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The magical things that can be created with paint effects!

September 18, 2017 By //  by Penelope Bianchi 18 Comments

Sometimes people ask me about "faux" wall finishes. The walls in our house are not "faux" anything!  They are  lime washed.  Lime (which is mined out of the ground); is mixed with natural pigments also mined out of the ground in  Roussillon, …

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Filed Under: Blog, Design, Radisha Tagged With: animals, blue ceilings, faux finishes, hand-painted murals, limewash, murals, painted ceilings, Radisha, Zoe Designs

Indigo Seas: My favorite store in the world

February 1, 2017 By //  by Penelope Bianchi 9 Comments

"Joie de Vivre!" Pretty much describes the owner and spirit behind Indigo Seas:   founder and owner of the shop:  Lynn von Kersting. Lynn is the personification of the expression:  "Joie de vivre".  It means "joy in life";  it is a rare and …

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Filed Under: Blog, Design, Friends, Living Room Tagged With: "joie de vivre", Capri, color, India Irving, indigo seas, Ivy at the Shore, lynn von kersting, style, The ivy

A lifetime collection of Italian majolica gets a new home!

October 29, 2016 By //  by Penelope Bianchi 7 Comments

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 …

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Filed Under: Blog, Design, Dining Room, Kitchen Tagged With: antiques, collection, collector, decorator, Elizabeth Flood, happy bird, James Flood, majolica, pottery, Rancho Sisquoc

The artist Radisha!

August 17, 2016 By //  by Penelope Bianchi 7 Comments

  Radisha has been an important part of my team for years! 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 …

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Filed Under: Blog, Design, Radisha Tagged With: Chinoiserie, Italian Villa, murals, Pasadena, Radisha, Reginald Johnson, trompe l'oeil

Slipcovers!! Seasonal slipcovers save your furniture!

August 12, 2016 By //  by Penelope Bianchi 92 Comments

Seasonal Slipcovers! What I love about slipcovers is so many things!! My mother was from the "South".  (Lucky me in so many ways having particularly to do with the "HOUSE!") She taught me to have four.........yes four...... seasonal sets of …

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Filed Under: Blog, Design, Home, Living Room Tagged With: antique needlepoint, antique paisley shawls, antique tapestry pillows, antique toile, bunny williams, change seasons, chic dog beds, collecting textiles, collections, Etsy pillows, fall and winter slipcovers, fall colors, fine upholstered furniture, Fortuny, Indian appliqued bedspreads, Kathy at "Pillow Beach" easy pillows, layering a house, oriental rugs, seasonal slipcovers, slipcovers, spring slipcovers, summer slipcovers, toile

French Country Style

May 29, 2016 By //  by Penelope Bianchi 26 Comments

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Filed Under: Blog, Design, French Country Magazine, Gardens, Home Tagged With: antique bathtub, antique linens, antique table runner, antique textiles, antiques, French Country Style, garden, gift from Oprah, lime wash, magazine/book, natural pigments, neighbor of Oprah, Oprah, Oprah Winfrey, patina, pigments from Roussillon

Monterey Colonial garden update! Big difference!!!

May 24, 2016 By //  by Penelope Bianchi 3 Comments

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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Filed Under: Blog, Design, Gardens, Landscapes, Montecito Gardens Tagged With: Anduze pot, boxwood, gardens, Joseph Plunkett, Montecito, Monterey Colonial

Marcel Vertes

February 8, 2016 By //  by Penelope Bianchi 50 Comments

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 …

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Filed Under: Blog, Design, Marcel Vertes Tagged With: "Le Cirque", "Moulin Rouge movie", "Shocking perfume", animals, art, Bemelmens Bar, Cafe Carlyle, circus, collecting an artist, collection, ebay, hand made ceramic art, loving to animals, loving to children, Ludwig Bemelmems, Marcel Vertes, oil paintings, Sciaparelli, shocking perfume bottle, signed and numberedlithographs, whimsy

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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 …

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