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Archive for October, 2009

Custom Monogram Rugs

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

Though not kid-specific, monogrammed accessories are a popular way to decorate kid rooms.  Initial-themed products are available in many forms to use alone or combined to spell out your child’s name or favorite saying.  (Photo above PB Teen)
When I discovered these monogram rugs [below] from Creative Carpet Design, I instantly thought how ideal they would [...]

More Inspired Design Showhouse

Friday, October 30th, 2009

This week I’ve devoted a large amount of Atticmag real estate to the Inspired Designs Showhouse here in New York City. It features two apartments full of rooms — nearly 10,000 square feet — created by 15 top designers as a benefit for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, founded by Evelyn H. Lauder. Each room [...]

Halloween Table Decorating Ideas

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

No tricks, only treats this week for Halloween.  There are so many fun decorating items, it’s hard not to get carried away!  I like the way the classic checkerboard edge on this serving plate will peak out from under a stack of homemade cookies.  As guests help themselves, the vintage Halloween scene will be revealed.

Paper [...]

Inspired Design Showhouse Update

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

At the end of my tour of the Inspired Designs Showhouse, in New York City, yesterday (please scroll down or click here to see part one)  I was unable to photograph a bedroom designed by Jennifer Flanders Inc. and The Silver Peacock — one inspired by the great Dorothy Draper.
So here is that room, as [...]

Inspired Design Showhouse

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Move over Kip’s Bay. A group of 15 premier New York interior designers combined talents in a unique showhouse event to launch a new condominium building on West End Avenue, a street that hasn’t changed so much in 30 years or perhaps longer.
As it happens it’s in my neighborhood, Manhattan’s Upper West side, best known [...]

Historic Home-Winchester Mystery House

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

The Winchester House may be more odd than mysterious but ghosts, spirits and haunted mansions are what mysteries are made of and the Winchester house is all that and more — much more.  If legend is accurate, the house is a testament to one woman’s heart-wrenching grief and her never ending quest to remain alive.

Welcome [...]