A street with a mission! Organized by the Dragon Street Association in attempt to get people out on a week night, First Thursday is the once a month event that will ensure you a good time.
Businesses engage the public to keep design alive by extending their hours of operation until 9pm. With doors open, live [...]
I think it is next to impossible to NOT fall in love with Fall. The fresh, crisp bursts of color coupled with the brisk chill in the air …what’s not to love? In honor of the upcoming holidays and of course, the lovely season of Fall, I wanted to share some images that have inspired [...]
Foreground: Architectural Digest September 1995 issue
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Background (interior shot): The Hotel Book: Great Escapes Africa
By: Shelley-Maree Cassidy, Editor: Dr. Angelika Taschen
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It is rare for me to hold onto magazines and recurring publications for long. There is always the next issue to look forward to and only so much room to allow for such storage. Instead, I rip, [...]
After sauntering around the upper East Side, Midtown, Soho and Nolita, looking for design inspiration this week, it all boiled down to Mother Nature as the great designer. Sounds trite, but it is a fact…maybe it is the reassurance, in uncertain times, of leaves that change colors, winds that prevail from the north and chill [...]
On the second day of my trip my curiosity also led me through some of the local the neighborhoods of Albuquerque, where I spotted a couple of weird and wacky homes that I couldn’t resist taking pictures of. I wonder if these have been featured on HGTV’s Extreme Homes?
Albuquerque is over a mile above sea [...]
With change comes controversy! However, I am not going to discuss the politics behind the new additions to the Dallas Arts District. Rather, I will focus on my experience sitting amongst Pritzker Prize winning architect Norman Foster. Norman Foster of Foster + Partners architectural firm and architect of the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House [...]
At Baxter Design Group, we specialize in the art of making a home a beautiful and inviting place to live, grow, and entertain. Not only does our home take center stage when we entertain, but so do the food and drinks we serve. Gourmet magazine has graced us with new recipes, old favorites, and all-around [...]
I had a very pleasant time during my short visit in the city of Albuquerque. It is not too small, and not too large. You can be pretty much anywhere in the city under twenty minutes or less. After I landed, we went to the Nob Hill district, Albuquerque’s original “main street” AKA Route 66.
