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bouquet of mixed white roses

Roses on the Roof

by on May 31, 2011 in Outside

With a committee to tend them, my roses will flourish. Last summer I confessed that I Hate Gardening and gave up on my four-year experiment — trying to grow roses in the front of our house. I ripped them out and planted low-maintenance spirea in their place. However, instead of throwing them out I donated [...]

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Erin Martin Design kitchen with raw steel range hood and concrete trough sink

Concrete Trough Sink Kitchen

by on May 30, 2011 in Wood Kitchen

Materials and design were kept simple, so large statements don’t overwhelm. A Northern California kitchen boasts a raw metal custom range hood worthy of respect -  but it’s not what drew me.  It was the island’s over-sized concrete trough sink featuring a pair of faucets from Ann Sacks.  This outside-the-box Italian style home is located [...]

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dining room with wood paneling

Dining Room Personalities

by on May 27, 2011 in Rooms

Choose one feature as a core idea — call it personality — for maximum visual success. The dining room can be the most romantic place in the house or the most dysfunctional. Too often it’s infrequently used because it’s not been updated or it doesn’t have a visual point of view. All too often it’s [...]

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ceramic bird tableware from Laura Zindel Design

Artistic Ceramic Tableware

by on May 26, 2011 in Allison Shops

Illustrations from the natural world bring beauty to every day objects. Birdhouses, framed egg prints and color matching paint to chicken eggs (leave it to Martha) are decorating favorites, but the biggest bird demand is and has always been the rooster.  I remember a colorful handpainted Barcelos version my mother brought back from Portugal.  It [...]

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modern zebrawood bath vanity with Bisazzo glass mosaic tile wall by WrightWorks, LLC

Zebrawood Master Bath

by on May 25, 2011 in Modern Bath

This striking material is at home in any room. Last week I featured a dramatic Zebrawood Kitchen in a historic townhouse and talked about using this exotic wood for countertops and accents.  Today, I want to share a contemporary master bath made from the same dense material.  The veneer was used to create a custom [...]

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