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Montecito Gardens:  Our house featured in Santa Barbara Seasons magazine!!!

Montecito Gardens: Our house featured in Santa Barbara Seasons magazine!!!

January 24, 2018 By Penelope Bianchi Leave a Comment

Glorious 
Gardens: French Country Style Meets California Cool

Filed Under: Blog, Uncategorized Tagged With: birds, butterflies, decorating, gardens, Montecito, national wildlife federation, nature, wildlife

The finest embroidered linens:  the legendary "Marghab"!!

The finest embroidered linens: the legendary "Marghab"!!

November 26, 2017 By Penelope Bianchi 31 Comments

I am posting this again;   several people have asked about it! These linens are still available today, thanks to websites like Ebay and Etsy!     When I was growing up,  my mother loved beautiful linens.  Embroidery was her favorite thing. Her favorite maker was a Portugese company called “Marghab” from the island of […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: beautiful cocktail napkins, embroidery, hand embroidery as an art, history of embroidery, Irish linen, linens, Madeira, Marghab, Swiss organdie, timeless decorating, timeless design, using guest towels, Vera Way Marghab

Corsica, Villa Murtoli

Corsica, Villa Murtoli

October 23, 2017 By Penelope Bianchi 4 Comments

This post was orginally written in Jun of 2011, but has been revised just for you! “Like nowhere else on Earth” This is a perfect  way to describe the luxury villas at Villa Murtoli on the island of Corsica.  I have dreams of visiting this place, strolling the beaches and meandering through the rolling hills […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: beautiful pools, Corsica, family vacation, stone cottages, stone walls, understated elegance, vacation

Tra Vigne in the Napa Valley

October 16, 2017 By Penelope Bianchi 25 Comments

This post was originally written in Mar of 2012, but has been revised just for you! The beautiful Napa Valley was where my husband Adam and I spent our birthdays and our anniversary this past week! We stayed at a friend’s guest house right near the beautiful Auberge de Soleil  Hotel;  and even in the […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: garden, stone building, vegtable garden

Radisha

Radisha

October 9, 2017 By Penelope Bianchi 10 Comments

This post was originally written in May of 2011, but it has been revised just for you! I have often said that my ideas are really unfulfillable without my treasured “team”.  One of my favorite team members has and will always be my dear friend and talented artist Radisha. He has been creating sensational works […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Chinoiserie, decorating, murals, painting, Radisha, trompe l'oeil

Paint magic in a kitchen! A total transformation with paint!

Paint magic in a kitchen! A total transformation with paint!

October 2, 2017 By Penelope Bianchi 42 Comments

This post was originally written in Nov 2011 but has been updated for you today. My brother and sister-in-law’s new kitchen!!!    Before and after! Via the internet from California to Connecticut!  Utilizing, my favorite tool, our iPhones!!! My brother and sister in law bought their house 15 years ago and wanted to add on […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: baskets, Farrow and Ball, iPhone, overstock.com, paint, paint tile, painted floor, seagrass rugs, stainless steel

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