by Mary Margaret Vasquez | Jul 21, 2024 | Kitchen design
The ousted kitchen offers the advantages of simplicity and functionality as well as decorative liberation. Our Spanish rental house had a marvelous ousted kitchen. Despite that, I had little intention of using it as I declared a hiatus from cooking while on vacation....
by Mary Margaret Vasquez | Jun 16, 2024 | Fashion
The Vampire (‘s Wife) created a special moment in fashion time with their dreamy dresses that felt magical and powerful when worn. A few weeks ago the final vampire post hit social media stating that the Vampire’s Wife would be shutting down their...
by Mary Margaret Vasquez | May 20, 2024 | Inspiring design
To avoid creating a time capsule decor one must breathe contemporary life into a vintage home while preserving its historic splendor. When I see a house like the one shown above, I long to go inside. Old houses feel so authentic. They creak, they are full of...
by Mary Margaret Vasquez | Apr 28, 2024 | Spanish style
Casa del Herrero was the end product of two forces, a talented architect and an innovative client, who combined to create a house of lasting beauty due to its unique and well-executed details. George Washington Smith designed the house, built in 1925, for...
by Mary Margaret Vasquez | Apr 9, 2024 | Architecture
Casa Vicens, Barcelona, displays a different side of Gaudi that is more geometric but still wildly original and inspiring. Casa Vicens was Antoni Gaudi’s first architectural commission. A wealthy stock broker entrusted Gaudi in 1883 to design a summer garden...
