We are pleased to have another guest post written by Chloe Taylor. Please see her bio at the bottom.Repurposing old and forsaken factories, warehouses and workshops into studios, shops and cafés instead of tearing them down, gave birth to a whole new interior décor style. Industrial design was something created out of convenience, in order to make the best of Continue Reading
Ways to Use Wood & Fig for Fall
School is in full swing. The air has become crisp and we search for the comfort of warm, cozy colors. Here are some clever ways to use wood in design and interior decoration. These all-American wood designs are created from Thomas Jefferson's tulip poplar trees and featured in the September issue of Veranda magazine. Jewelry designer, Mish Tworkowski was called to Continue Reading
Time for Texture
Have you noticed different forms of texture popping up in interior design room views in catalogs, magazines and even film? Well maybe it's a prediction for 2016 that this is a time for texture. What is texture exactly, you might ask? You might think of texture of any surface that is rough to the touch but texture can be anything that has the visual appearance of Continue Reading
Could of, but Wood of ?
While thumbing through a magazine I saw an advertisement for a lovely Macassar Ebony vanity and I thought Casart's Zebrawood could be used there and look great, too. But, would I use it on a vanity? I'm not sure. I suppose it would depend on whether it was in a powder room or a frequently used bath and how much water it would be subjected to.Speaking of Continue Reading
What do you see when you look up?
When you look up, what do you see? I was pleasantly surprised to find Philip Gorrivan's interior design work in my December issue of Elle Decor. I admit I'm a little behind in my reading. Elle Decor replaced my subscription for Metropolitan Home. Despite the hectic pace of the holidays taking over, in some way I must have been subconsciously reluctant to pick it up Continue Reading
