Is it possible to downsize without compromising? I don't think so. Marni Jameson says the trick is to downsize up. Marni's idea of downsizing is: "an intimate home, but not a broom closet. I want an easy keeper, with enough usable canvas for me to imprint my soul in three dimensions." She want to live in comfort, be close to some city life, but not so close that Continue Reading
David Esterly Master Wood Carver
Two paragraphs and a picture in May Traditional Home and I was hooked! We are fond of wood at Casart-Faux Bois, Zebrawood, and Satinwood, but what David Esterly does with Limewood ( Linden, Tilia) is incredible. Esterly admits, "It's a killingly time-consuming occupation." Although Esterly is a Harvard grad and Fulbright Scholar with a Continue Reading
It’s That Time Of Year Again!
It’s that time of year again. Summer is coming to an end, and school will soon begin. It’s time to bring out the books and get back down to business. It’s all bittersweet to me. I’m excited to head back to American University and begin my sophomore year, but with the end of summer, unfortunately comes the end of my tenure with Casart. I was extremely fortunate to be Continue Reading
What’s Read, White & Navy?
It's July 1st already and we're getting ready to celebrate the Fourth of July! Therein the question, "What's Read, White and Navy?" Well, our American Flag of course is red, white and blue, but so is the upcoming July 15th issue of Hamptons Cottages & Gardens, read all over that is. They have kicked off this year's Holiday House Hamptons with their All White Continue Reading
A Quick Synopsis of Wallpaper
Houzz had a great ideabook this week by Gabrielle de Stafano about the history of wallpaper with wonderful illustrations of types of wallpapers through the ages. It struck me that many of our designs could also be used as illustrations. Here are a few quotes from Gabrielle's ideabook, and our examples.During the 1500s more ornate designs mimicking fabric Continue Reading
