Valerie Jarvie

Craig and Kathryn Hall Launch Memoir on Making Award-Winning Wines

By Valerie Jarvie / September 28, 2016 /

Do you dream of a second home with a vineyard, a place to unwind with a wine country lifestyle? Kathryn and Craig Hall, who split their time between Dallas and Napa Valley, have penned a memoir of their journey from purchasing a dilapidated Rutherford winery to seeing a Hall-crafted Cabernet Sauvignon receive a perfect score…

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Long Cove Parade of Bunk Rooms Has us Dreaming of Slumber Parties

By Valerie Jarvie / August 31, 2016 /

Bunk rooms have become ubiquitous in vacation homes — not only for kids, but adults too. What is it about bunk rooms that is so engaging? Perhaps they bring back happy memories of sharing bedrooms with siblings (fights forgotten), summer camp, slumber parties, ghost stories, whispers, and giggles. We all have a little spot in…

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Dallas Arboretum Makes Architectural Digest’s Best Botanical Gardens List

By Valerie Jarvie / July 21, 2016 /

Architectural Digest has named the Dallas Arboretum one of  world’s 15  breath-taking gardens to visit this season , including it with such horticultural treasures as the Royal Botanic Gardens in London,  the Gardens of the Palace of Versaille,  Butchart Gardens in British Columbia, the Nong Nooch Tropical Garden in Thailand, and  Claude Monet’s garden in Giverny, France. The recognition follows…

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Home Building Trends: Indoor Kitchen Gardens Taking Root

By Valerie Jarvie / July 11, 2016 /

It doesn’t get any more local than this: herbs, microgreens, vegetables, fruits, and edible flowers grown right in the kitchen.   “Edible indoor gardens in cupboards and closets are taking Europe by storm, and we are seeing them in New York, now, too,” said home improvement expert Karl Champley, adding that trends tend to start…

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Homebuilding Trends: Ethnic Changes in the Population Mean Requests for New Amenities in Homes

By Valerie Jarvie / June 15, 2016 /

  Living with your mother-in-law under one roof? Can it be done? Sure, say home builders, as long as you have a kitchen for every woman in the house. Changing up floor plans to suit multi-generational families under one roof is one example of how builders are responding to buyer needs in an increasingly diverse…

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