BRITT, brilliant in Veranda

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Veranda's team of Carolyn Englefield, Max Kim-Bee and Frances Schultz are going to take Veranda's August readers on a trip to interior designer Thomas Britt's Hamptons home. Not just any trip-a trip through rustic beamed ceilings, white washed walls, exotic embroideries, worn leather and al fresco dining (of course!, it is the Hamptons after all.)  Thomas Britt didn't just start working on this house- one look at the Kim-Bee images will tell you that. It's as a house should be-refined over the years and Frances Schultz tells Britt's story of decades of living in and entertaining in his beloved retreat.

Thanks to Veranda for the sneak peek. I promise-it will be hard to wait for the rest of the story...

Britt's sun drenched Living Room

Britt's AMAZING sheik-worthy tented bed!, 

polished floors, 

pool blue walls, 

and bedroom with a red leather poster bed- above & below.

Rooms that have evolved-are the best rooms-obvious- in the next Veranda, on sale June 25th.

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Inspired

by SPRY.


how about you?

 Harper's Bazaar Editorial, April 1957

from once wed here

Rhea Thierstein floral photographed by Tim Walker here

source unknown

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golden earring

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artist Rene Gruau's work was fashion, soignee and bold strokes of color, red- black-and gold.
This Gruau turns color on its ear.

from a reader's private collection

 

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memphis belle

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Dixon Gallery and Gardens, in Memphis, has acquired this exquisite portrait by Jacques-Emile Blanche, "Portrait of Eugenia Huici Arguedas de Errázuriz,"1890.

We've talked about Eugenia before, and finding her perched at the Dixon in Memphis is quite exciting. A trip to see her might be in order.

 The acquisition is in memory of John Buchanan, director of the Dixon from 1986 to 1994. Buchanan died on Dec. 31, 2011. I'm told an exhibition devoted to the painting and its sitter is in the works.

Blanche is so adept at capturing the Belle Epoque and some of his paintings are the finest of the era. The Errázuriz portrait is no exception.

 Read my story about Errázuriz here.

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Zetta is...

busy decorating.

there are lots of things going on at the house. Zetta is busy.

things to recover here.

client projects to finalize.

& yes, paperwork to do.

someone has to be the trusted assistant-

that would be Me.

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gingham

check.


I Love the cover of the newest issue of WALTER.

yes, I'm still crazy over checks.
see what I stashing away at Pinterest on Gingham Mine here

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