Get Design Ideas by Visiting Historic Homes

Christine Matthews

Design2Share's Anonymous UK Correspondent - As the weather warms up, many families start to head off for days out in the sun at the weekends, and popular destinations are the various stately homes which open their doors to the public. In the States, you'd call them historic homes, but stately or historic, you and your family will have a great time. The gardens are amazing, with lots of things for the children to enjoy, and the houses are spectacular and full of interior design inspiration.

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Springtime in Old Armagh

 

What's a Trippy?

It's a short visual trip to places of architectural or design importance.

Where are we going?

To the United Kingdom - Armagh, Northern Ireland

What's to see?

This is apple country. But even more importantly, you'll see the original roots of the cathedral of Saint Patrick, including two great St. P cathedrals (one Anglican, one Catholic), one the precursor to the famous one in New York City. There is Georgian architecture galore, and as you can see in the following video

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Eternal Greece
Janet Ramin - One of the greatest gifts Greece gave to civilization was their classical style of architecture. Mention Greek architecture to anyone and images of columns and moldings pop up. Chances are, there's a Greek-style building in your town. The Greek classical style was born in the Golden Age of Greece—during the 5th century BC—and it's never disappeared. Greek architecture has been copied and modified throughout the centuries, right down to the present age. Even the word architecture is Greek in origin; it's from arkhitekto, meaning master builder. 
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Searching Out Beautiful Christmas Trees

Searching for beauty this holiday season? Holiday decorations abound, yet one can't top fresh snow hanging on real evergreen boughs. We looked around for beautiful Christmas trees and found many. Here are some of our favorites - but just know that we haven't found anything quite as beautiful as Mother Nature. She always decorates with the most taste, style, and simplicity.

Happy holidays!

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Davoli in Paris

What's a Trippy?

It's a short visual trip to places of architectural or design importance.

Where are we going?

Davoli deli in Paris

What's to see?

Watch this fun video and you'll be swept into the blur of exciting, exotic open-air market culture in Paris. At the center of the shops is food, and many consider Davoli, a 4th generation Italian deli in Paris, to be one of the best local food stops you can make. 

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