Archive | 2010
New Year's eve fireworks in the night sky

Happy New Year

We salute the arrival of the New Year! The three of us wish you and your families a healthy, happy and prosperous 2011. May your fears be banished and all your dreams come true. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxJane F, Allison and Jane T

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white ware including molds and mugs in an ebonized hutch

Dishware Display Love

For me, having a lot of dishes in the house means I’m always ready for the holidays. And since I’m an out-of-sight-out-of-mind type, I love to have them easy to reach and on display.  I’m not much for closed cabinets, which always seem forbidding. That makes me an old-fashioned dish-dresser person. Nothing shows off dishes [...]

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London bedroom with black-and-beige pinstripe walls and ebonized frame art

Manned-Up Bedrooms

Décor can reflect gender in very direct ways. As one of the most intimate rooms in the house, bedrooms say a lot about comfort and who’s in charge. Color, style, window treatments  and accessories play key roles in creating a specific mood. In these three bedrooms there’s a real guy-thing going — which I don’t [...]

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oriental rug in bathroom by freestanding tub from Burnham Design

Oriental Rugs in Bathrooms

Handmade carpets add a luxurious finishing touch Atticmag’s bathrooms are packed with inspiration. While the sinks, fixtures, tubs and taps may catch most people’s attention, we rug-obsessed folks naturally zero in on the floors. If you haven’t ventured past the standard fare bath mat then take a gander at these rooms to see how a [...]

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two tiers of white Ikea pantry cabinets with a library ladder

Library Ladder Kitchens

Borrowing a luxe feature from another room adds a wow factor and solves a practical problem, for a price. High ceilings in old houses pose upper cabinet problems for kitchen renovations. Often, kitchen designers recommend two tiers of cabinets with the shorter ones (called soffit cabinets) stacked on top of the regular “uppers.” This is [...]

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