Key West Cottages and Gardens

Leslie Linsley is one of this country’s best-known authors of crafts, decorating and home-style books, which include over 70 titles, most recently Christmas on Nantucket (Globe Pequot, 2020). While putting herself through graduate school with a major in journalism, Leslie sold her handmade decoupage boxes to such upscale stores as Bendel, Tiffany, Cartier and Bergdorf Goodman. During that time, she also published her first book, Decoupage: A New Look at an Old Craft (Doubleday 1975). It sold over 60,000 copies and led to a long and successful career in publishing. For many years Linsley, with her graphic-designer husband Jon Aron, packaged and produced dozens of how-to craft books for major publishers. Most recently she has written books on architecture and interior design, with a focus on lifestyle.