Hi there! I have had a lot of requests for more updates on the Monterey Colonial our daughter purchased a few years ago here in Montecito! The previous posts are at the end of this post! She removed some shrubbery crowding this beautiful …
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Marcel Vertes
Some people have requested that I republish a few of my blog posts! I decided to start with this one!! I hope you enjoy! In 1961, my very talented mother was in Paris on a trip. She had admired an artist throughout the 40's and 50's. His name …
The last “by invitation only”! WHAT AN HONOR!!!!
Hi there! This is the last of "By invitation only" I adore that Marsha; who started it. I have no idea how she did it; and I am still relying on her to connect me with "Mr. Linky" tonight ! My first experience with a blog (and there was not …
New tv show! “The Real Houses of….”
Our house is featured in an episode of "The Real Houses of....." on the W network in Canada! The series of shows were filmed this last Spring; and were shown this fall season. We were in the episode "Southwest USA"; and we thought they did a …
A blogpost from Brooke at Velvet and Linen about me!
This was a post a few years ago by Brooke Giannetti at Velvet and linen! an evening with penelope bianchi and lars bolander... Having never attended school for interior design, I've always wished that I had a mentor. There have been a few …
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A lifelong collection of a "Happy Bird"!!!
I was minding my own business, (yes working!) looking for furniture for clients in my favorite antique store in our area; and this bird; this happy little bird caught my eye! What a delightful, fey,whimsical, little bird! I was …
Garden update on the Monterey Colonial in Montecito!
The gardens have been worked on extensively for the past few months! Huge improvements!!! Not too much has changed in the front; Things are starting to bloom! The real changes are on the side.... what was a shady mess where nothing much …
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Question: “Do you follow trends in decorating?”
(Don't forget to click on the title!! To see the whole post!) "Do you follow trends in decorating"? That is the topic on "By invitation only" on the blog: splenderosa.com. Everyone is different; but this is something I decided many years ago …