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Montecito Foothills Meet French Country Chic! Our clients house in SB Seasons magazine!

September 25, 2018 By //  by Penelope Bianchi Leave a Comment

    When attorney David Cohn and his wife, Debby, came to Montecito from Bakersfield, they connected with two key people who helped make their dream home a reality. After buying a remodeled 1960s-’70s ranch-style house, they …

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Filed Under: Design, Uncategorized Tagged With: antiques, Chinoiserie, decor, French country, landscape, Montecito, remodel, seasons magazine, stone house

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

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

The last “by invitation only”! WHAT AN HONOR!!!!

December 19, 2015 By //  by Penelope Bianchi 11 Comments

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 …

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Filed Under: Blog, Design, Friends, Travels Tagged With: adaesthete.com, anaesthet'slament, antiques, blogs, david patrickcolumbia, DONNA KARAN, elizabeth, James Andrew, lacontessa, newyorksocialdiary.com, taste, the vintagecontessa, velvet andlinen.com, what is james wearing, whatisjameswearing

A blogpost from Brooke at Velvet and Linen about me!

July 15, 2015 By //  by Penelope Bianchi 5 Comments

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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Filed Under: Blog, Design, Friends, Gardens Tagged With: Anduze pot, animals, antiques, bantam chickens, Brooke Giannetti, decorating, garden, habitat, House Beautiful, Lars Bolander, patina, pond, Velvet and Linen

Question: “Do you follow trends in decorating?”

February 10, 2015 By //  by Penelope Bianchi 18 Comments

(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 …

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Filed Under: Bedroom, Blog, Design, Dining Room, Gardens, Home, Kitchen, Landscapes, Living Room, Montecito Gardens, Press Tagged With: antiques, appliances, classics, family heirlooms, furniture, lampshade, landscape designer, Mario Buatta, Montecito, plumbing fixtures, rugs, tile, timeless decorating, trends, trompe l'oeil, troupe l'oeil

Patina!

September 2, 2013 By //  by Penelope Bianchi 61 Comments

First of all, I have to say how completely thrilled I am to be participating for the first time in Splenderosa's BY INVITATION ONLY! AND Also incredibly lucky to have been able to pick the topic!!! As some of you may know, I was  published in …

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Filed Under: Bedroom, Blog, Design, Gardens, House Beautiful, House Featured, Landscapes, Press Tagged With: "apotheosis of Franklin", "apotheosis of Washington and Franklin", 1785, antique toile, antiques, Eric Haskell, Fortuny, House Beautiful, old shutters, patina, Patina Style book, rust, Splenderosa, Venice, Winterthur

Our Home Featured in French Country Style !

April 25, 2013 By //  by Penelope Bianchi 39 Comments

Yikes!  What an exciting week! Fifi O'Neill , the founder and editor in chief of this magazine/book,(and many others!  "google" her!)  saw our house and my friend Renee's house on my blog; ( she expressed interest in both of them)!  and Mark …

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Filed Under: Blog, Design, French Country Magazine, Home, House Featured, Press 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

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