From puffy to layered, from dense ripples to small shapes floating gently by, clouds are almost always on view in Palm Beach that range in colors from deep slate to light gray, not to mention...

I find that art in the home expresses a lot about a person's style.  Enjoy someone's art and I've found you'll often enjoy the person.  Many of my clients over the years have been painters...

I was so saddened to learn last week of the death of painter Ralph Wolfe Cowan, a friend who was well-known to many a Palm Beacher for his lavish portraits. Mr. Cowan, who died at 86...

Front doors should be beautiful, providing a warm welcome to visitors. And the front doors of Dublin’s Georgian mansions are indeed beautiful, along with the back doors and double doors of the cottages along the...

I have always loved hardware stores. I’m not thinking of the big warehouse stores of today, although they certainly serve their purpose if you need the widest selection possible. No, I’m more partial to smaller...

I’ve found as I tour around County Offaly and County Cavan in the lake country that antique shops have become fewer over the years. But they aren’t extinct, even if the younger crowd with cash...

The world does turn. And as I’ve written before in this space, many of the treasures found in flea markets ended up there because of obsolescence. Their original function is no longer necessary in daily...

Every so often, I see a house I think is special, particularly one painted in a manner that takes me by surprise.  There are many lovely sections of Palm Beach and West Palm Beach, where...

Maine is on my mind. For many, it’s the season to say bye-bye to the heat and the humidity and head to Maine, where I-95 is a flowery sight, lined with purple and pink lupines.