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White upholstered Wisteria sleek and simple banquette sofa

Banquette Sofas Return

by on May 4, 2012 in Home Decor

Ancient magazine pix and a thrift-store-find inspired my affection for banquette sofas. It’s been many years since I’ve seen a banquette sofa – one without side arms – used in a room. Lately, I’ve come across three. The red-velvet and passementerie pair L.A. designer Antonia Hutt used to express Mediterranean-Moroccan theme [top], samples the  to [...]

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Hot Off the Runway Kitchen Cabinets

by on May 2, 2012 in Videos

Will these crazy-quilt Italian designer cabinets sell? Whatever. They offer 3 minutes of fun. There’s always something to be said for a new idea – that’s what keeps the market vibrant, after all. But there’s a difference between new-usable and new-theoretical. The latter aptly describes these just-off-the-runway kitchen cabinets which literally take fabric designs from [...]

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purple sitting room with purple furniture and a white floor

Plum Crazy

by on April 30, 2012 in Color

1960s purple is hitting the walls – sometimes full-strength and sometimes muted. Three years ago I first noticed two plummy dark rooms — both in England – but it was difficult to find a purple paint if you had the yen.  Since then the hues we most find among the plums and grapes in the [...]

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kitchen with gray and black kitchen cabinets and black irridescent mosaic tile

Going Black on the Kitchen Backsplash

by on April 27, 2012 in Features

Rustic and iridescent black tiles are two successful looks. Black counters – particularly soapstone and granite — have been a standard in kitchens for the past ten years while inky backsplashes have not enjoyed the same popularity. In fact, it can be difficult to even find a photo of black tile behind a range or [...]

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powder room with blue and white toile wallpaper

More Powder Rooms Papered

by on April 26, 2012 in Powder Room

Of course, wallpapers are style barometers. They are designed to be. Powder rooms have a lot to say about who lives in a house and what they really are thinking. That’s because they are often special occasion spaces rarely used in those critical morning hours, or designed to impress guests. So it’s logical to see [...]

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