American horticulturist and philanthropist Bunny Mellon will turn 100 years old on Aug. 9. Yes, that's right, 100! A longtime Kennedy family friend, Mellon advised  Jacqueline Kennedy first on fine arts and antiques during the Kennedy White House Restoration and then on the design of the grounds of the presidential rose gardens. Her work was recently recognized... [Read more...]

Did you know that many of the eccentrically traditional rooms that you see in magazines and around showrooms today have been influenced by American interior decorator and socialite Sister Parish? The New Jersey-born design partner of Albert Hadley, was first brought in to decorate the Kennedy White House in 1962 and has become known for her homey, cluttered... [Read more...]