by Mary Margaret Vasquez | Mar 28, 2025 | Inspiring design
A spectacular Spanish-style house as interpreted by two talented designers yet with similar results. Spectacular Spanish. Two words that get my attention. Spanish-style houses are my favorite. Dallas is home to some beautiful Spanish varieties – one in...
by Mary Margaret Vasquez | Dec 30, 2024 | Architecture
Casa Luis Barragán is so spectacular in its design that to walk through it in person feels like a divine experience. Visiting Casa Luis Barragán was a highlight of my year. The architect was a favorite discovery while in design school. His sparse monastic spaces and...
by Mary Margaret Vasquez | Oct 9, 2024 | Florida
As Milton is heading its way to fabulous Florida to wreak his havoc, here is a tribute to the wonderful state which has become my adopted home. Fabulous Florida is such due to its glorious sunshine, blue ocean waters, green lakes, and stately homes. Many states could...
by Mary Margaret Vasquez | Sep 2, 2024 | Fabric
Favorite flowers have the power to add a variety of moods to an interior from sweetness to sophistication to exoticism. My favorite flower, from my all time favorite fabric house Fortuny, is Cimarosa. It is sophisticated and intricate showing the beautiful variation...
by Mary Margaret Vasquez | Aug 26, 2024 | Flowers
Dahlia Days with Flower Magazine was a delightful learning retreat that renewed a love of floral interiors. Dahlia Days Flower Magazine hosted Dahlia Days at High Hampton a few weeks ago. Not only was it a wonderful event, but leaving hot Florida in August to head to...
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...
