Right before we walked in the door, the agent for the sellers turned around and said “Brace yourselves, this apartment doesn’t show well.” (It’s an estate sale, and the apartment contents are clearly being sorted through and set aside for family members.) Meanwhile, before the appointment I took one look at the gracious pre-war floor [...]

  Posted by Amy Beth Cupp Dragoo / Dream Decorating and Personal and The City Apartment and Uncategorized

The local Farm produce starting to look fabulous right about now. I’ve been enjoying cooking at home and country life immensely. I am however obsessed with finding us a new apartment in New York City. As you know, I’ve been primarily at The Country House since I returned from Michigan last Summer. Originally, the plan [...]

  Posted by Amy Beth Cupp Dragoo / Personal and The City Apartment and Uncategorized

How fantastic would it be to entertain a group of friends on the pea stone patio this Summer at this iron conservatory table? Of course, the dining table would be surrounded by a handful of these adorable black and white solid stripe all weather wicker chairs - can’t you just imagine it??

  Posted by Amy Beth Cupp Dragoo / Dream Decorating and Entertaining and Shopping and The Country House and Uncategorized

Guess who is working to put the finishing touches on the upstairs before a magazine shoots The Country House next week? Yep, you heard me right! I know I have been a complete tease by only showing you detail shots and little snippets of each room for the last two and a half years – [...]

  Posted by Amy Beth Cupp Dragoo / Personal and The Country House and Uncategorized

Well, I did it. I finally bit the bullet and ordered the kitchen pendants that I have been dream decorating with since we purchased our home in June of 2010. Why did I hold off so long, you ask? Because these way over-blogged babies have been popping up left and right on the design blog circuit [...]

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