:01 am
With friends in town from California, we took the opportunity to visit one of our favorite New York landmarks - The Cloisters.  Built around various rooms and chapels using original architectural ...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Aug 14, 2009, 5:00 am
From the dawn of civilization, the Spice Route has lured explorers and merchants, sailors and kings to the ends of the earth in search of riches in the form of pepper, saffron, ginger and more.  In o...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Aug 11, 2009, 11:43 am
What do flowered andirons, Russian needlework and Murano glass chandeliers have in common?  1stdibs, of course!  We spend a lot of time looking for unique vases, planters and decorative accents for...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Aug 7, 2009, 2:35 pm
We loved reading about artist Patrick Dougherty in the May/June 2009 issue of Southern Accents and were thrilled to hear that he was creating for the first time an installation just an hour away at th...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Aug 4, 2009, 10:08 am
We first met Gaura Tibbitts, CEO of Couleur Nature, as he was setting up (or rather building!) his stunning booth at the New York Gift Show just across the aisle from ours.  Wall by wall, shelf by sh...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Aug 1, 2009, 7:17 pm
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Jul 29, 2009, 12:00 am
Who did The New York Times turn to for advice on shopping for pitchers last month?  Frances Palmer, of course!  We met Frances last year as she was getting ready to show in Atlanta and wanted to hav...
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Carolyn McDonough posted an article on The Buzz Blog - Diane James Home - Jul 27, 2009, 12:00 am
It seems that everywhere we turn this summer, we see blue - from the covers of home decor magazines, to the new collections presented at the Atlanta Gift Show and the nautical-themed fashions on the s...
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