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Vintage Simple on Design*Sponge!

Do you all remember Maria from Vintage Simple? She did a guest post here at my request, in which she imagined a possible space for

Family Portraits. In The Year 2010.

My father turned 79 the other day. We gathered, some of us, for dinner. We ate in the dining room. Among family. We gave my

Guest Post: A place of one’s own

I would like to introduce you all to Maria, from vintage simple. Quite simply, her vision of house style is the closest to mine of

House Is Where The Heart Is

Little known fact. High WASPs don’t say “Home,” as in, “Oh, what a lovely home.” Has to be “House.” “Home” can only be used as

Speaking Of Antique Ivory Mirrors

The mirror, on the right, was my grandmother’s. With her monogram before her marriage. SBB. After marriage she was SBC. And yes, I do have

High WASP Entertaining, The Artifacts

The question is, when to bring out the artifacts? For example, Should we put guacamole in this? Too small. Camellias? Maybe. Nuts? Too big unless