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Groveland, CA

Groveland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tuolumne County, California. Groveland sits at an elevation of 3,136 feet (956 m). The 2020 United States census reported Groveland's population was 540.

Groveland was created as a CDP prior to the 2010 census; previously it was part of Groveland-Big Oak Flat CDP.

Groveland has always been an important stop on the highway to Yosemite but really grew in the early 1900s with the development of the Tuolumne River Hetch-Hetchy water project for the city of San Francisco. Groveland is adjacent to the Stanislaus National Forest and is known for the historic Iron Door Saloon.

Groveland was originally a gold rush town and then became a sleepy farming community until the San Francisco Hetch Hetchy water project made it their headquarters and built a railroad yard and hospital for the work crews (both now gone). From 1915 till 1935, Groveland was a boom town supporting seven hotels, 10,000 residents and much activity. When the work crews left, the town again became a minor stop on the way to Yosemite until the Boise Cascade company built the Pine Mountain Lake community with a first class golf course, an airport and lake and staked out 5,000 lots. This development has since grown from a summer home area to a retirement community to a thriving neighborhood with year-round families, boosting the once sleepy Groveland to a travel and vacation destination in its own right.

Groveland is the main town on the Highway 120 route to Yosemite National Park, and boasts numerous lodging and restaurant businesses.

Source: Wikipedia

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Benefits of Buying An N.A Plot in Pune — Naiknavare Developers

Pune is experiencing rapid expansion in all directions, making it a prime real estate investment destination in India. Both commercial and residential construction projects are flourishing in the city and its suburbs. With limited available land parcels in Pune, investing in NA (non-agricultural) plots is a recommended option due to attractive property prices and the potential for significant long-term returns.

NA plots are government-approved land for residential or commercial use.

Reasons to consider purchasing NA plots in Pune include:

Fast-paced development: Pune is a thriving global IT and manufacturing hub, ensuring excellent returns on real estate investments.

Low investment: NA plots in Pune are more affordable than ready-made homes, allowing buyers to delay construction if needed.

Higher appreciation: Land investments tend to yield higher returns over time, especially in Pune’s growing residential market.

Customized homes: Building on a plot allows you to design your home according to your preferences, with complete freedom over layout, interiors, and structure.

Convenient process: Reputed developers like Naiknavare handles all formalities, documentation, and approvals, making the purchasing process hassle-free.

Easy lending: Financing options are readily available for those who prefer not to invest their savings entirely.

Naiknavare Developers offers a range of NA plot projects in Pune, including:

Kutumb Bhoomi:

India’s first InterGenerational Generation Community Living project located in Vadgaon Maval, offering personalized services and amenities.

Address: PJGR+MR, Sr. No-126, NH-04, Wadgaon Maval Taluka-Maval, Dist-Pune, Vadgaon, Maharashtra 412106

Map Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/moVBsCzyiX7H5yPE7

Avasa Meadows:

Full-serviced residential plots in Talegaon Dabhade with spacious layouts and organic amenities.

Address: Avasa Meadows, Survey no — 129, Behind Malhar Hotel Vadgaon Maval, Talegaon Dabhade, Pune, Maharashtra 412106

Map Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/AaELLou3iDex5ame8

Avasa Grassland:

Fully-serviced NA plots in Chakan, featuring a forest park and adventure activities amidst lush greenery.

Booking Link: https://plots.naiknavare.com/property/avasa-grassland/

Address: Gate no 128, Avasa Grassland, near to dawarka school chakan, Talkhed, Mahalunge, Pune, Maharashtra 410501

Map Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Q24B8upSoT3eJ3pq6

Avasa Groveland:

A project offering both commercial and residential plots with access to the Forest Park, located in Chakan.

Investing in NA plots in Pune by Naiknavare Developers provides an opportunity to own a customized home in a well-connected and rapidly developing area, making it an attractive option for investors.

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Groveland Hotel

This charming Bed and Breakfast offers 17 unique rooms for guests that come to stay in the small Sierra Nevada Mountain town of Groveland California near the entrance to Yosemite Park.

Originally built in 1849 this structure was an adobe trading post. It then was used as a gambling house, saloon, hotel, Ranger Station, business offices and even a Greyhound Bus Stop.

Peggy and Grover Mosley bought this old run-down building in the 1990s. They spent two years and a million dollars to renovate this structure.

One room in this hotel is always in high demand. Room 15 is where Lyle resides. He is the inn’s ghost. Peggy and her employees enjoy sharing stories about Lyle.

During California’s Gold Rush this building was considered the finest house on the hill. So when Lyle, a reclusive miner, struck it rich he took up residence in Room 15.

His new living arrangement was also convenient for he worked the Spring Gulch Mine nearby. Lyle stayed in Room 15 for years.

He was found dead in this room in 1927, underneath him was a box of dynamite one of the tools of his trade.

Lyle haunts Room 15 and the area that surrounds it. He was known to be obsessively neat and tidy while alive and it appears his ghost is the same.

Female guests that stay in this room find if they place their cosmetics on Lyle’s dresser he does not like this clutter for when they return their makeup is no longer on the dresser. They often discover their items placed on the sink instead.

One female guest even watched as her makeup flew off the back of the dresser and landed on the floor.

Lyle’s ghost also likes to mess with the water. Taps are often turned on when no one is around–Peggy and Grover experienced this when they were the only two in the hotel.

Lyle also turns on the water in shower stalls in rooms near Room 15 when no one is around.

Another prank he enjoys is messing with the room door locks near Room 15. Guests return to find their room keys temporarily do not work.

There is also a romantic tale told about Lyle. Peggy states that if his ghost has not been active for a while it means he is visiting The Hotel Charlotte across the street from the Groveland.

While alive, Lyle had a love affair with the original owner of this hotel–Charlotte.

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Located in Lake Wales, Florida - The Dixie Walesbilt Hotel, known as the Grand Hotel in later years, is one of a small number of skyscrapers built in the 1920s that still stand today. For a short time in the 1970′s, it was renamed the Groveland Motor Inn, as seen on the postcard shown above. This place has a really interesting history and thankfully, current owner Ray Brown, President of Dixie Walesbilt LLC, is in the process of restoring it. Read more here. Support the Dixie’s restoration by liking it’s Facebook page here. 

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The last day of week 1 the family drove to Groveland Valley. Along came North, Markus’s girlfriend. While the two enjoyed together time in the hotel, Carl persuaded Martin to rent a sled.

“Are you sure you can do this?”

“I’m just sitting in the sled. Sitting is basically everything I can still do. So I should be good at it, right?”

“That’s not “just sitting”, Carl!”

“No, that’s having fun!”

“No... not again! Not again! Stop that!”

“I’ve got this... I’ve got us! Don’t worry! I just need to... like this... Okay, I stabilized us.”

“Or not?!”

“I’m sorry, Carl!”

“What for? This was fun! Let’s do it again! ...later.”

“One day this family will be the end of me”, Martin moaned, but then a tickle started in his belly. It worked its way upwards, until laughter erupted unbidden.

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Day 4 Sunday

Drove from Sonoma to Guerneville before making the longer drive to Groveland. Left Sonoma early around 8am, arrived Guerneville at around 9am. Had breakfast before going to Armstrong Woods to meander through the Redwoods. Came back to Guerneville, walked around town, got petrol before heading to Groveland. The route took us back towards San Francisco/Berkeley so we drove up Grizzly Peak to view SF from the heights but it was a bit foggy so we didn’t see much of SF. Oh and the the drive up to Grizzly Peak was the steepest straightest road I’ve seen. Continued our journey east, stopped at vantage points.  Continued our drive to Groveland across the Central Valley. Arrived at 4pm, went for a quick walk and came back to check-in. Groveland is very tiny so there isn’t much to see. After check in we went to look for a place for dinner and had a drink at the Iron Door Saloon, an historic and very typical American saloon. People would roll a dollar note with a dime and tack, and attempt to throw it to the ceiling and if successful it would get attached to the ceiling. There were hundreds of dollar bills attached to the saloon ceiling. We had one beer there and then went back to the B&B. Went for dinner tonight to Hotel Charlotte, sat in the beer garden. We ate a typical American meal, fried chicken with various sides washed down with rosé.

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hotel rodeo (at Groveland, California)

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On the road once again

Vandaag hebben we onze camper bij Cruise America opgehaald. Het is einde seizoen, maar toch is het erg druk. Vooraf hebben we bij ons hotel nog even een ontbijtje gedaan. Om de hoek van ons hotel is een restaurant 24/7 geopend. We hebben er gisteravond heerlijk gegeten. De tent wordt door Mexicanen gerund. Californie wordt niet voor niets Mexifornie genoemd. De bediening en ook het eten is goed. Bij het afrekenen weer even nadenken hoe dat ook alweer met de fooi gaat. De lonen in Amerika (en zeker in de horeca) zijn laag: de mensen in de horeca leven deels op de fooi die ze krijgen. Een fooi van rond de tien procent is normaal.

We rijden met een taxi naar Cruise America. Een duur ritje; Cruise America ligt behoorlijk achteraf en is ook niet anders bereikbaar. Na het ophalen van de camper op zoek naar een Walmart voor het inslaan van de boodschappen. We vinden alleen een supermarkt zonder verse producten.

We rijden ruim 200 km naar onze eerste campsite. Het is weer even wennen met de camper. We rijden door onafgebroken landbouwgebied: Californie produceert flinke hoeveelheden voedsel. Vandaag zien we vooral druiven en amandelen. Eindeloze velden met daarnaast irrigatiewerken. En de straten genoemd naar o.a. Duitsers en Nederlanders: de pionieren in deze streek. En hier een daar een boer die producten langs de weg verkoopt; we stoppen en slaan verse groente en fruit in. Onze eerste campsite ligt in de buurt van Yosemite (Groveland). We komen daar tegen een uur of zes aan. We zitten heerlijk buiten en drinken wat voordat we gaan eten. We mogen niet bbq-en en ook geen open vuur maken: het is erg droog in de streek (en er zijn ook al bosbranden in de buurt van Mariposa). Voorzichtig zijn dus. En aan de andere kant van het land (Florida) wordt er juist een overvloed aan water (en slecht weer) verwacht: storm Jose raast morgenvroeg over (of net langs). Via de enorme schermen die overal in de horeca staan volgen we de actualiteit.

Na het eten hebben we nog steeds wat last van het tijdsverschil: we kakken behoorlijk in. Nog maar even wat doen om wakker te blijven: de koffers en de boodschappen moeten nog opgeruimd. En we hebben nog een klein afwasje. Ik sluit de dag af met dit blog. Morgen naar National Parc Yosemite.

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ANAGRAMIC SPELLING Water or War ?

Ai is love .

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BSA Business its Average ! Business At Our Daily Bread also Employment Center and Much works in Blogging with Religious Charities Works , National Business Association Ater Enoch Central Online! .Lpt secured Harbor Place! Hawking and Harbor Place. HARGROVE !, just , All secured Groveland Sure Hopkins Hopkins or Harbor as Hopkins Hawkins . Online Reports! Offline security No! Tir Na Nog ! Antrigen founded Gaiyuntri Corporation all secured ‘Floor A and every floor around me roof or not above me ,Floor North yes or No Floor South . Sure floor plan maybe I do this like interest style and individuality the F inn Floor and Roolf okay from the Floor tothe Roolf yes or no , A New Innner Harbor Vote , Hotel Six!,

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We loved this 310 Lakeside Fall Wedding.

Of course this 310 Lakeside Fall Wedding was a perfect send off for the couple. Certainly the energy of a Wedding in Downtown Orlando cannot be surpassed. Lake Eola ins not only a great spot for Downtown Orlando Engagement Photos, but there’s more. Especially since it can become a gorgeous nighttime backdrop for your wedding. Without a doubt, the lights of the fountain really play well against the night skies in Downtown Orlando. All in all, a wedding at 310 Lakeside really is a magical affair. We know. We had or own downtown wedding reception there.

Plan your very own 310 Lakeside Fall Wedding.

Of course, planning a 310 Lakeside Fall Wedding can be so much fun. Especially for fall Sunrise and Sunset Wedding Photos.  Certainly those are some of the top must have engagement photos in Orlando. We really mean it. Certainly this one was no exception. Because the couple was so much fun. Of course, you can certainly find some amazing Orlando Outdoor Wedding Ceremony Locations as well.  Nonetheless, our gear worked overtime. Without a doubt, we really had to keep up with this family. For example, earlier it was very warm in the day. Basically, the weather was not cooperating. Overall the family loved us.

Despite the heat, we made it work. a 310 Lakeside Wedding really fits the bill. Equally challenging was the drive between ceremony and reception. Following the limo was the best plan. We made it happen. In any event, the evening progressed. Even at an Unplugged Wedding. We loaded our gear. We set up for the photos. The bride and Groom walked in. We captured their love. The goal is to make them look natural in their Wedding images at their 310 Lakeside Fall Wedding.

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21.09.2019

Unsere Reise führte uns heute weiter nach Norden. Die Strecke von ca. 290km war abwechslungsreich. Teilweise fuhren wir unendlich scheinende Geraden entlang, kurz darauf fuhren wir die Serpentinen der Gebirgsstraßen entlang.

Als wir an unseren angedachten Ziel ankamen, wurden wir enttäuscht, da der Zutritt zu dem großen See nur Anwohner und den Gästen der Hotels und Campingplätze gestattet war. Also haben wir uns kurzfristig entschlossen auch heute in den Yosemite National Park zu fahren. Unser neuer Plan stellte sich als gut heraus, da wir an den sogenannten Rainbow Pool kamen. Dieser kleine See incl. Wasserfall lud zum Verweilen ein.

Am Abend checkten wir in unserem Hotel in Groveland ein. Diese urige Unterkunft wurde 1921 gegründete, stets modernisiert, aber hat von dem alten Charme offensichtlich nichts eingebüßt (incl. Drinks im Einmachglas).

Ich bin gespannt was wir morgen erleben werden....

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As a newish Cali resident, I figured it’d be appropriate to start exploring my own backyard a bit more. A visitor can experience the tallest living things (Redwoods), the largest living things (Giant Sequoias) AND the oldest living things (Bristlecone Pines) in just one state. Dear California, what a resume you have…

SLEEP

After about 255 miles from LA, a friend and I reached Mariposa where we rented out an airbnb for 3 nights. A lot of visitors also opt for Groveland (check out Pine Mountain Lake), and with a 25 minute drive to the Yosemite gate (when CA-120 is open) and about an hour fifteen total to Yosemite Valley, it’s just a little shorter of a drive into the park than Mariposa. The hotel sitch can be tough with only a few inside the park (Majestic Yosemite Hotel)…and with any National Park visit comes high prices.

Update: During my second trip to the park, my boyfriend and I stayed at Tenaya Lodge near the south gate. With a massive Spa Room, 2 restaurants and a beautiful spa, I can’t recommend this highly enough. Even though the hotel is located about 5 minutes from the south gate of Yosemite, it still takes about 45 minutes to an hour to get to the main valley floor near Yosemite Falls (although much closer to Glacier Point!).

HIKE

Upper Yosemite Falls – I won’t sugar coat it, UYF was a bitch of a climb but well worth the view. It’s 7 miles round trip to Yosemite Falls and 9.9 miles (3,700 ft elevation gain) to Yosemite Point. It took us 7 1/2 hours to complete with the extension to Yosemite Point. The terrain changed from sand to rock to stone steps to mud after the rain. You get super close to North America’s tallest waterfall which has TONS of water in spring and early summer. The way down was pretty rough since my legs were shaking and I wanted to be horizontal and motionless. It’s a one-and-done for me

Taft Point – A mile hike to the most unreal sunset view point! Keep in mind if you stay until sunset, you’ll have to hike a mile back to your car in the dark forest. The last 10 minutes inside said forest were pretty terrifying. Bring a flashlight, y’all. And maybe even bear spray…

Half Dome – What.A.Beast. The famous half dome is a 14-16 mile round trip with an elevation gain of almost 5,000 ft. The last 400 ft to the summit is done with cables. Many people call it quits before then, but I can’t wait to go back for this challenge. A permit is needed only for the cable portion at the very end, and a “Daily Lottery” drawing happens 48 hours in advance here.

Sentinel Dome – This is still on my wish list, but apparently it has great views of Half Dome and El Capitan + the entire valley of waterfalls

Update: On my 2nd trip to Yosemite, Alex and I hiked Mist Trail which takes you to Vernal Falls and Nevada Falls making it a whopping 6.4 mile trip (when you take the John Muir trail back to the bottom…which you should). I LOVED this hike because it didn’t remind me of the Upper Yosemite switchbacks (kill me), plus it was a short hike with less elevation gain (read: EASIER lol). What made Mist Trail super memorable was the fact that the falls were FLOWING AF due to the snow melt…and we got completely drenched multiple times as the trail went right up next to them (hence the name). I brought the perfect oversized rain jacket with waterproof hiking boots, so I was good to go If you have a car, park at Half Dome Village and take a shuttle or walk ~1 mile to the trailhead from the village parking lot.

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VIEWPOINTS

After Upper Yosemite, our legs were shaky. These photo worthy spots were just what the doctor ordered on Day 2:

– Glacier Point

– Tunnel View

– Lower Yosemite Falls

-Swinging Bridge (look for the massive fallen log to the right of the bridge for a great photo towards Yosemite Falls)

-Yosemite Falls boardwalk off Southside Dr. along the valley floor. It’s on the left-hand side of the road right after Swinging Bridge picnic area.

If Tioga Pass is open, please go here for me b/c I wasn’t able to see them! Next time

– Tuoloumne Meadows

– Tenaya Lake

What to know before you go

If you want to explore Tioga Pass, wait until late May/early June to do so. The National Park Service keeps an eye on the weather and road conditions. Of course I visited less than a week before the Pass opened Ugh, I’m never early in life unless it comes to CA-120. Missed it by 6 days! We did, however, luck out and get to explore Glacier Point as it opened April 28th.

Update: My 2nd trip to Yosemite was during the tail end of April which was about 3 weeks sooner than the 1st trip taken last year in mid-May. Even though that’s roughly during the same timeframe, Glacier Point and Tioga Pass (among other roads) won’t be open for at least another 2 months (word on the street). 2019 saw massive snow fall which means it takes longer to plow and melt. Spring is still an amazing time of year to visit because the crowds are still sparse (so long as you don’t go during Spring Break!) and the weather is beautiful.

Hike early because crowds will come. We started the drive from Mariposa to the valley around 7:30am both mornings.

Bring food and water. There are a few options inside the valley, but parking is a pain and you’ll probably want a homemade PB&J when you’re atop Upper Yosemite Falls. That’s all I’m sayin.

Get gas before arriving to the gate. It was almost $5 a gallon right outside the park (saw me coming). The park is big, so if you’re an explorer and want to see a big portion of it, make sure you have at least half a tank!

Bring bug spray.

Entry fee for 1 vehicle is $35.

Know that this will be a pricey trip if staying in a hotel/airbnb. Prices go up around National Parks!

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Lyle and the Groveland Hotel

This charming Bed and Breakfast offers 17 unique rooms for guests that come to stay in the small Sierra Nevada Mountain town of Groveland California near the entrance to Yosemite Park.

Originally built in 1849 this structure was an adobe trading post. It then was used as a gambling house, saloon, hotel, Ranger Station, business offices and even a Greyhound Bus Stop.

Peggy and Grover Mosley bought this old run-down building in the 1990s. They spent two years and a million dollars to renovate this structure.

One room in this hotel is always in high demand. Room 15 is where Lyle resides. He is the inn’s ghost. Peggy and her employees enjoy sharing stories about Lyle.

During California’s Gold Rush this building was considered the finest house on the hill. So when Lyle, a reclusive miner, struck it rich he took up residence in Room 15.

His new living arrangement was also convenient for he worked the Spring Gulch Mine nearby. Lyle stayed in Room 15 for years.

He was found dead in this room in 1927, underneath him was a box of dynamite one of the tools of his trade.

Lyle haunts Room 15 and the area that surrounds it. He was known to be obsessively neat and tidy while alive and it appears his ghost is the same.

Female guests that stay in this room find if they place their cosmetics on Lyle’s dresser he does not like this clutter for when they return their makeup is no longer on the dresser. They often discover their items placed on the sink instead.

One female guest even watched as her makeup flew off the back of the dresser and landed on the floor.

Lyle’s ghost also likes to mess with the water. Taps are often turned on when no one is around--Peggy and Grover experienced this when they were the only two in the hotel.

Lyle also turns on the water in shower stalls in rooms near Room 15 when no one is around.

Another prank he enjoys is messing with the room door locks near Room 15. Guests return to find their room keys temporarily do not work.

There is also a romantic tale told about Lyle. Peggy states that if his ghost has not been active for a while it means he is visiting The Hotel Charlotte across the street from the Groveland.

While alive, Lyle had a love affair with the original owner of this hotel--Charlotte.

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Published Design: Star Tribune

Designer Andrew Flesher created an open, airy feel in Minneapolis’ stately 510 Groveland building.

Andrew Flesher knows Minneapolis’ stately 510 Groveland building intimately. The designer has lived on the top and bottom floors of the classic former hotel, and decorated a half-dozen apartments in between. He long considered one particular unit the ugliest. And that’s the one he recommended that his dear friend, Anne Wethington, buy. Why? Financially, it was a good deal. “And I told her: ‘We can take anything and make it nice,’ ” Flesher says. First, they assessed the apartment, which had once been two hotel rooms. 

The entry was odd, with the main door opening directly into the living room. Classic moldings representative of the building’s 1927 heritage had been stripped from the walls. An original parquet floor was so beat up it seemed beyond repair. The paint was dingy, the light fixtures bleak.

As a fixer-upper, it seemed daunting, but Wethington had faith in her friend. “Andrew has an incredible sense of beauty and knows how to bring it alive in a space,” says Wethington, who leads global services for Atmosphere Commercial Interiors. “His taste is eclectic. He travels internationally and brings the rest of the world back to his projects.”

What Wethington wanted, as she downsized from a bigger unit in the building, was soothing personal and work space with objects she loved and plenty of light.

To achieve the vision, Flesher first brought in architect Klaus Freyinger, who also lives in the building and who suggested moving the door to create a proper foyer. Doing so allowed for an open passageway connecting the living room at one end to the bedroom at the opposite, pulling light throughout.

To regain the grandeur of the original unit, Wethington had wall and ceiling moldings custom-made from original samples. She commissioned architect Laurel Ulland to create radiator covers to mesh with the space. To blot out street noise, the team installed new soundproof windows. Then they got to work creating the environment Wethington and Flesher envisioned — bright and airy, mixing classic and modern, with lots of original art and charismatic antiques.

“One of our favorite things to do is go on Saturday morning run-arounds,” says Flesher, who splits his time between Minneapolis and New York City. Regular stops on these scouting forays here include H&B Gallery, Claire Steyaert Antiques and Circa Gallery. 

One morning, Flesher spotted what looked like a Dunbar cabinet in a dull wood finish at Steyaert’s. He saw its potential, lacquered it white and used tea paper, a gold leaf foil, on the doors. The dullish piece with good bones became the room’s bar and a focal point.

Flesher scours the internet in a similar fashion. Example: He found a 1948 Harold Brett portrait of a young, blond woman in a lovely blue dress on 1stdibs.com. Brett was compared to Norman Rockwell and, like him, illustrated Harper’s Weekly and other magazine covers. For fun, Flesher and Wethington gave the painting a back story and refer to her as “The Reluctant Debutante.”

But before adding art and antiques, Flesher created a neutral palette that Wethington can spark up or calm down as she chooses. For spring, she uses bright pillows, throws and flowers to add freshness and pops of color in harmony with the overall decor.

As she continues to refine her space, she relies on Flesher’s sensibility and knowledge. “He has educated me about the pieces we find. For him, it’s not just about procuring; it’s about listening to his clients’ taste and interests. He has helped me expand my own vision for my home and make it real.”

Styling by Barbara Schmidt, principal of studiobstyle. Schmidt is a nationally known creative director and stylist. She recently collaborated on Gwyneth Paltrow’s new book, “Goop Clean Beauty.”