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April 16, 2013

Searching For Design Inspiration For My Tuscan Renovation

After the wettest winter for 40 years, the sun welcomed me last week as I arrived at the boggy site of my Tuscan renovation.  It has now been a full 12 months since we began demolishing and rebuilding the ancient buildings I have bough...
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Buying stone salvaged from all over Europe – delicious!

March 1, 2013

A Snake In My Luggage And Other Stories From My Trip To India

 My first impression of India was not good. I had escaped the snow in both Italy and Canada to spend a few weeks with some girlfriends soaking up the sun, yoga and some well-deserved R & R.  I arrived alone in Mumbai airport. ...
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Clockwise from top right: Me and my driver in our Tuk-Tuk; The colours of India; The beautiful smiles of India; This banyan tree made a wonderful shaded place for yoga.

May 1, 2012

DEBBIE TRAVIS' TUSCAN RENOVATION

    As we near the end of our  4th month of the madness of our Tuscan renovation, April became a family affair. Josh, my eldest, and his cousin Henry arrived at the property with their heads filled with boyish plans. As I men...
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April 19, 2012

Air of Mystery

I was just sent this blog written by a gentleman I met on a plane a couple of weeks ago: kind of cool – thought you might enjoy it -Debbie By Tim "You never know who you’re going to meet on an airplane. While returning...
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March 27, 2012

DEBBIE TRAVIS' TUSCAN RENOVATION

          I have decorated hundreds of homes, five or six of which have been mine but I have never done the Full Monty.  NO, I don’t mean stark naked, I mean virtually from scratch.&nb...
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