Has the summer heat driven you indoors? Tired of looking at your air-conditioned space? Want a change? Here are a few simple suggestions to update a space in a home, rented apartment or even a dorm room. Southern Living updated a breakfast nook by adding a window seat while still retaining the storage space below and concealing it with a gathered Continue Reading
A Step Up
I saw some interesting photos of stair risers that seemed to have a step up in design in last Sunday's InsideOut section of the Times-Picayune.Editor Karen Taylor Gist had this to say about them. "Few of us get to design and build perfectly personalized homes. But if we try, most of us can find in our houses some small spot to imbue with a little piece of Continue Reading
Two Simple Solutions
Update: Read our Design History Guide page for further cross references. If you want to make a quick, easy change to a room's decor here are two simple solutions.In the November 2009 issue of Southern Living, Associate Decorating Editor, Anne Turner Carroll used framed wallpaper along with an antique settee and a lamp to create an attractive setting Continue Reading
The Ultimate Repurpose or Reuse
Before I discuss the ultimate repurpose or reuse topic, I want to follow up on a post that I saw today about Carole Thibault-Pomerantz' beautiful book Wallpaper. I had done an earlier post about this book and then saw a mention of it in Marisa Marcantonio's Stylebeat. Lynde Easterlin, a New York designer, is the lucky winner of this coffee table-worthy tome. Lucky Continue Reading
In Between
We're in between two holidays! Happy Presidents Day!! Did you get your Valentine's on? And what about Mardi Gras Day -- Fat Tuesday? That's tomorrow. We're celebrating both @ Casart Coverings with gift cards, including the Saint's incredible Super Bowl win!Hoping you had a good Valentine's Day celebration. Here's some decorating ideas to hold that holiday over -- Continue Reading
