Since we're still in 4th of July celebration mode with this added gift of a federal holiday today, I thought it timely to share some design examples that add big bang design impact (without actual fireworks). The first are appropriately red, blue and patriotic..I first saw this photo in a Patriotic Interiors ideabook on Houzz. I really like how elements Continue Reading
Go Fourth, Independently!
This Sunday is the day that only we, as Americans, can celebrate to the fullest, for it is the fourth of July, our Independence Day; the day in 1776 when we declared our independence from Great Britain. It's a day celebrated with parades, fireworks, concerts with patriotic music, displaying the American flag, gatherings to consume a bounty of hot dogs, hamburgers, Continue Reading
Real Housewives, Real Style
I'm sucked into the Real Housewives TV series on Bravo, especially the New York series and I'm certain several of you are as well. I just can't help myself. Even though this season just ended I felt the need to comment on Jill Zarin's Upper East Side apartment. I would write about the currently airing The Real Housewives of New Jersey and their style but that's an Continue Reading
Do you See Summer?
How do you hear and see summer?I hear the locusts every evening now and this immediately makes me think of summer but I also think of heat, the 4Th of July (right around the corner) and fireflies, among other things.At Casart Coverings, we've thought of a great way to actually see summer with our Firefly Design. It progresses from the course of the day from Continue Reading
One Thing Leads to Another
Funny how one thing leads to another. I saw an article about restoring a ruin in Provence while thumbing through the latest issue of Veranda. The designer is Michel Biehn, a Frenchman who has an antique shop in the picturesque village of Isle-sur-la-Sorgue which has a wonderful market where you can find everything from an armoire to zucchinis.When we were Continue Reading
