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Southern Hospitality

My Favorite Place on Earth Part 1

by Julie Daniel on January 2, 2010

in Design

I visited The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia for a few days after Christmas with my family.  I will never get tired of this place, I believe it is one of the most beautiful places in America…

LOVE this chest….mirrored all over.  This is in the dining room.

The dining room has a purple color scheme… love [...]

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Oatlands Plantation- Leesburg, VA

by Julie Daniel on November 4, 2009

in Etc

Oatlands Plantation in Leesburg is one of my favorite spots in Northern Virginia and one of the reasons I love living in Virginia!  When I was little we would cut down our Christmas tree from a farm down the road and then walk around Oatlands… it is beautiful at Christmas.  Next month I am going [...]

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Site of the Week: Leontine Linens

by Julie Daniel on October 30, 2009

in Design, Homekeeping

It is a very Southern Thing to monogram anything and everything… love it.
Leontine Linens

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A Little Pineapple for My Front Door

by Julie Daniel on May 7, 2009

in Design

I am beyond excited to order this Pineapple Door Knocker from Cape Cod Weathervane Company:

The Pineapple is a symbol of southern hospitality and if you are paying attention you will see it on people’s homes throughout the south.  Not so much up here in Northern Virginia, but once you leave No. Va. and enter the [...]

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Outdoor Living

by Julie Daniel on March 14, 2009

in Design

Spring is almost here and that makes me SO SO happy! With the coming of warmer weather I will be able to use my front yard more- so exciting!  I live in a townhouse with no backyard and a small- maybe 5 x 10 fenced in front yard.  Since I only moved in this past [...]

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My Favorite Place on Earth

by Julie Daniel on March 5, 2009

in Design

Kiawah Island, SC, a private Island off the coast of Charleston, SC.

Some day I WILL own a house here.  It is my favorite place on earth, I would be perfectly content to never leave the island if I could.

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Southern Hospitality: The Pineapple

by juliemdaniel on December 14, 2008

in Design

The pineapple has long been a symbol of Southern Hospitality.  Legend has it that people used to hang it above their outside door to symbolize that the man of the house was in and therefore they were open for visitors.
Nowadays you will see it carved above doorways and topped carved on top of banisters and [...]

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