by Mary Margaret Vasquez | May 21, 2019 | Architecture
Historic homes are one of the main components of Winter Park’s charm yet more and more homeowners are tearing them down to build more updated larger homes with less individuality and far less architectural integrity. Driving along a beautiful street in my...
by Mary Margaret Vasquez | May 9, 2019 | Spanish style
Spanish homes designed in the 1920’s were incredibly charming serving as inspiration for homes ever since; however, few measure up to the original beauties. Bad design is all over Winter Park. So many houses that make you wonder, why? Why would one choose that...
by Mary Margaret Vasquez | Dec 1, 2018 | Books
Giving a book is giving inspiration, dreams, escape, and hope that is possible anytime one chooses to simply pull open the cover. There are so many things to love about Christmas. One of the best things is being Santa. As the years have passed shopping is less...
by Mary Margaret Vasquez | Dec 14, 2016 | Architecture
The proportion of a house to the lot is the first place to start when designing a beautiful new home. My neighborhood was one of the last to be spared from the current barrage of new homebuilding. What many love about the neighborhood is that it is quiet, hidden away,...
by Mary Margaret Vasquez | Jun 25, 2016 | Florida
Orlando is vehemently rejecting being known as the location of the worst mass-shooting in American history by celebrating what is wonderful here and proving that it is the city beautiful. Life here is pretty spectacular. I say all the time how lucky I am to live in...
