FINALLY! The French Hutch is Painted. The French Hutch is Painted Here is the “BEFORE” of the hutch in all it’s 70’s faded yellow, with brassy gold highlights, glory. It’s been sitting around waiting for a paint job for eight months. The color is “Florentine” with just a tiny bit of “Antibes Green” mixed in. Both are from the Annie Sloan chalk paint line. After drying clear wax was used to seal the paint with a bit of DecoArt Metallic Lustre wax in gold to highlight the details. ... View the Post
The Louvre’s Secret Entrance and its Dazzling Exterior
It’s common knowledge during the high tourist season that the line for entry via the glass pyramid can run two to three hours long. In the hot sun. Not fun. This post will cover how to gain entrance into the Louvre quickly and appreciating its beautiful exterior. The Louvre’s Secret Entrance and its Dazzling Exterior. The Louvre’s Secret Entrance and its Dazzling Exterior For a quick entrance, I recommend you purchase your ticket in advance and avoid entry via the pyramid. You can see just ... View the Post
A Busy Day
A Busy Day Thank you for your lovely comments regarding my 1000 post milestone. I know how busy most of us are. Today I am sharing some of my favorite time-saving tools for A Busy Day. Even though most of us would like to do this: In writing about the many, many projects I have created over the years the question I am most often asked is:“Do you sleep?” I do. But my day begins early. I don’t set an alarm clock so the time varies. One day I might rise at 4:30 am. On this particular day, I ... View the Post
Touring the Rockefeller Home Bassett Hall
Today’s post marks the end of my summer vacation series. I hope you will enjoy Touring the Rockefeller Home Bassett Hall. In almost gleeful anticipation as a mother, it also marks the end of the last week of summer vacation for Sweet Boy. He returns to school on Monday. Yippeeee! While it has been wonderful to focus on my children this summer I am truly itching to return to project mode. Touring the Rockefeller Home Bassett Hall Did you know that if it were not for the generosity and ... View the Post
House Crush Jenna Lyons
If you follow Décor To Adore on Facebook or Twitter you may have, in the past, read how much I loved Jenna Lyons Park Slope home (128 Garfield Place in Brooklyn) when it was featured in the November 2012 of Lonny Magazine. House Crush Jenna Lyons House Crush Jenna Lyons I had first seen her home in the November 2008 issue of Domino Magazine. (Sigh, I STILL miss the monthly version of the magazine.) This was followed up by a feature in the September 2009 of Britain's Living etc magazine as ... View the Post
The Most Beautiful Book in the World The Book of Kells
As you know I haven’t really been blogging much these past two weeks. Instead I have been writing a 15 page APA formatted research paper for my Art History class. Final grades were posted this morning. (The class was escalated into a 7 week semester~ whew!) It seems this magnum opus of a paper helped earn me an “A” in the class. (Pardon me while I cry just a little bit in relief.) The Most Beautiful Book in the World The Book of Kells. Given that I often post things of Irish decent in the month ... View the Post
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