tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36341501764606233532024-03-13T14:15:57.526-07:00All Texas Coast Designall design Paris on the Texas Coast French Design In and Around Houston ~ See it, buy it, live it and enjoy it..!JUSTIN BEIBERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438448255829128668noreply@blogger.comBlogger493125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634150176460623353.post-74215384445262807152012-01-16T23:10:00.000-08:002012-01-16T23:10:08.516-08:00Famous London Interior Designers VideoFamous London Interior Designers Video
JUSTIN BEIBERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438448255829128668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634150176460623353.post-38337263874482076302012-01-16T23:08:00.000-08:002012-01-16T23:08:01.765-08:006 How We Work - Interior Designers London City6 How We Work - Interior Designers London City
JUSTIN BEIBERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438448255829128668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634150176460623353.post-18124461378118473652012-01-16T23:05:00.000-08:002012-01-16T23:05:58.361-08:00Best Interior Design Home Texas You TubeBest Interior Design Home Texas You Tube
JUSTIN BEIBERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438448255829128668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634150176460623353.post-86492789478639200972012-01-16T23:01:00.000-08:002012-01-16T23:01:16.101-08:00Luxury Interior Designers London You TubeLuxury Interior Designers London You Tube
Wacth Here >>JUSTIN BEIBERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438448255829128668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634150176460623353.post-64643438352103430822012-01-16T22:56:00.000-08:002012-01-16T22:56:41.237-08:00Luxury Architecture Buckingham Palace England Queen ResidenceLuxury Architecture Buckingham PalaceLuxury Architecture Buckingham Palace
Entering the Buckingham Palace interior we will be impressed by the Grand Staircase design, magnificent palace interior decoration by architect John Nash, and transitory through the silken-walled Green Drawing Room to behold the baroque excess of the Throne Room, these feelings tip powerfully towards JUSTIN BEIBERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438448255829128668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634150176460623353.post-70749057267172504592010-12-13T13:55:00.000-08:002011-01-01T21:16:45.576-08:00All In the White Family
I love getting emails from readers, especially when they include pictures of their houses. One reader, Deanie, started sending me pictures of her house last year while she was redecorating it. Deanie lives in Grapevine, Texas and at one time was an antique dealer. But now, she had a dilemma – unpainted brick walls versus her husband. You see, JUSTIN BEIBERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438448255829128668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634150176460623353.post-10129540995463982412010-12-11T08:45:00.000-08:002011-01-01T21:18:35.472-08:00Decorating in Birmingham With Dana Wolters
The Wolters home in Birmingham. Beautiful new construction by architect Dean Robinson. My friend, and a sponsor on Cote de Texas – Jackie Sharbrough of The Urban Market – sent an email introducing me to a friend of hers who is an interior designer. I love learning about other decorators, especially when their portfolio is so beautiful! The designer is JUSTIN BEIBERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438448255829128668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634150176460623353.post-58185542253283492872010-12-09T10:28:00.000-08:002011-01-01T21:20:10.597-08:00Kathryn Ireland’s New Hideaway Retreat
We’ve had some great guests on the Skirted Roundtable over the past year and a half. We’ve talked with a lot of different people in the industry – magazine editors, design bloggers, authors, stylists, shop owners, and fabric designers, but I have especially loved having the chance to interview the interior designers I have long admired. Our first “big” interview wasJUSTIN BEIBERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438448255829128668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634150176460623353.post-88118337865992543492010-12-06T13:01:00.000-08:002011-01-01T21:32:06.325-08:00Architectural Digest Does Twilight! I confessed to you several months ago HERE about my obsession with all things Twilight. In case you have been living under a rock, Twilight is the hugely popular series of teen books and movies about vampires and first love. Trust me, I’m not the only middle-aged mother with this vampire obsession. After my official confession, I received tons of emails (well, more than aJUSTIN BEIBERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438448255829128668noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634150176460623353.post-32873989964259901102010-12-03T13:02:00.000-08:002011-01-01T21:24:12.133-08:00Rachel Ashwell Buys Texas Guest Ranch...!
She’s coming and she’s bringing all her beautiful things, furniture and fabrics, you name it.
It’s official. Rachel Ashwell, Miss Shabby Chic herself, is coming to Round Top, the home of one of the largest antique shows in the United States.
OMG! OK, here’s the story as I know it. Calm down, breathe. OK. Maryanne who owns the best shop in the JUSTIN BEIBERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438448255829128668noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634150176460623353.post-72129425587059344052010-12-02T08:09:00.000-08:002011-01-01T21:10:57.856-08:00Austin Design: Better and Best Dreamy Austin living, in town, on Lake Austin. And no, that’s not the house – it’s just the boat house. When the high tech industry landed in Austin, bringing with it untold wealth, the architecture of Austin changed drastically. The town’s official motto “Keep Austin Weird” barely applied anymore to the neighborhoods overlooking the numerous lakes in theJUSTIN BEIBERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438448255829128668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634150176460623353.post-69789368601157172232010-11-29T12:55:00.000-08:002011-01-01T21:10:57.895-08:00Italy’s Amalfi Coast, Part II &JUSTIN BEIBERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438448255829128668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634150176460623353.post-2915052782453527502010-11-24T05:21:00.000-08:002011-01-01T21:10:57.942-08:00Nureyev’s Italy: Then and Now Three islands (with a small 4th and an extra rock) make up the grouping off the coast of Positano, Italy known as Li Galli.   The Roman tower seen on the middle of the island dates from 12th century, while the other two main houses and chapel date from the early 20th century.                JUSTIN BEIBERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438448255829128668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634150176460623353.post-46121051227267002332010-11-19T14:10:00.000-08:002011-01-01T21:10:57.982-08:00Mystery of the Nude Painting  In the latest Elle Décor magazine, this apartment caught my eye.   I mean, who could miss seeing the huge painting of a nude male’s rather prominent backside?   Why does it look somehow familiar?  Certainly Mr. Slippersocks Man doesn’t look like THIS!    I adore the interior designer, Alex Papachristidis.   Alex P. is probably best knownJUSTIN BEIBERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438448255829128668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634150176460623353.post-56570155952274962912010-11-15T10:47:00.000-08:002011-01-01T21:10:58.021-08:00The Julie Neill Chandelier Giveaway Winner The Elizabeth Chandelier by Julie Neill – The Giveaway. The Julie Neill Designs chandelier giveaway was extremely popular!   I had a funny feeling it would be.   Almost 1,000 readers entered, making it one of the biggest Cote de Texas giveaways ever, along with the lantern giveaway from BROWN this past July.  I only wish I had more chandeliers to give away. JUSTIN BEIBERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438448255829128668noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634150176460623353.post-30271918007042865012010-11-10T20:04:00.000-08:002011-01-01T21:10:58.053-08:00COTE DE TEXAS: MY BIGGEST GIVEAWAY EVER!!!!!!    I am wild crazy over chandeliers.   One of the happiest days in my own home design history was when this chandelier was installed in my living room.   I love this style of chandelier – it’s one of my favorites.   Another good day was when I bought this chandelier from a friend who was redesigning her house – taking it JUSTIN BEIBERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438448255829128668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634150176460623353.post-88858697680864423732010-11-07T20:01:00.000-08:002011-01-01T21:10:58.085-08:00What an idiot! At least I Admit It.    The other night I was breezing through the grocery store and stopped at the magazine section, which is a rare occurrence for me these days.  Ever since www.Zinio.com – the digital magazine company – started selling issues online, I subscribe to as many design magazines that are available via the computer.  It’s so easy!   The magazine comes directly to your JUSTIN BEIBERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438448255829128668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634150176460623353.post-80207907579505293182010-11-03T15:08:00.000-07:002011-01-01T21:10:58.112-08:00NEW GIVEAWAY–HARRISON HOWARD CHINOISERIE PRINT!!!!!  Chinoiserie.   OK.   Don’t laugh.  Every time I try to say the word OUTLOUD on the Skirted Roundtable, Megan cracks up laughing.  Shin-wah-zer-eh.  I think. Definition of CHINOISERIE a style in art (as in decoration) reflecting Chinese qualities or motifs; also : an object or decoration in this style Origin of CHINOISERIE French, from chinois JUSTIN BEIBERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438448255829128668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634150176460623353.post-6554941017353658462010-10-30T15:27:00.000-07:002011-01-01T21:10:58.168-08:00David Easton and the Center Table      This week Linda, Megan and I were thrilled to interview noted architect and interior designer David Easton on The Skirted Roundtable.  Never having heard him speak before, and only having read his interview on the NY Social Diary HERE – we didn’t know quite what to expect.   Our interest was piqued when just before we started, his assistant wondered if we JUSTIN BEIBERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438448255829128668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634150176460623353.post-83040532307436163742010-10-26T14:03:00.000-07:002011-01-01T21:10:58.215-08:00Crested Butte RedoLast June, I showed a house in Rosemary Beach, Florida that interior designer Jenny Johnston had totally remodeled.  Jenny took the beach house from the 1990s to the 2010s by using cooler colors, white slipcovers, antiques and trendy fabrics and furniture.   Most people who left comments loved the transformation, but a few did prefer the older décor more: the brighter colors, the JUSTIN BEIBERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438448255829128668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634150176460623353.post-7099803039844735432010-10-21T20:41:00.000-07:002011-01-01T21:10:58.249-08:00The Dutch Door House  Last year, I was invited to tour a house by a mutual friend of the owners who thought I would like to show it on the blog.   I was all ready to go with the story  back then, but there were still a few things that had been ordered by the interior designers that had yet to be installed.   So, we decided to wait for these last few finishing touches and now, it’s all JUSTIN BEIBERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438448255829128668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634150176460623353.post-35947822203879686272010-10-18T08:30:00.000-07:002011-01-01T21:10:58.279-08:00Cote de Texas: Antique Giveaway from Paris Hotel Boutique!!!What’s in a name?   When people ask me about blogging – how to get their blog noticed, what it takes to attract readers - one of the things I stress is to think up a good name for your blog.  It needs to be catchy, memorable, and at the same time, it needs to explain something about yourself and describe your blog in some way.  I struggled for weeks for a name, finally JUSTIN BEIBERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438448255829128668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634150176460623353.post-7957625449692891662010-10-13T20:51:00.000-07:002011-01-01T21:10:58.303-08:00The Hottest Photographer Going  The latest Town and Country magazine has a spread on the gorgeous house of Cosima von Bulow.   Her living room is especially beautiful, with its cranberries and blues.   But it’s the photograph over the sofa that really got my attention.   Taken by Candida Hofer – she is the hottest thing in upscale decorating according to the design magazines out this JUSTIN BEIBERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438448255829128668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634150176460623353.post-41277619963996278102010-10-11T23:08:00.000-07:002011-01-01T21:10:58.334-08:00What A Mess: Balderbrae Then and Now!!!    The handsome and debonair David Easton in his NYC apartment courtesy of NYSD HERE.   Easton confesses his trees are artificial.  Gasp!!   David Easton’s former country house was a wonderfully decorated enfilade – filled from one end to the other with masses of English, French and Swedish antiques.   Once he decided to sell the property, the entireJUSTIN BEIBERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438448255829128668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634150176460623353.post-69865731104568254692010-10-05T20:17:00.000-07:002011-01-01T21:10:58.401-08:00Updating Your Decor!    Since the economy has been so bad, I’ve been forced to moonlight as an author for a local design magazine.  Shh!  Don’t tell the editors that I am really not a writer at all!   English was not my best subject in school – in fact, I’m not sure I ever had a “best” subject.   School was never my favorite – the only thing it was  good for was JUSTIN BEIBERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438448255829128668noreply@blogger.com0