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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Life is always more interesting when you mix it up a bit. Allison and I have been playing musical chairs filling in for Jane F. while she was overseeing her kitchen remodel (or at least when we were successful in forcing JF take a day off).  I’m still trying to persuade JF to post a [...]

A hallway needn’t be a boring connector between rooms.  Shelving and bookcases — whether built-in or added-on — make the pathway both functional and inviting.  Embellishing the space with a properly scaled rug may only seem like a decorative feature, but in truth, it also helps balance the weight of the cabinetry.

The long hallway in [...]

We are pleased and honored to receive a Kreative Blogger award nod last week. We were tagged by our esteemed colleague The Corinthian Column.
Conditions of this award are:
That I tell you 7 things you may not know about me.
That I nominate 7 others blogs for the award.
(There are three of us here at Atticmag [...]

Our twelve-week apartment face lift is finished.
The contractors have left and 110 packing boxes plus assorted furniture came back to freshly plastered and painted walls, well-lit rooms, and a budget-remodel of our kitchen [above]. After twenty three years of Pepto-pink peeling paint, groaning appliances and cracking tiles on the kitchen counters and back splash [...]

Rain, rain and more rain……I didn’t get the memo declaring Birmingham the new Seattle!  I couldn’t think of a more fitting item to shop for this week than decorative umbrella holders.  These solid brass selections all have a beautiful aged finish. The whimsical umbrella shaped design will have you humming songs from Mary Poppins.  The [...]

Decorating with a vintage bus scroll.  Photo via Country Living

Vintage graphics are one my favorite forms of art.  Advertising, postcards, labels, I’ve collected, framed and decorated with them for years.  It wasn’t until I was browsing through one of my favorite blogs that I discovered bus scrolls.

Antique dealer and fellow San Francisco Bay Area [...]

When it comes to choosing a rug for hallways, the dilemma is: one long runner or two?  The usual concern is that one rug will create a bowling alley effect; two or three rugs will look choppy.  The answer lies in the style and decor of your home and the function and layout of your [...]