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

Hi everyone. I’ve been dealing with a mess and a half since the start of November. I hired someone to help rid my site of hackers, and as luck would have it they did half of a job and then disappeared. Then, I hired another person and they rid my site of the problem -or [...]

  Posted by Amy Beth Cupp Dragoo / Personal 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

I’ve gotten out of the habit of having fresh flowers at the house each week. Unfortunately, I did this without even realizing it – until last weekend when I picked up a few bunches of tulips for a friend that we were visiting in Knoxville. I tell you what, it felt really good to clean, [...]

  Posted by Amy Beth Cupp Dragoo / Making Your House a Home and Personal and Uncategorized