Here’s a trend-defiant budget kitchen with a white floor, walls, ceiling and appliances Examine this kitchen in a New York firehouse (converted to a private residence) closely and a budget remodeling job story takes shape. Overall, it looks magazine-worthy – which it is – but pick it apart and you see ways to get a [...]
Archive | April, 2010
Coffee Palette Power
For me, coffee colors at home are comforting — in a mug or on the walls Lately, all the colors I’m drawn to seem to be shades of coffee – from stain-on-the-tablecloth pale, to pressed espresso-grounds dark. I adore every coffee hue imaginable, separately and together, in a mug or on the walls. I’m not [...]
Storm Damaged Trees Repaired
Seasonal storms wreck havoc on our specimen trees While the calendar has resolved the threat of another fierce snowstorm causing damage to the trees we love at our house in the woods, we were very concerned about what would happen to the large flowering plum in our front yard. That tree had every single limb [...]
Lloyd Loom Woven Fabric Hampers
As I was digging through the far back corner of a local antique shop, I hit the jackpot Several years ago, our oldest daughter (DD1), purchased a small vintage Lloyd Loom hamper from the Shabby Chic store in Malibu. Her dream of working for Rachel Ashwell was fulfilled after graduation, but the hope of seeing [...]
Natural Designer Tablescapes
For Earth Day, a group of tables inspired by nature. Some 45 fantasy tables were created by New York designers in March at the “Dining by Design” benefit for DIFFA (Design Industries Foundation Fighting Aids) associated with the Architectural Digest Home Design show. Each was created by a different sponsor and no two were alike. [...]
