Ornament Your Garden the Artful Way
Most of us love to add artwork to the backyard. However to do so properly needs attention, restraint and consideration. You want a garden that is enhanced by artwork but not cluttered by it, right? As the lines between interior design and exterior design are fuzzy, we comfortably travel in and out of the backyard. […]
Tradition Lives On in a Historic Home and Lodge
The Sou’wester Lodge at Seaview, Washington, has an extensive record of home made creative freethinkers. When friends Thandi Rosenbaum and Anastasia Corya discovered the beachfront property was up for sale at the summer of 2012, they welcomed the chance to continue its heritage of creative expression. However, the friends did not realize at first that […]
16 Dream Indoor Pools Swimming in Grandeur
With outdoor pools emptied, covered and ready to weather the winter, let’s turn our attention to the pleasures of swimming under a roof. For most of us, that usually means a trip to the gym or the local YMCA. But for a lucky few, it merely means stepping into a different part of the home. […]
Draperies Lay It on the Lining
The decision process isn’t over when you’ve selected your curtain cloth and style. Lining can make or break the look you are envisioning. What type of lining is necessary? Terms like “bumph,” “1-pass liner” and “3-pass liner” could be bandied about, making you wish you had never thought of draperies in the first location. Never […]
Color Guide: How to Work With Beige
Oh, beige. So overused, so undervalued. Beige is similar to the plain, dutiful town clerk. She retains the city running easily, but no one throws her a parade. But boring old beige does not have to be boring. It’s just that it is too often used as a default, with no real thought about tone, […]
Ginkgo Motifs Grow Rooms
Ginkgo trees, with their graceful, fan-shaped leaves, trumpet their presence in the landscape in autumn. They take on a brilliant golden hue which blazes against autumn’s blue, clear skies and controls twice chooses. My husband, who grew up with a mature ginkgo tree in the front yard of his family’s home, recalls full strangers stopping […]
Guest Picks: Update a Traditional Living Room
I am currently helping a family update their living room décor. The traditional wood cabinetry they’ve needed for decades dictates the vibe of this room, so we’re looking for accessories and furniture that will work nicely with the timeless look yet portray the family’s fun and youthful character. Here are a few selections that will […]
To Drape a Throw or Fold It?
You know those people who will fling a throw from the air and get it to land at an ideal, graceful cascade about the goal piece of furniture? Yeah … I’m not among them. But that doesn’t stop me from trying — there’s something about the tender, sinuous drape of a blanket that arouses a […]