Floating Wall Brackets: Classic Meets Clear
One of a pair of Lucite wall brackets, which flank our mirror, almost disappear and allow the pattern and colors of the Chinoiserie-inspired wallpaper to be visible in our dining room at Fox Worth in Palm Beach, and enable the colors of the porcelain to complement the overall color scheme. As a long-time advocate of […]
Cooking with Felicity: A Chevre & Olive Tapenade!
What a delight it is to cook with my granddaughter Felicity, who lives in Berlin, Germany! She has an exceptional talent for cooking, and I’m constantly inspired by her sophisticated palate and uncanny ability to describe the subtle nuances of unique culinary creations. Recently, we made this delicious Chevre and Olive Tapenade together. It passed […]
The Secret to Magical Evenings: Soft Lighting While Entertaining!
When my family and I moved into Fox Hall twenty-six years ago, the hall chandelier, along with five other chandeliers, were still entirely candle-lit. Lighting all the candles before an evening of entertaining was beautiful… and a bit daunting, to say the least! Over time, we transitioned to antique, yet electrified chandeliers, and preserved the […]
Holly’s Simple “Palm Beach Puffs” Recipe!
My eldest granddaughter, Felicity, is a superb cook… as is her Mum, my daughter Alexandra! When Felicity visited us from Berlin, Germany, this summer, we exchanged some of our secret recipes and made a few together. My simple Palm Beach Puff recipe was one I shared with her, and we had a ball filming a video for […]
Name Your House!
With my lifelong affection for foxes, it felt only fitting to hang an English painting of a running fox above the second landing in our front hall, near Fox Hall’s most distinctive architectural feature: a pair of Palladian windows, both on the same wall — noted as one of the few known examples ever featured […]