Horse Country Home in Pennsylvania

I love to open my email and find beautiful photographs that I can share with my friends.  This home is exceptionally rich and historic.

Janice and Cortright Wetherill feel at home in this Chester County, Pennsylvania horse country home. Bill Brockschmidt and Courtney Coleman designed this rich home.  ENJOY!  

For more information about this home and it's owner visit here.

See you soon,
Teresa
xoxo

Sustainable Home

Can you imagine looking out at the world from here?

Designer Kendal Agins Friedman, co-owner of Agins Interiors, designed this outdoor space.  I am in love, my friends, with this designers work.  Have a great weekend... and ENJOY!

See you Monday,
Teresa
xoxo

Sophistication Overboard

Designer Kara Mann is one of the newest faces in Chicago area high-end design. I hope that you ENJOY these photographs which represent her work. I will leave out comments because they are not needed.  I WILL mention that I find the hardwood floors to be the most beautiful I have seen.  I also LOVE the silver leaf on the mantle and other pieces.  I just finished silver leafing a bed.
Enjoy the warmth and elegance of this home designed by Ms. Mann.

I hope that you have enjoyed the tour of this beautiful home, which was featured in Traditional Home.

See you soon,

Teresa

xoxo

TABLESCAPES ~ Part Deux

ENJOY this second post of beautiful tablescapes...

ambience...

and busy...

and sheer elegance...

and simplicity.

I hope that you have enjoyed this post , my friends.

These tablescapes are from Traditional Home.

Now on to Embracing Etiquette With Teresa...

Phone Provocations

If you are in a restaurant or other place where a cell phone call is inappropriate, and someone near you is obviously attempting to convince everyone around that he is a great and brilliant business person, speak with the manager and let them handle the situation.

We are now through the ‘Rudeness” section. Tomorrow we will be covering “Dress and Grooming.”

See you soon,
Teresa
xoxo

TABLESCAPES ~ Part One

Today and tomorrow I will post a series of tabletops. I hope that you ENJOY them my friends.

This tablescape may be cluttered, but the hues are perfect.

So elegant...

and airy...

and over-the-top beautiful!

I hope that you enjoyed this post.  I love nothing more than beautiful tablescapes.  They make the room.

These tablescapes from Traditional Home.

Now on to Embracing Etiquette With Teresa...

When Out in Public

If you are out walking in your neighborhood and a man and his young son throw their trash on the ground – pick it up and throw it in the trashcan. Do not glare at them; just set an example.

If you are on the subway and a slouching passenger is taking up three seats and you really need to sit down, politely say “excuse me” and hope they move over. If they do not move, leave them alone. It is not worth getting into a safety issue. There are times when people bait you to start a confrontation.

If you are on a bus and some young teenagers are using four-letter words their actions should be a hint as to how to handle the situation. If they appear to be intentionally showing of, your remark would only add fuel to the fire. If they appear to be otherwise decent teenagers, you could ask them if they realized that young children were on the bus. If this doesn’t work, leave it alone.

Tomorrow we will cover the last section of rudeness, “Phone Provocations…” We will then be moving on to Dress and Grooming.

See you soon,
Teresa
xoxo

Dream On...

This beautiful Ross, California Home via Traditional Home.  Have a great weekend.  ENJOY! 

Design:

Architect, interior architecture: Greg Johnson, Greg Johnson Architect Inc, Interior designer: Samantha Lyman, Samantha Lyman Interior Design, Interior designer: Myra Hoefer, Myra Hoefer Design,
Landscape designer: Janell Hobart, Janell Denler Hobart Gardens, and
Photographs by Werner Straube.




Now on to Embracing Etiquette With Teresa...



Shopping Short Takes at Yard SalesIf the sign says “no early birds,” don’t go early. Do not arrive while the seller is getting ready for the sales so that you may get some good deals. That’s considered “dirty pool.” Be quiet because the neighbors may still be sleeping. Do not block a neighbor’s driveway.

Do not leave items in disarray. Leave them the way you found them. Do not haggle, although a little bargaining is ok. Carry small bills and plenty of change. Don’t be upset if the seller can’t make change. They are not a store.

Tomorrow we start a new series, Dealing With Rudeness.

See you soon,
Teresa
xoxo

English Cottage

Well, I took my last exam last night, so hopefully I will be back on track with my posts! I am really excited about the museum post I am completing. Enjoy these photographs of an English Cottage.

You can find the story behind these photographs here at Traditional Home.

Now on to Embracing Etiquette with Teresa...

Shopping Short Takes at Spas

Never be late for an appointment. A spa is a relaxed place and you need to keep it that way.

You make talk quietly while getting a massage or other treatment, but it’s ok to be silent.

Do let your therapist know if you are uncomfortable with anything.

NO CHILDREN!

Tomorrow we will cover Shopping Short Takes at Yard Sales.

See you soon,

Teresa

Xoxo