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NEIMAN MARCUS FASHION DIRECTOR KEN DOWNING’S HOME & BEHIND THE SCENES PICS
We got to peek inside his closet, see the fabulous chandelier he picked up for $25...and spend the afternoon with Neiman Marcus Fashion Director Ken Downing when he invited us in for a tour of his fabulous Oak Cliff home. We sat down to interview Downing for a Good...
SURPRISING SECRET TO BEAUTIFUL BLOOMING ORCHIDS
I got some really surprising tips on orchids when Dr. Delphinium came on Good Morning Texas... I've always heard that the best way to keep orchids moist, but not over watered, is by putting a few cubes of ice in them. I was wrong...Dr. Delphinium...one of the leading...
SECOND HAND CHIC: 3 FAVORITE SHOPS
I spent the weekend moving furniture and this is what I came up with! Mixing old items with new, inexpensive pieces from second hand and consignment shops is one of my favorite ways to freshen up a room. The pair of turquoise leather chairs is from the 1950s and used...
MY COZY CABIN
It's supposed to be 20 below zero in Big Sky, Montana today...so why would anyone have a cabin here? Because this is the view outside my window...the beautiful Gallatin River (where A River Runs Through It was filmed) rushing past snow laden evergreens. And inside...
WHITE LIGHTS OR MULTI-COLORED ON THE CHRISTMAS TREE?
Since I sold my house all my ornaments and lights are in storage, so... I can decorate the tree any way I want this year, and I can't decide: White Lights or Multi-Colored? The multi colored lights on the trees in the picture are just outside the door of our cabin in...
BETWEEN THE COVERS: JANE’S CHRISTMAS GIFT PICKS
Whether it's my home in Ft Worth... or the family cabin in Montana...I love a coffee table piled high with great books! As you see in the slideshow above, stores like NUVO on Oak Lawn in Dallas have almost every kind of coffee table book you can imagine...whether you...
REAL PEOPLE, REAL THANKFUL: FIRST LADY LAURA BUSH
In her private life, First Lady Laura Bush likes to read...enjoys art and decorating...but she doesn't do a lot of cooking. That's a little inside peek I've gotten of Mrs. Bush over the two decades I've known her and several interviews she has been kind enough to do...
COME SHOPPING WITH ME: JEWELRY FOR YOUR HOUSE!
This jeweled cross is just one gorgeous piece...look at all the beautiful ornaments and gifts! Like the awesome lion's head...or those pillows... Lunch for me is usually whatever I grab from the frig, a few pieces of fruit or some feta & crackers, while I'm...
MY MONTANA CABIN
Good morning from Montana! Nah...just kidding....but our weather here today reminds me of Montana. My friend Candy Evans, CandysDirt.com was so sweet and asked to do a post on my Montana cabin, and why I like Montana, for her SecondShelters blog. I was happy to share...
THE STORY BEHIND THE NEW HOME I’M BUILDING
When my friend Candace Evans found out I was building a new house... she wanted to do a blog piece on it for Candy'sDirt.com. So I pulled out a lot of old pictures of the home I sold this past July, sent them to her and tried to answer her questions about the home I...
SHOPPING WITH JANE: SANTA FE
I'm going to show you two examples of how I use textiles in my home... and you'll see why Passementerie is one of my favorite shops in Santa Fe. They have wonderful new textiles from all over the world, and some older ones that I'm partial to. If there's an antique,...
JANE’S FAVORITE FALL DECORATION
As much as I like pumpkins and mums... I love the color and simplicity of the beautiful ristras I find this time of year in Santa Fe, where I have a home. Walking through the markets is always a pleasure and the assortment and quality of ristras I found this year was...
LETTER FROM JANE
Hi, I’m Real Jane, and welcome to my blog!
I’m a mom of a 27 year old named Michael, a journalist & TV host, and most of all, a woman with a mission of helping other women.
Since I was a little girl I have loved style, color, cooking, gardening, fashion and design and that’s the fun part of what I do here.
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