Just days after I posted about the historic Gay House (here) a friend started talking about another amazing old house in Montgomery that hubby and I actually looked at a lifetime ago, the Winter House. The story goes that there is a tunnel that was used to escape Wilson's raiders that leads from the basement to the river. The old grainy photo is from...
Read MoreLast night at about the midnight hour I was perusing random blogs to see what new friends I might find when serendipity happened. Blog A led me to blog B...
Read MoreSometimes you will find that you have pieces of furniture that are just simply too short for the ceiling height of the room. case in point There was way too much blank space about the TV cabinet. In journalism this is referred to as "white space" and I use that term often to help clients understand when empty space is needed to help the eye rest and...
Read MoreI am not one who tries to match art to sofas etc.. I believe that art is art and while it must "work" with the environment that you are creating, in the end it stands alone and you purchase it because it somehow "speaks to you." I do, however, buy according to the scale/shape that is needed for the intended space. For instance...
Read MoreWith so many products being manufactured overseas, backorders 14-16 weeks long are becoming the norm. This is frustrating for everyone but especially for designers and retailers who want a certain item for a particular project and are unable to get it. This just happened to me. I wanted a pair of Aidan Gray lamps to use in the Florida job but could only...
Read MoreReally? Not even for a red sole. :) Happy Friday Everyone. And if you want to say,"That was fun!" at the end of your project contact me at www.cindybarganier.com. ...
Read MoreDon't you love it when you "lose" a friend for years and years and then one day quite by accident you not only "find" them but discover that they are happy and incredibly successful? That just happened to me and I can't wipe the smile from my face. While at Auburn I had a precious little cupie doll friend named Dana Barnes. She...
Read MoreWoo Hoo! One last trip to market to check on all the merchandise that is arriving for the Watercolor move-in and we are ready to hit the road. This is what market looks like when it's not market time. We were here to inspect some new pieces that just came "off the boat" and to visit with the artisans who were building...
Read MoreI know that you thought I dropped off of planet earth but precious Grandbaby #2 was born and then I left for a VERY busy week in Florida for the big move-in. You're thinking, "They just started painting." but you see I am way ahead of you. I will continue with the pictures so that you can see the progress as it happened...
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