Dear Laurel, Life can sure throw some curve balls. Here’s my story. In the spring of 2021, our

  Hi Everyone, What a year! First, we lost our queen, and now we’ve lost our king. No, not

  Hi Everyone, Well, this post wasn’t the one I was planning for today. I was going to do

  Hi Everyone, Coincidentally, two readers in Florida sent me their homes this week. Both feature some bad Florida

  Dear Laurel, I don’t know what we were thinking, but our home has the most difficult floor plan,

  A while back, after this post came out about blue paint colors, Val wrote this comment concerning interior

  Happy Mother’s Day!   My mommy and me the summer of 1958, Evansville, Indiana. This is a special

  Hi Everyone, Happy Easter and Passover!   A while back, I received a real Dear Laurel note asking

  Hi Everyone, How are y’all doing this mid-January weekend? It’s been either freeeeezing or mild this week. However,

  Hi Everyone, Happy first day of winter. The sun is returning! In a bit, we’ll get to an

  Dear Laurel, I love your blog and have gotten your Rolodex and your paint collection and paint palettes.

  Hi Everyone, A week and a half ago, I was treated to a tour of the Otis House,

  Dear Laurel, I love that post about the entrance to one’s home! However, I have just one little

  Hi Everyone, And, a very Happy 4th of July to all of my fellow Americans! Guess where I’m

  Hi Everyone, I’m glad that many of you enjoyed Sunday’s post about some of my favorite classical architects.

  Hi Everyone, Oh man, the designs for my place are taking FORever! Interior design is not easy to

  Hi Everyone, The other day, I got the most darling email from a reader who spent a year

  Hi Everyone, Well, I was starting to write one post today, and then my phone rang. It was

  Dear Laurel, amazing post! I am wondering if you could make a virtual renovation for Blahblah Beacon St.