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1 Open House: Country Style Décor
Midday Muse
2 Midday Muse: At Home on the Edge of the World
interior design
3 Madonna Wants to Re-Create Her Former English Manor in NYC
Editor's Pick
4 Brian Patrick Flynn's 5 Steps to Country Cool
before and after Projects
5 A Fabulous House Exterior Before and After
Here's a post from OnSugar blog House of Anais: What do you think about this transformation of a Swedish house? From drab to fab, I would say! This house was before a mustard-colored box with no defined floors in its façade and tiny windows. The after state gives a promise of country romance with its larger paned windows and that grand entrance with double doors and mansion-like columns. There Read more
My superstar interior decorator friend Brian Patrick Flynn, aka Decor Demon, recently took a trip to Stone Mountain, GA, to take a personal tour of the Country Living Fair with the magazine's editor in chief, Sarah Gray Miller. With two always-evolving eyes for the seriously stylish, Flynn took note of every last gourd and antique accessory, while his curious lips asked all the right styling Read more
Since her split with Guy Ritchie, Madonna has parked herself in an Upper East Side apartment, moving on from their shared historic estate in Wiltshire, UK, the Ashcombe House. But, according to the Mirror, she misses the English countryside so much that she's asked her architects to re-create her country home room by room in her NYC digs. Let me add that the Mirror is not always the most reliable Read more
Over Thanksgiving weekend, I spent some time in Joshua Tree, CA, with friends who've built an eco-friendly house there. These friends love their peaceful home and amazing view (which goes on for miles with nary a house in site), but they also miss the comforts of city life. While I sometimes daydream about living in a place as remote as my friends' home, I doubt that I would be able to hack the Read more
If you watch Samantha Who?, you may have noticed that Regina Newly, Samantha's mother, is all about the country style décor. Blue gingham? Check! (Har har.) Handmade quilt? Check! Roosters? Check! Check! Check! I've never been one for décor themes, regardless of the inspiration behind it. And, I am a little turned off by homes with a country style that are not actually in the country. I think Read more
Whenever I can get away from San Francisco for a weekend, I always take advantage of a few days without the people, cars, and noise. There's nothing like spending time out of town enjoying the mellow nature of California's valleys. But I only need a few days before I'm ready to head home to the people, the cars, and the noise! I may appreciate the country, but I'm a city girl through and through. Read more
If you believe shows like Gossip Girl, you'd think that city-dwelling teens were the randiest and most rebellious. But a recent story on Slate reminds us that teenagers in rural areas are often more sexually active. According to the article: Several studies have shown that rural teens are more likely to have sex than their urban counterparts, that they lose their virginity earlier, and that Read more
Once you are on your own and living independently from your parents, you get to choose where you live. It has to do with the pace of life that makes you the happiest. Maybe you're into living in the city. You love the tall buildings and paved roads. You love that there's no room to get bored, and that there are so many people to meet and things to see. You love the idea that you can go out to Read more
Carrie Underwood, everyone's favorite Grammy-winning country singer and performer, has been using the suite of Olay deep cleansers to give her face a clean beyond what the eye (and cameras) can see. To prep for last night's Grammy Awards, Carrie first used Olay Shine Control Lathering Cleanser to get a deep, down-to-the-pore cleansing to minimize shine. With all those flash bulbs on the red Read more
Music's leading ladies and more famous faces brought their best looks to the Grammys red carpet in LA tonight. Julianne Hough posed in a strapless Kaufman Franco gown while Alicia Keys chose a simple black dress and arrived on the arm of husband Swizz Beatz. Adele, who is nominated for six awards, wore a custom Giorgio Armani gown. She's taking the stage at this evening's show to perform for the Read more
