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antique marble sink on black lacquer console table by Melanie Pounds

Black Lacquer Console Sink

by on November 29, 2011 in Eclectic Bath

The desire to create an illusion of more space should never override function. I was enamored with interior designer Melanie Pounds’ home when it was featured in a local Birmingham, Alabama magazine – especially her White Oak Cottage Kitchen.  Despite having two children and two pets, the couple purchased a small cottage and relied on [...]

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shallow stainless steel sloped utility sink

Black Window Kitchen

by on November 27, 2011 in Wood Kitchen

When the top floor of a 1915 hotel was converted to a loft, this kitchen took on the early 20th C industrial vibe. Concrete floors and Depression era light fixtures are elements of an elegant industrial-style kitchen distinguished by a simple color scheme and the warmth of recycled and salvaged wood.  But the kitchen takes [...]

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hall console table vignette with lemon leaves by Brad Ford

Vignette Departures

by on November 23, 2011 in Home Decor

‘Tis the season to cast a fresh eye towards arrangements on mantels, tables and in hallways. Every year before Christmas, my Mom would haul out the holiday décor – she loved red — which never appealed to me then and doesn’t appeal to me now. I completely admire the elaborate arrangements and hours spent decorating [...]

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rustic white oak kitchen by Melanie Pounds House Beautiful

White Oak Cottage Kitchen

by on November 22, 2011 in Rustic Kitchen

The starting point of this design was one of sentiment. The desire to keep it simple led interior designer Melanie Pounds and husband toward the purchase of a small 1920′s cottage.  Pounds designed its kitchen around their first joint purchase – an antique worktable.  The room is full of visually heavy pieces, yet they don’t [...]

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bookcases restoring balance to an uneven window wall

Problem-Wall Bookcases

by on November 20, 2011 in Home Decor

I have a saying about troublesome wall spaces: don’t fight the architecture, fake it out. So when there’s a difficult wall in a room – one that’s not symmetrical, off center or square, double story, too vast for artwork, or interrupted in some way with beams, indentations or even a doorway — a bookcase is [...]

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