by Terri Robertson | Sep 10, 2020 | Homes, Interior Designers
Photo by John GruenWith 12-foot ceilings and vast square footage, the living room was cavernous. Designer Matthew Patrick Smyth added the coffered ceiling, French mantel, and wall trim, and he painted the ceiling a pale blue to temper its hard white edge. Two seating...
by Terri Robertson | Sep 10, 2020 | Homes, Homes (Year-Round), Interiors
Lorie and Gavin Duke’s 1925 Cotswolds-style house. See sources for this home. Not long after a story on Lorie and Gavin Duke’s former Nashville home appeared on a lifestyle website, they received a note in their mailbox with the proverbial offer they couldn’t...
by Terri Robertson | Sep 10, 2020 | Beauty, Textiles
The rose is celebrated for its scent, its medicinal qualities, and, of course, its beauty. Naturally, we want doses of it every day, not only in our gardens but in our decor. We have fallen back in love with the classic chintzes from Rose Cumming, the New York City...
by Terri Robertson | Sep 10, 2020 | Artists, Textiles
Q&A Flower: Tell us about your background. I understand you studied fine art and interior design. Do you find that the two feed off of one other? Alexis Walter: There’s a distinct difference in mediums but, to me, interior design is a form of art—the room is the...
by Terri Robertson | Sep 8, 2020 | Jewelry
18-karat gold ring with champagne diamonds and fancy sapphire and ruby petals, $11,000 We have long admired the handcrafted jewelry created in Italian ateliers. Fortunately, a group of companies is determined to keep the traditions alive. The family-owned jewelry...
