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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Favorite Things,
Great Design,
Hotels,
Southern Hospitality
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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Architecture,
Favorite Things,
Southern Hospitality
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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Exteriors,
Southern Hospitality
by Julie Daniel on March 14, 2009
in Design
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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Architecture,
Southern Hospitality
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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Exteriors,
Southern Hospitality