Tag Archives: Decorator Show House

We Saw the Harbor Lights

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I’ve written extensively about decorator show houses on this blog and I’ve even bragged that one day I will write the ultimate tome on the topic. Who loves decorator show houses more than me? I’m sorry to say there is … Continue reading →

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My Last Show House

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I parked my Jeep in the First Congregational Church parking lot in Kittery Point, Maine.  I walked across the road and took a picture to memorialize my visit. Then I said to myself “this is the last BLEEP show house … Continue reading →

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Angels Unawares

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

In the event blog readers were unaware, this week’s unstated theme has been “making it through the holidays gracefully.” There were some pictures of simple decorations, ideas on how to stay energized and composed, and even some clever hostess gifties. … Continue reading →

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The Little White Halloween Dog

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

If I rummaged around my spare room long enough, I would find some pictures of my brother and I in our Halloween costumes, getting ready to walk around our neighborhood “Trick or Treating.”  We had a route we always traveled; … Continue reading →

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I’ll Think About It Tomorrow

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

There are many people today predicting “the end of the world as we know it.”  A band that was popular before alternative music was “mainstream” wrote a song about it in 1987.  Since then, the discussion about “the end of … Continue reading →

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Talk of the Toile – It’s Official

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

It’s official.  The Boston Red Sox season will end on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at Yankee Stadium.  No amount of wishing, hoping, or dreaming will change the fact that the Red Sox are in last place in the American League … Continue reading →

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Sometimes, The Jeeps Work Late

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Not this Thursday, though. They’re going to the Old York Historical Society’s Decorator Show House.  See you tomorrow!

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Talk of The Toile – Show House Books

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

When I was the co-chair of the Junior League of Boston’s 2006 Decorator Show House, I not only spent a lot of time at the Show House in Cambridge, but I spent a lot of time in meetings at the … Continue reading →

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Talk of the Toile – Old Stuff and Rocky Pastures

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

The Designer Show House at the Kenneth Roberts Estate in Kennebunkport opened to the general public on Saturday, June 23.  “Rocky Pastures”, as the estate was called when Roberts lived and wrote there from 1938 until his death in 1957, … Continue reading →

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Talk of the Toile – Show House Potential

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I’ve spent the week at the Maine Compost School, conducted at the lovely Highmoor Farm in Monmouth, Maine. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate this property a 5 in show house potential. The pros of this … Continue reading →

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