“Come/Home.” – George MacDonald This, the shortest poem in the New Oxford Book of Victorian Words, says a whole lot, don’t you agree? Come: visit, arrive, enter, approach. Home: Abode, dwelling, realm, source, cradle, stomping ground, love, wanting. Cavanaugh Front Cavanaugh, a dreamy Mediterranean home from Frank Snodgrass at Living Concepts Home Plans, is home. […]
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The Ciscayne Plan: Designed for Luxury
There are paintings of beauty that make you stop and stare. Contemplate. Like Van Gogh’s Lilies, which I saw this month at the Getty. And, there are homes like The Ciscayne Plan: Designed for Luxury by Living Concepts which you know, even from the outside, will hold treasures on the inside. This is no ordinary […]
Natoma – Enjoy Nature
“Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and winds long to play with your hair.” – Kahlil Gibran When I think of the house plan name Natoma, I think of the base word Nature. I think of the outdoors with its earthy colors, space, and myriad of ‘emotions’ to be so […]
Hello Spring – Hello Blairmore
“And the Spring arose on the garden fair, Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere; And each flower and herb on Earth’s dark breast Rose from the dreams of its wintry rest.” – Percy Blythe Shelley Happy Spring! Don’t let this home, Blairmore, by Frank Snodgrass of Living Concepts, fool you. This looks like a […]
Hearth & Soul – The Hearthstone
Hearth & Soul– The Hearthstone The light is what guides you home, the warmth is what keeps you there. – Ellie Rodriguez Hearth – a place, traditionally where a fire is/was kept for home heating or cooking. A central area of the home. Hearths were integral to homes and typically built of brick or stone. […]