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Dean Farris
Naples, Florida, United States
I am an interior designer based in Naples, Florida, after relocating from New York, NY in 1996.
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My Blog List

  • Chinoiserie Chic
    A Wonderful Christmas Tree - Jackson Noble Fir Tree So, I wanted a new artificial Christmas tree for the great room. I was very interested in one with all the latest technology with ...
    4 hours ago
  • The Martha Stewart Blog
    Rooting Boxwood Cuttings - I always enjoy growing my own plants, but there’s something even more gratifying about rooting and growing them from cuttings. I love boxwood, Buxus, and...
    5 hours ago
  • Daytonian in Manhattan
    The 1884 James and Ella Knowles House - 166 West 130th Street - Real estate developer and architect William J. Merritt was prolific in the Upper West Side and Harlem neighborhoods in the 1880s and 1890s. His rowho...
    7 hours ago
  • Stuffy Muffy
    à la mode seasonal style - Hello dears! Popping into your inbox with pieces I personally haven’t been able to resist... The post à la mode seasonal style first appeared on Stuffy M...
    1 day ago
  • Private Newport
    Swan House, an Atlanta Treasure Part 2 - As last week’s post promised, I will focus today on the West Facade of Swan House, strictly Italian in derivation, and in marked contrast to the East Facad...
    1 day ago
  • Damsel in Dior
    What I’m Packing for Paris - To say that I’m excited for next week would be an understatement. The last time I was in Paris, I was pregnant with June, and I promised myself I’d make ...
    1 day ago
  • Bart Boehlert's Beautiful Things
    The Story of Bell - TD and I are terribly sad to say that we had to say good-bye to our sweet cat Bell last week. The whole thing has been hard. We've had ...
    3 weeks ago
  • Habitually Chic®
    Newly Opened Hôtel Norman in Paris - The Saint James and Relais Christine hotels in Paris are beloved by guests and now the group behind them have just opened a new hotel, Hôtel Norman. Billed...
    1 year ago
  • Carolyne Roehm
    Passion Project - I have written 14 books in the past 24 years and have learned and grown with each project. It has been an adventure and a formidable and sometimes, daunt...
    3 years ago
  • The Glam Pad
    Jan Showers Transforms a Dated Bachelor Pad - In 2011, a young Dallas couple called upon designer Jan Showers to design their French-style home… years later, they moved across town and paired with Ja...
    4 years ago
  • McCormick Interiors
    My definition of “luxury”! - My friend who writes the blog “Splenderosa” asked us to write about our “definition of luxury”! Here is mine!!! noun (pl) -ries This definition works fo...
    7 years ago

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Favorite Books and Periodicals

  • Portfolio Magazine Naples
  • Mario Buatta
  • In With The Old
  • The New York Observer
  • Connecticut Cottages and Gardens
  • Hamptons Cottages and Gardens
  • My Three Lives
  • Palm Beach Splendor
  • Frances Elkins: Interior Design
  • The Country Houses of David Adler
  • Mrs. Astor Regrets
  • Marketing Interior Design
  • International Herald Tribune
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  • New York Times Style section
  • Veranda
  • Naples Illustrated
  • House Beautiful
  • Garden & Gun
  • Elle Decor
  • Architectural Digest
  • In The Spirit Of Venice
  • Michael Taylor Interior Design
  • Tony Duquette
  • Palm Beach Houses
  • Michael Tolliver Lives
  • Diamonds In The Sun
  • One Fifth

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