A Stunning Photo Shoot with Nora Murphy

 A quick recap from where I left off~ Nora Murphy asked to shoot my house for her new book, Nora Murphy Country House Style (not exactly the title) which is featuring her amazing house and four others thrown in for a dose of varying country styles. (Read more here) Weeks followed of preparing, editing, tossing, editing some more, painting, gardening,  fretting, daydreaming of the end result.... the time had finally come! The photo shoot was a two day affair over the weekend,...

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New: Cupola installation, Bohemian rug runner, and Cabana curtains

This post is all about DIY projects that have finally been completed.  Way off in the distance, do you spy our new cupola?   It is incredibly darling, don't you agree? I am overjoyed with how it enhances the shed, and our gardens.   The shed is almost hidden by the large arborvitaes that create the private area that holds a small tomato garden and the garden shed.  So adding the cupola makes it more visible from the lower levels of the yard and courtyard,...

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Country House Style Book Shoot and Pretty Purple Placemats

Big news to share over here.... I have been asked to have my home included in  a gorgeous coffee table book about Country House Style.   Yup.    One of those heavy beautiful books you have sitting on the coffee table  that is about lovely homes that you drool over.   But this time, my home will be inside the glossy pages!! And how did this come to be?  Nora Murphy, of the award winning Nora Murphy Connecticut Country House blog, got...

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