Holiday Homes Tour

Laura Thomson designed vignette for the Holiday Homes Tour in Boxford , MA Around the same time that I was planning my New England Finery d...

Inspired by the coast ...

Temperatures rose above 100 degrees in New England today. It is the time of year during mid-summer when one longs to spend it cooling off al...

Last day of summer vacation ...

I based this painting “Boardwalk to the Shore ” on a photo I saw in a magazine early in the spring. Can it really be the last day of August...

A color palette from York, Maine

Seashells on a picture ledge . Hydrangea blossoms in my mother’s garden. A stone wall decorated by nature’s brush. Stepping stones on the wa...

The Summer Nursery: Design in Detail

Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Wertz When I design a space, my goal is to weave together fine details to create a grand picture that is both be...