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ABCD Design · 1d ago

Inspiration is Everywhere {part 1}

What a weekend! As you know, I started off on Thursday afternoon with an overnight trip to the Berkshires to visit with designer Annie Selke to see what goes on behind the scenes at her companies. I followed that up with a weekend exploring the Trade Secrets plant sale and garden antiques benefit on...
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ABCD Design · 4d ago

New York City Blogger Roadtrip to the Berkshires {Annie Selke Co}

I dunno when all y’all grew up or what you were listening to, but I was really saddened to learn about Donna Summer’s death yesterday. Her music was the soundtrack of my youth. More specifically, she was the soundtrack of me being a sixteen year old. I remember driving I-75 with the wind...
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ABCD Design · 5d ago

{What’s On?} Trade Secrets in Sharon, Connecticut

For the 12th year, Trade Secrets garden event (in benefit of women’s support services, founded by the amazingly talented Bunny Williams) will be taking place May 19th and 20th at the Lion Rock Farm in Sharon, Connecticut. There will be upwards of 60 vendors at Trade Secrets where you will not ...
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ABCD Design · 6d ago

A Pair of Petite French Chairs with matching Ottoman {fabric redo}

I’ve had these two chairs and matching ottoman following me around dressed in white muslin for as long as I can remember. As a matter of fact, I can’t remember not having these chairs! I purchased them when I was a single girl living on West 12th Street from an antique dealer in Northern...
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ABCD Design · 1w ago

Everything is better in Candlelight {Hurricane & Lantern Event}

Do you remember last Spring when I was dream decorating our screened in porch with Mercury Glass Lanterns just in time for our Memorial Day Weekend house guests? Or when I suggested you have a candle lit ceremony with glass hurricanes lining either side of the aisle?Well, sometime around the 4th of ...
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ABCD Design · 1W ago

Treasure Hunting at Brimfield, MA: The World’s Largest Flea Market

I had absolutely no idea what I should expect when I pulled into town on Thursday evening. It was dusk – and everyone was wrapping up for the night. There was a row of trucks ahead of me, and we inched our way through town at a snails pace. It turns out those trucks were [...]
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ABCD Design · 1W ago

{What’s on?} Brimfield and #Brimfield Tweet-Up

Hello! I am starting this weekend off right at the Brimfield flea market and #Brimfield tweet-up. I have written about Brimfield on many occasions – Brimfield: Gotta Get There, Brimfield is ON, and What’s on? Brimfield should give you a taste of what is ahead of me. No time to waste R...
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ABCD Design · 1W ago

ABCD, 2012 is YOUR year! {or maybe not}

I recently had a lovely lunch in New York City with my friend Nichole from Little Brown Pen. Besides writing her blog, she is also a best selling author of the book Paris in Color. If you have not checked out the Paris Print Shop that she runs with her husband, you must! During lunch, [...]
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ABCD Design · 2W ago

Open Shelves Get A Makeover: Wood Frame Doors & Antique Mirror

Remember way back when I told you that all the open shelves in our house were making me crazy? I’ve made it no secret that I have wanted to put doors on these extra deep bookcases in the fireplace room since before we put an offer on our house. The open shelves are nice in the fireplace [...]
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ABCD Design · 2W ago

Spring has Sprung {Summer is on it’s way!}

The Dragoo’s are back from Southern California safe and sound. All is well, except that I may have eaten my weight in fish tacos while we were away. If there is ever a place besides Mexico to get an authentic fish taco, San Diego has got to be high up on the list! My gosh, [...]
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