I learned about the new state of luxury when I recently attended the design event at the DC Design Center sponsored by Veranda Magazine, The Art of Design 2009 Awards & Redefining Luxury.The lecture started with a brief film about the Design Awards Recipients: Q Collection (green interior design), Peter Pennoyer (architect), Jason Phillips (furniture design), Continue Reading
What They Are Saying About Wallpaper
We found the answer for what they are saying about wallpaper through House Beautiful magazine, which presented the Next Wave of designers for the first time in five years. For the December issue HB editors picked 20 interior designers as the ones to watch. Here's what some said about wallpaper.Make a decoration prediction - Wallpaper is back in a huge way and I Continue Reading
Holiday Harlequin with Savings
We have a Holiday Harlequin for you now that the holidays are upon us.Don't stress out, yet. Make your decorating easy with a quick change that you can reuse from season to season. Use Casart removable wallpaper for this purpose, as a sustainable and practical purchase.Before you set your table, set your room.Here's an example with our faux padded, Red Continue Reading
Giving Thanks
This is the time of year we typically think about what we're thankful for, with Thanksgiving and the holidays starting right around the corner. There are so many things to be thankful for but saying it -- giving thanks and letting others know -- is just as important as thinking it. Besides the obvious as family, I'm thankful for my partners, my mother and sister, for Continue Reading
Where the Wild Things Aren’t
Was Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak one of your favorite children's books? Chances are you can still recite your favorite nursery rhyme and vividly recall illustrations associated with it. Nursery rhymes, fairy tales and tales with moral messages are part of childhood. An article in the October/November issue of Cottages & Bungalows explores period Continue Reading
