All posts by Meggen Taylor

I am a serial entrepreneur or a serial masochist—depending on how you want to look at it. My latest endeavor is FindEverythingHistoric.com, a curated online marketplace for luxury historic real estate, travel destinations, and design. I typically bite off more than I can chew and that is the way I like it. My life ethos is to go big or go home. I appreciate beauty in all forms wherever I can find it. I thrive off of being underestimated and working outside my comfort zone. I am a down to earth woman who does not have an illustrious pedigree, but I’ve worked my tail off to achieve everything that I have and that’s taught me to appreciate every luxury I’m privileged to experience. The American Dream is still alive and well if you choose to work hard enough for it. I am a contributor to Forbes, Inman, HuffPost, and Southern Living's The Daily South.
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A Classic Maryland Crab Soup Recipe by Chef Jordan Lloyd

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Using local, seasonal ingredients not only helps sustain the economic viability of a community, but ensures your culinary creations are the freshest that they can be. Alice and Chef Jordan Lloyd, owners of the Bartlett Pear Inn in Easton, Maryland live by this very ethos and shared their favorite recipe for Maryland Crab Soup-an Chesapeake Bay classic. Now anyone regardless of where you live can enjoy a little Eastern Shore flavor. Bon Appetit.

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A Park City Gut Renovation Leads To An Historic Discovery

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The restoration of historic properties is often not for the faint at heart. You never know what you might find when you open up the walls. Located in Park City, Utah, this former miner’s cabin has been completely transformed into the epitome of modern high end luxury both on the interior and exterior. The best part of this renovation story however, is what the owner/developer found in the walls.

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Modern Real Estate Marketing For Historic Properties

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The hottest real estate markets in the US—New York, Boston, San Francisco, and yes, Detroit—are all historic. And according to the National Trust For Historic Preservation, Millennials (and Babyboomers) are on the march downtown again. They want to bike to work, walk their kids to school, and be surrounded by cafes, music, and the conveniences of metropolitan living. For agents and brokers who don’t think the future of real estate is historic, think again. Here are our top tips for marketing and selling historic properties to the next generation of buyers.

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Design Tips From Phara Queen: Miranda Lambert’s Designer For The Ladysmith B & B

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If you’re looking for jaw-dropping design in what was once a dilapidated 1901 building look no further then Miranda Lambert’s The Ladysmith Bed & Breakfast. We recently sat down with Miranda’s interior designer, Phara Queen to see how folks at home can add a little rock-n-roll shabby chic style to their own homes.

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5 After-Holiday Decompression Trips For Everyone

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Ahh, the holidays. The excitement is over and it is back to the grind. If the holidays left you feeling in need of recharging your batteries we rounded up five historic destinations that offer something for everyone. Whether you are a family, single, retired, or have a big bonus leftover that you want to spend to stimulate the economy-we got you covered.

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All I Want For Christmas Is An Historic Southern Home

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We’ve been shortchanged for the past three Christmas holidays on the gift front so we figure we’ve racked up a pretty good favor bank with Santa. This year we’re wishing for that historic Southern Charm home that we’ve been endlessly searching for—low country architectural character, a long oak lined driveway, mint juleps on the front porch, the works. We sent Santa our Southern property wish list last week. We’ll see how many columns and chimneys he can cram into his sack.

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Destination Christmas: Historic New Orleans

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New Orleans is one of America’s most iconic, bucket list travel destinations at any time of year. Think Jazz Fest, Mardi Gras, or one of the 120 other annual festivals that happen every week. When it comes to destination Christmas (and New Years), however, there’s no better place in the country to avoid the family drama where it’s perpetually warm and welcoming. Here’s our definitive go-local New Orleans holiday guide from three hotel owners who have lived there for decades

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