ciao! newport beach: the duchess of essex

It's been a month since the Newport Harbor Home Tour, but I’m still thinking about this amazing modernly-vintage family home on Essex Lane. Pardon the pun in the title of this post, but designer Ashley Clark has created a swoon-worthy home for her family, and deserves the a little bit of a royal title, haha. It’s just a play on words with Meghan Markle’s title of Duchess of Sussex.

Ashley combined her favorite vintage pieces to fill her modern Scandinavian-style farmhouse. With traditional finishes and lots of modern features, this home was without a doubt the fan favorite on the home tour this year. Here’s a peek at some of my favorite rooms and vignettes from home tour day...