Since our Paris trip, Sally and I have had opportunities to use what we learned and and absorbed in a number of our projects. (Posts can be seen here and here.) We have designed a paneled living room, and a chinoiserie style mud room, a Hall of Mirrors powder room, several hidden doors and pieces of furniture....
There are days when you travel that, for one reason or another, turn into lazy days. The day Sally and I visited the Orangerie to see Monet’s Waterlilies exhibit was one of those days. We slept in, had a late breakfast and wandered down toward the Place Vendome, Place de la Concorde, the Tuileries Garden and...
This past weekend, four generations of the Wilson/Kelsey clan gathered at the Inn at Castle Hill in Ipswich for a weekend of fun and relaxation. The weather was so delightful, much of it was spent on the Inn’s large wrap around porch that overlooks the backside of Crane Beach and island. While many of you may have...
A wave of nostalgia has swept over me these past few weeks. I find my mind wandering back to a year ago when Sally and I spent several weeks in Paris and Bruges. While I did make daily Facebook posts while traveling, we have been so busy since then that I haven’t had/made time to write any...
10.06.15
Architecture & Details / Historic Preservation / Interiors & Antiques
After all the rain we’ve this past week, Sally and I needed to get out and stretch our legs. Recently, I attended Northshore Magazine’s launch party for their new publication, Northshore Home, at Willowdale, located in Bradley Palmer State Park, which reminded me that next door was the Mass Audubon Society’s Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary. (A kitchen we designed...