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My definition of “luxury”!

September 25, 2017 By //  by Penelope Bianchi 15 Comments

luxury My friend who writes the blog "Splenderosa" asked us to write about our "definition of luxury"! Here is …

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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

Monterey Colonial!! "Progress!" "More Progress coming next" This is the "Interior progress" midway! UPDATE!!!

October 25, 2013 By //  by Penelope Bianchi 34 Comments

Well;  again, instead of just launching into the " update" on our "Montecito Monterey Colonial";  because of my new subscribers, I am repeating the "during" published in January! With three children relocating from Europe; all the things I had done …

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Filed Under: Bedroom, Blog, Design, Home Tagged With: "jack and jill" bedrooms, "pool plaster" bathrooms and showers, 1934, bed alcove, best fake shake roof, Brooke Giannetti, change, classic proportions, classical architecture.Farrow and Ball, designing architecture on an iPad, doing things right, Farrow and Ball sample pots, importance of simple tile, improve, Joseph Plunkett, Montecito, Monterey Colonial, porte-cochere, preparation in painting, restoring a classic, Steve Giannetti, the opposite of " McMansions", update, Velvet and Linen

The most beautiful thing about blogs!! Just wait till you hear!

November 19, 2012 By //  by Penelope Bianchi 43 Comments

  Hi my friends and followers!  And thank you to the new followers........I am struggling and my assistant is helping! By the way;  I am working on the second edition of "during" with the Monterey Colonial!  I have a new assistant......I …

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Filed Under: Bedroom, Blog, Design, Home, Living Room, Press Tagged With: "Dream Living" on tv!, blogging, blogs help "tribe members" find each other all over the world!, Brooke Giannetti, Crete, decorating, helping people reach their dreams in their house, House Beautiful, inspiration, making friends on blogs, Montecito, the joy of blogging, Tiffany magazine, Tone on Tone blog, traditional home, Traditional Home magazine

a new blogger’s dream comes true!

February 3, 2012 By //  by Penelope Bianchi 26 Comments

 Thanking blogdom!!!!!! I started a blog last April (I think);  and was encouraged by my dear friend Brooke Giannetti of Velvet and Linen. I will learn how to make those links......(actually Velvet  and Linen is in my sidebar and you can click on …

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"Porch" a wonderful store!

November 20, 2011 By //  by Penelope Bianchi 7 Comments

  Porch!  A lovely store in Carpinteria had a   " Winter Fest"!!    The co-owners Christy and Diana are talented and energetic; and their store is truly special!!! They describe their wares as "Shelter and Nature".  They have all …

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Filed Under: Blog, Gardens, Home, Landscapes Tagged With: Brooke Giannetti, Carpinteria, holiday decoration, indoor-outdoor, outdoor-indoor, Patina Style, Porch, smoked turkey, smoker, the barrel boys, unusual gifts

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A Look Back! Living The Dream In 1996

Look what I found! I was on a delightful television program in 1996! It was called “Dream Living”; and it was about people who live in their Dreamhouses. I had seen our house in Pasadena when I was 13 and was determined to live in it someday. And I DID!! It is kind of blurry, …

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GLORIOUS GARDENS: FRENCH COUNTRY STYLE MEETS CALIFORNIA COOL Penny Bianchi Interior Decorator and photos by Amy Barnard When Penny and Adam Bianchi bought a modest slice of undeveloped land off of East Valley Road 20 years ago, they had a golden opportunity to build a custom home in the heart of Montecito. The property sits at …

Radisha

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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