Introduction -- Adriana Scalamandre Bitter : legacy of fine fabrics on Long Island -- Mark and Wiggie Bitter : sophistication and style in New York -- Randall Beale and Carl Lana : fabulous Fifties in West Palm Beach -- Bennett Weinstock : English manor house in the sky -- Brian Coleman : Teddy Roosevelt in Greenwich Village -- Carlette Cormier : marshland magic in Savannah ; Low Country color outside Savannah -- Marilyn Warner : country French elegance in Richmond, Virginia -- Donna Morris : starter home success in Rhode Island -- Felicia Zannino-Baker : Old-World charm in Washington, D.C. ; contemporary update in Baltimore -- John Rolland : classic Continental elegance in Philadelphia -- Kent Kiesey : serenity in the woodlands of Michigan ; a passion for pink in Chicago ; Gold Coast elegance ; gorgeous garret in Chicago -- Richard Loomis and David Herchik : Italian villa in Washington, D.C. -- Mark Garrett : modern-day Nashville plantation ; Mill Valley remodel -- Meredith Moriarty : English charm in Chicago ; combating coldness with color in north Chicago ; master bedroom makeover in Chicago ; Congresswoman's curtains in Chicago ; French formality along Lake Michigan ; classic chintz comfort in Chicago -- Phil Hugh Smith : Commonwealth Avenue conservation ; seaside retreat -- Scot Robbins : dining room drama in Tennessee ; English country elegance in Tennessee ; Victorian restoration in Franklin, Tennessee -- Susan Lamy : Connecticut traditional with a twist ; understated Old-World elegance in Connecticut ; French country namor in New Hampshire