To a home and garden junkie like me, few things are more enticing than house tours – the rare opportunity to step through doors and peak inside homes and gardens that are otherwise off-limits. This weekend, just as I’d thought that all the tours were finished for the season, Smithsburg, ...
Read MoreHistoric Architectural Salvage
History is my passion. My love of old houses, buildings, furnishings, even trees, all come from this core obsession. So you can imagine my fondness for the Smithsonian Museum, and it’s all-but-endless ability to feed my curiosity. (I even interned there during college.) And so, when the opportunity came to ...
Read MoreHappy Mother’s Day!
On this Mother’s Day, I’d like to thank the beautiful girls who made me a mother, Katherine and Alexandra, my little girls. Thank-you girls! I hope all of you readers are having a lovely day. Thanks for reading, Virginia
Read MoreVintage Style in Maryland
Check out what a dedicated vintage shopper created from her fabulous finds throughout Maryland and Virginia, including Chartreuse & co: My Houzz: Playfulness and Practicality in a Maryland Family Home Mark your calender for Market Days, May 2 & 3, to find your own great vintage pieces. Thanks for reading! ...
Read MoreHoly Week
With Holy Week coming to end, and Easter Day approaching, I thought I’d share with you some inspiration from my travels . . . Happy Easter! Virginia
Read MoreA Texas Home
Here’s a little Thursday treat for you, Antique Shops & Designers magazine. I just found it, and this first issue I’ve looked through is fabulous. My favorite article? The Barn, a pictoral of the publishers’ Texas Hill Country home. It’s a new build, with the perfect blend of fresh, modern ...
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