Roy Braswell, 4th in a series
I have always referred to Roy Braswell as “boy genius”. Because the years have just gone by too quickly, and I have no time to sort out dates, I cannot put the year on paper when I began working with Roy on his magnificent architectural designs, but we did begin [...]
Mac Chesney, 2nd in a series
I grew up in West Texas. It is a barren land with few trees and lots of big, open sky. There was not a lot of stimulation there in those years so kids were forced to make their own fun; the imagination was the best escape.
For this reason, many famous [...]
In Celebration of My 25 Years at BDG
25 years ago I decided to be a “professional” interior designer here in San Antonio Texas. I have a long list of people to thank for the opportunities that blossomed into success and allowed me to build this design firm. There are so many “stories” and so many [...]
Foreground: Architectural Digest September 1995 issue
http://www.architecturaldigest.com/
Background (interior shot): The Hotel Book: Great Escapes Africa
By: Shelley-Maree Cassidy, Editor: Dr. Angelika Taschen
www.taschen.com
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, [...]
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 [...]
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.
And finally back to Carmel…
I have been gone more than 2 weeks now, and I have thought about the many ways even a small town can influence design and lifestyle. After all, don’t we all pick up a little something each time we leave our own routine for someplace not so familiar?
I loved the antique [...]
A Common Link Between San Antonio, Palm Springs & Manhattan
There is something intriguing about creating designs from scissors and paper.
Remember paper dolls and origami? I am reminded of these as I see cut-outs enhancing design from coast to coast.
San Antonio is always decorated with paper cut-outs called papel picado during the annual Fiesta season and [...]
