“Today’s kitchen design aims for a cleaner, simpler, less-ornate look,” says certified master kitchen and bath designer Alice Hayes of Kitchens by Deane, with stores in Stamford and New Canaan. “Everything is lighter and brighter with white the most important color for cabinetry.” Alice recently received a Home Design award from Westchester Home magazine for...
Every trip out to Lake Polvo has been a big money eater. Each time we go out there, we rent a car at the airport, which costs more than an airplane ticket. So, last time we were there, we bought a used car from our Realtor’s husband. If I told you the maker of the...
Chris Dynega of Wilton would be the first to admit that relocating a construction business that had survived the economic downturn, just as things are picking up again, may not make sense to many people, but, for him, it was just one of several major life changes in 2011. He also considers it an opportunity...
Interior design expert Carey Karlan of Last Detail in Darien, has decorated her home and those of her clients with antiques over the years, finding unique pieces that help to personalize a space, whether it is traditional or modern. “Even though the trend in interior design is to show increasingly pared-down, ultra-streamlined rooms, I find...
Flowers and Valentine’s Day go together like the “horse and carriage” lyrics in the Frank Sinatra song, “Love and Marriage … You can’t have one without the other.” “Flowers are so much apart of special occasions,” said Mary Jones the owner of Rodier Flowers on Main Street in Ridgefield — whether they’re large milestone events...
As a child, Janie remembers watching her father sprinkle salt on everything — cantaloupe, tomato juice, grapefruit. “Everything tastes better with a little salt,” he’d say. “Why don’t you taste it first?” she said. “It may not even need salt.” He heard her, but didn’t listen. Now Janie’s doctor advises her to limit her salt...
Prudential Connecticut Realty's 4th Quarter
January 2012 – Wallingford, CT — The year that was 2011 got off to a great start by posting the first two strongest quarters for pending sales since the first half of 2010. Unfortunately, unexpected weather events, such as the record breaking snow fall at the beginning of the year, followed by the devastating hurricane...
Stamford, Conn. (January 26, 2012) As the age-old adage goes, there is strength in numbers. This holds especially true for William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, Connecticut’s premier residential real estate brokerage, whose unprecedented growth measures up to unique advantages for buyers and sellers of fine real estate. With many record-breaking sales to its credit, the...
If you’ve been shopping for jewelry any time during the past few years, the chances are you developed a bad case of sticker shock when you looked at the prices of gold jewelry, but what you’re probably unaware of are the implications for those of you who already own fine jewelry. One of the most...
Cutting back unnecessary energy use is an easy way to keep your hard-earned money in your pocket. Here are some suggestions you can do at home at absolutely no cost to you. Let the sunshine in. Open drapes and let the sun heat your home for free (get them closed again at sundown so they...
Our house on Rusty Hinge Road is nothing if not reliable for its creaky floors and arctic drafts, typical to a house of its vintage and locale. And we have spent years attending to the various weatherizing needs our New England environment requires. So, adjusting to our new life in the Arizona desert has been...
Preserving the rare and exquisite
A meticulously restored 1882 French scrimshaw-ivory and ebony desk now on display at The Breakers in Newport, R. I. … a tortoise-shell quilted mahogany case-on-chest featuring the world’s rarest wood … a Burmese teak “America’s Table” inlaid with Nigerian ebony … a Chiquibul quilted mahogany table with tortoise shell veining and verdigris base. These are...
