Ashley started the week about color, Lindsey continued with punching up color with lampshades, I'll complete the week with some color lagniappe; a little something extra.What are they saying about color? Basically, you don’t have to be intimidated by color, and especially bold colors.When Rachel Reider and Jamie Harper traded their Boston condo for a 1910 Continue Reading
Entertaining Tips That Simplify or Mystify?
We've come across some designer's entertaining tips for upcoming holidays that appear to be confusing.Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Eve-they are creeping up on the calendar and that means the season of entertaining, including breakfasts, brunches, lunches, cocktail parties, dinners, and whatever other creative event you can imagine. The November issue of Continue Reading
Italian Stringing
It seems that I am fixated on window treatments and Italian stringing, but what is it, exactly?Last week it was pelmets, parapluies, etc. and this week it's Italian stringing. Perhaps I'm drawn to the subject because of a trip to Sicily and Malta planned for next year. Or it may be my inner self telling me to change existing window treatments which have been in Continue Reading
Pelmets, Parapluie, et al…In the Bewitching Decorating Bag of Tricks
Since this is the first day of October, that bewitching month, it seems appropriate to mention some of the devices in the decorating bag of tricks.So, first things first:pelmet - a short valance or small cornice for concealing curtain fixturesparapluie - umbrella (Fr.)cornice - a decorative band of metal or wood used to conceal curtain Continue Reading
Wine Storage Wow
Wonderful Examples of Wine Storage Wow Sometimes you see ideas and concepts in interior design that just wow you and make you wish you just had the space to do something so clever and stunning. Wine storage for me is one. Jeff Lewis Wine Storage Wall I was bold over by Jeff Lewis' design for House Beautiful's Kitchen of the Year. The wine / water bottle storage Continue Reading
