nature

Marilyn and Bob decided to build their dream home on top of a mountain. Marilyn had a special relationship with Mount Tamalpais.

I gave a dinner party last weekend in Santa Fe to honor my friends and the garden flowers. When I bought my casita 10 years ago in an old Hispanic compound on the city’s historic east-side, the [...]

I have always believed in the power of the butterscotch colors of the sun to bring those Chelsea morning feelings into our homes.

I am a big believer in making living spaces appeal to all our senses. But no matter how carefully I help people select finishes, fixtures, furnishings and fabrics to create beauty in their indoor [...]

I don’t remember experiencing beauty in the home where I grew up. Perhaps it was hidden by the cigarette smoke and chaos that permeated every room, but I’ve learned from the deep contrast of my [...]

I remember sitting on the front porch of my grandparents’ farmhouse in North Texas one hot summer day in the 1950’s. I gazed with wonder at what my grandmother called hens and chickens. But these [...]