They're ba-ack! Our favorite candles are back in store. They come with rich memories, if you knew them in the past, and if this is your first date with them, you're in for a sweet surprise. Here is the back story of how they came about. Many years ago, on one of our first shopping trips to France, we stumbled upon an amazing candle maker whose tea-scented candles stopped … [Read more...]
A Paris Renovation
A client asked our design team recently, after reading our blog post, Place Dauphine: A before and after Renovation, “Wow, how do you get all these great gigs?” We’re the first to tell you that we pinch ourselves when these come through, because they are great gigs, and we love doing them. But how does it happen when we are an ocean away? And how can we pull off the final … [Read more...]
A Slice of Heaven is for Sale
Have you ever dreamed of owning a slice of heaven in Paris? I did! And if you've been following us for a while, you may remember this historic first renovation in Paris, several years ago. It came after a long and exhaustive search which we shared with you on the Artful Lifestyle, and you witnessed the roller coaster ride of making offers to apartments from across the … [Read more...]
Meet the Neighbors
Almost two years ago, we moved to a new location on Roswell Road in Buckhead. We were sad to leave our first spot (very poshly located next to the St. Regis in Buckhead) but after five years, it was time to go. We loved our neighbors (B.Braithwaite, Dry Bar, Detox and Flywheel) but we were confident we'd be thrilled with our new address. And we are! We … [Read more...]
10 Tips for a Successful Renovation
Is there a fixer-upper in your future? If so, we wish you bonne chance and a soupçon of patience, plenty of good luck - and the golden ticket: a good contractor. We love a renovation and the extreme satisfaction of taking the before to the after. There's simply nothing like it. We know renovations are serious hard work - you're dealing with years of other people's taste … [Read more...]
Building a Dream House in Provence
We probably should have just looked the other way, but we are Huffingtons, and “we” like a project! So when a choice piece of buildable land came up for sale in the highly coveted and very restricted area of Gordes, Provence, one of us couldn’t resist a chance to build a dream house – and bought it. Buildable land is very scarce in this part of Provence, where the locals … [Read more...]
Cashiers, Here We Come
Hellooo Cashiers? We're ba-ack! We have been invited again to participate in the Cashiers Historical Society's Show House, and for almost three weeks this August, we'll be right in the heart of this pretty little mountain village. The Cashier’s Show House is fun for us, because it’s a relaxing escape to a beautiful environment that is always a mix of comfortable … [Read more...]
Design Docs
“HELP!” cried the email, from a lovely divorced single parent rebuilding a nest in a high-rise condo, “Is there a Design Doctor in the house?” With a busy professional life, and enough resources to buy the basics – sofa, coffee table, dining table, desk and office console, and a killer view that she felt wasn't being maximized – our client was at a complete standstill in … [Read more...]
Small Space Renovation Paris
Welcome to our small space renovation in Paris ! We love the challenge of a really small space renovation in Paris! Remember the little engine that could? Or in our world, the Parisian studio that wanted to act big? Everyone thought we were crazy to buy it, and in the last chapter, we wondered if our small space renovation could be saved. After a few hectic last … [Read more...]
10 Tips for a Makeover
With "Before and After" pictures, our Huff Harrington design team offers 10 tips for a quick but dramatic NYC makeover, done in just 48-hours and a pre-Christmas deadline! One of our favorite clients, who saw the blog about our 48 hour redo in San Francisco, asked us to do the same for her – and get it done quickly, before Christmas. Because of our mutually busy … [Read more...]
