Noshing with Carleton Varney, the King of Color, tribute.He bought the oldest established design firm from its founder when he was just 29. He has decorated hotels and resorts around the world, a U.S. embassy, cruise ships and private planes. He has been the interior designer for The Greenbrier for 42 years and just completed the design for its new casino. He's Continue Reading
Revisiting the Great Lady Decorators – Part Three
Update: Read our Design History Guide page for further cross references. Ashley began the week with some history so I will finish it with some, too by revisiting the Great Lady Decorators.Selecting the decorators for these three posts was not an easy task. After all, I had to choose from a dozen featured in The Great Lady Decorators by Adam Lewis. I Continue Reading
Inspiration For Your Grand Baby
Play on last post's Baby Grand with Grand Baby Great minds, they say think alike. I don't know about great minds, but mothers and daughters often think alike. Lindsey just did a post on nurseries Wednesday so this will be a second look at the same subject from a different perspective. Last Wednesday her post was titled Inspiration For Your Baby Grand so mine is a Continue Reading
On the Wall
The Artistic Use of Wallpaper on the Wall Back in 2003 the Fabric Workshop and Museum mounted an exhibit titled On the Wall : Wallpaper and Tableau. Wallpaper by artists was incorporated as background for furniture and sculpture by other artists and was a companion exhibit to one by RISD (Rhode Island School of Design). It included works by well-known artists Andy Continue Reading
Walls That Wow
There are many new wall treatments that create walls that wow you without breaking the bank. Walls That Wow is a terrific paperback book by designer Jonathan Fong. He offers creative wall treatments without painting. Each idea is complete with instructions, level of ease, estimated time to complete, and even recommended music to accompany the work process. In Continue Reading
