A colorful basin will enhance an often overlooked space Warning: This post contains color-saturated images that may dramatically change your “neutral only”‘ way of decorating! Similar to Majolica, hand-painted Mexican Talavera pottery is seeped in history. Named for the Spanish village of Talavera de la Reina, these handicrafts are most commonly found in tile and [...]
Archive | June, 2009
Red Gingham Kitchen
Tile pattern us used like fabric in a mix typical of French country-style A fondness for French country is a clear theme in this kitchen where cherry-red and white tiles inset with diagonal dots, line a large chimney niche — framing a big Wolf range with signature red knobs. Red accents are also picked up [...]
Decorative Wastebaskets
The internet brings an abundant inventory of fancy cans to toss our trash. Confession time. I have only one trash container in my home that is not hidden in a sink cabinet… but this is about to change. Who knew wastebaskets could be so beautiful! The decorative selections, above and below, are not the utilitarian [...]
Art Deco Rug Artistry
These strongly colored carpet designs are “painted” with wool Chinese Art Deco rugs have a special place in our hearts at Atticmag. For many years Jane F. had one in her living room and I’ve written previously about the unusual color combinations and pairing of symbolic cultural motifs with then-modern forms. The result is carpets [...]
Skyscraper Stainless Kitchen
Hard-edge modernism + checkerboard marble floor + eating bar with a view It’s not unusual to find metal and glass kitchen cabinets in New York apartments – certain buildings constructed early in the 20th century are known for them. Perhaps it was a practical matter, since metal cabinets were fireproof and high rise kitchens often [...]
