Working out the right size is easier than you think Subdued or flamboyant, thick and cushy, or flat woven, a rug can be the crowning touch to your bedroom decor. In the diagram, there is one of the most common placements for rugs in the bedroom: two runners on the floor alongside the bed and [...]
Archive | November, 2010
Christmas Mantels
Natural greenery, ornaments and luxurious ribbon adorn mantels for the holiday season Pine bough garlands are worked up with dried berries, pearl-and-amethyst batons, mercury-glass ornaments and satin bows by British designer William Yeoward. Ribbons and decor were purchased at the English passementerie house VV Rouleaux, which provides a handy online how-to for two simple Christmas [...]
Interior Barn Doors
Barn-style sliding doors offer clever space-saving solutions in any room. Mention barn doors to anyone not devoted to interior design and they will assume you are speaking of doors on real barns. Mounted on hardware placed outside the door frame, the sliding indoor versions offer a decorative and functional alternative to standard swing and pocket [...]
Thanksgiving Parade Balloons
Untitled from Atticmag on Vimeo. Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons go up in my neighborhood Buzz Lightyear was lying flat as a pancake with a net spread over him. The Pillsbury Doughboy was right behind him on West 81st St., as the ground crew from Macy’s patiently unwrapped Thanksgiving Day balloons and began to inflate them [...]
Accent Mural Walls
When a single image occupies an entire wall it adds a specific atmosphere to a room My fondness for elaborately decorated walls – painted, stenciled, fabric-lined or papered — ranges from the crazy colors of Rome and Pompeii to the pastels and pastoral greens of 18th century Sweden and France, plus everything in between. Today, [...]
