Monthly Archives: June 2008

travelogue: kiawah island, sc

it’s the best week of the year: seven heavenly days on kiawah island.  we spend every possible minute on the beach, boogie-boarding, kite-flying, seining, shelling, digging the deepest hole on the beach.  but for mrs. jones, it’s not all  bike rides and bocce ball…always on the lookout for beautiful colors and finishes, i took a competitive-intelligence-gathering tour of kiawah’s new ocean course [...]

elle decor, please tell me more!

it’s too de-lish…the july/august issue of elle decor has arrived with a feature (”quarter master”) on the fabulous thomas jayne’s pied-a-terre in new orleans!  run and get a copy, or peek here for details.   as you may know, mr. jayne is my total design idol.  (check back to the march 7 journal entry for details.)  the article so accurately refers to jayne’s custom-designed scenic [...]

green chair green chair

please accept my apologies for not having a “before” photo of this little project.  the chair is a favorite handed down to my lovely client by her grandmother.  painted, lined and aged just a little to match their knockout wallpaper, it’s the perfect perch for putting on shoes in their master bath/dressing room.  here are some details: