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Have I got your attention yet? Although Brazilians like New York City and have purchased plenty of  very expensive property with incredible  NY city views, many as vacation homes, here is one client, of architect and interior designer Eduardo Correa that built a home that would be difficult to leave, even for vacation.

Today is another gray day in a string of mostly gray and rainy days this summer. A record breaker. It is almost noon, yet the air remains heavy with a suspended mist, the sun seemingly listless and failing miserably at making an appearance. I feel surprisingly at peace, sitting here at my desk writing, despite… Continue reading

At some time we must all have experienced “Calgon, take me away moments.” I remember as a very little girl my Mother, in her best dramatic way used this expression, and

When we think of vignettes we are probably most familiar with a quick character sketch, the portraying of someone in the style of a vignette in the movies or theatre , or

I thought I would play around with what I had around the house as well as with a few items from the dollar store. Add some colorful flowers for a festive table. We polished off the popcorn and some of the garden berries after the photo shoot, but left the cupcakes for later. I think… Continue reading

I am usually short on bookcase space. Although I have a large dedicated library, I have to have a bookcase in just about every room in the house. I had to make a deal with myself a few years back that if one book came in, another had to leave, and