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Dépêchez-vous To The Basic French Estate Sale

Napoleon III chaise longe, recently reupholstered by an artisanal upholsterer with hemp, linen and horsehair (it will last another 100 years, Neiley says), $1,200. By Lisa Green Francophiles — and those who just plain love an estate sale — will want to thank Carol Neiley for her own passion for France

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You Can Be As Sweet As Honey, But The Bees Still Might Swarm

The following is a regular column that addresses basic issues facing the ever-inquisitive back- and front-yard toiler, proffered by Brian Cruey, who as General Manager of Naumkeag for the Trustees of Reservations, knows about beautiful gardens. Last week during one of my evening garden walks, I noticed something funny on

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Shopping And Strolling: A Midsummer Pastime

Theater, music, dance and a panoply of festivals are all in full swing, but for those of us whose shopping bug never takes a vacation, retail therapy is alive and well in the Rural Intelligence region. So, for you, we have gathered up a cartful of sales and celebrations happening

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Margo Morrison New York Brings Trunk Show To The Clark

By Lisa Green Margo Morrison was formally trained as a pianist, not a jewelry designer. But she’s never left music, really — she’s just exchanged one tactile sensation for another, transferring the patterns, improvisational influences and harmony of music into her line of semi-precious stones and freshwater pearl jewelry.

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Why The Wandering Eye Gives A Posy To Pondside Nursery

Carey Maloney says he isn't a gardener, but that doesn't stop him from appreciating Pondside Nursery.

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Designers Share Secrets In The Teahouse At Day Of Design

Robert Couturier Design. When you’re in interior design mode, it helps to be in a place and with people that excite and motivate you. Because really, how inspired do you feel at one of those weekend how-to workshops at the Home Depot? On Saturday, June 13, a Day of

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Peonies, The Sequel

The following is a regular column that addresses basic issues facing the ever-inquisitive back- and front-yard toiler, proffered by someone who knows best: one of the master gardeners from the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge, Brian Cruey. Last time I checked in, I was going on and on about peonies.

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Wardrobe-Swapping Sale Is The New Sinterklaas Tradition

By Lisa Green “Love It or Swap It" sounds like the name of one of those reality shows on TLC. On Bravo, it might be called “The Women of Rhinebeck Who Created a Clothing Swap to Benefit Sinterklaas." Fortunately for shoppers looking for a good deal on better

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J. Seitz Celebrates 30 Years (And, Oh Yes, It's Tent Sale Time)

By Lisa Green Just this week, Home Accents Today, a retail trade publication, announced its annual 50 Retail Stars list, and to absolutely no one’s surprise, J. Seitz & Company of New Preston was on that list. Again. The family-run mini mega store has thrived for decades, not only

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Garden: Mind Your Peony Ps And Qs

The following is a regular column that addresses basic issues facing the ever-inquisitive back- and front-yard toiler, proffered by someone who knows best: one of the master gardeners from the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge, Brian Cruey. There is no denying that peonies (or Paeonia, the only genus in the

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At 15 Years, Trade Secrets Is A Mix Of The Old And The New

By Paige Darrah For Martha Stewart and carloads of other less famous gardeners, May means one thing: Trade Secrets Rare Plant and Garden Antique Show in Sharon, CT.  If you’re one of them — or want to see what all the buzz is about — grab your Barbour jacket and join

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The Wandering Eye Does April In Paris

I got an email from Lisa de Rural Intelligence asking for a blog a week before we were booked to go to Paris for a busman’s holiday of client shopping and celebrating a birthday. I’d been putting her off. I only like doing these blogs if I can

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