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Windy Bush Farm

Ten years ago the Martinis discovered and fell in love with Bucks County. And every since finding the county they searched with the help of a string of realtors to find their dream house. “Realtors were showing us run down properties in desolate area

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Avante Garden

Photograph by Derek Fell

The Garden As Art

Derek Fell shows how gardens art both art and good places to display art. more »

Jun 19, 2012 in Home & Garden

A Grand Old Gem

After several moves in various locations around the country, Karen and John McDonagh found an early 19th-century Yardley house that finally felt like home more »

Mar 2, 2012 in Home & Garden

The Great Winter Garden

What marks a great garden is how it looks during the winter when it is stripped of its three-seasons of color and has to rely on its structure, trees and a few flowering plants more »

Jan 13, 2013

More Than Reproductions

Made with superior wood that is beautifully hand carved and finished, Marschark clocks are recreations of period clocks made by the most accomplished clockmakers more »

Dec 6, 2012

Looking Old In Pleasant Valley

Adding to their late 18th-century farmhouse, Christine and Drew Wagner were careful to maintain the appearance of age by focusing on the original structure more »

Dec 6, 2012

Shirley Broad

Bucks County watercolorist Shirley Broad has been painting for 60 years and nothing, not even a serious visual impairment, has been able to interrupt her prolific creativity more »

Dec 6, 2012

Alan Fetterman

Alan Fetterman, who is known for his strikingly beautiful Impresionist paintings of Bucks County is now the subject of the book Illuminate, by accomplished art critic Cathie Viksjo more »

Sep 19, 2012 in Magazine

Terry Beitl

Photograph by Paul Wesley

All Around Woodworker

From making and installing cabinets, making furniture and doing fine millwork, including beautiful room remodling jobs and expert wainscoting, Terry Beitl is a woodworker with multible talents more »

Sep 19, 2012 in Magazine

A Time To Plant

Walter's Nursery, Inc. in Point Pleasant is a premier design build firm that understands landscapes, building and what kind of planting to do in the fall more »

Sep 19, 2012 in Magazine

Kitchen & Bath Designer Kim West

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Kim West began her career as a kitchen and bath designer 30 years ago. An award-winning designer, she began as a designer assistant, and later became a designer and then the director of sales and marketing for William Draper. Now she is in her own business. Kim said, “I just decided it was time to do my own thing.” So she opened Sweetbrier Cabinetry and Design. Sweetbriar Cabinetry & Design, Inc. specializes in kitchen and bath design, as well as the design of other rooms including bars, libraries, outdoor kitchens, dressing rooms and home offices. Sweetbriar opened in July of 2011, and draws on the experience and expertise of Kim West. When Kim was sales & marketing director for William Draper, she traveled the country creating relationships with designers. She conducted designer trainings as well as forged a working friendship with a notable brand, SubZero/Wolf. For years Kim assisted SubZero/Wolf in fitting their industry show displays as well as serving on product development panels. Kim’s policy is to work with the client from the beginning to the end of a project. Sweetbriar works in all styles from traditional country to contemporary. Kim carries such brand names as Plato, Elmwood, Decor, Yorktown and William Draper by special request through the Buckingham store. Kim designs for clients all over Bucks County and the surrounding areas. Sweetbriar Cabinetry and Design, Inc. is located on 8330 Easton Road, Building D, Ottsville, PA. For information or to set up an appointment with Kim West, call 610-847-5851 visit www.sweetbriarcabinetry.com.

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