When I remodeled my home a few years ago, new interior doors and hardware were on my list of items to replace.  At the time my biggest dilemma was whether to go with door knobs or levers — oil rubbed bronze or antique gold?
Recently I discovered the gorgeous and vast styles of glass art door [...]

Home decor has “gone to the dogs” — literally.  Over 77 million dogs and 93 million cats are part of U.S. households.  It’s no wonder designers routinely feature our furry companions in photos of their work.  (Photo via Sara Barnard Design).
If you have an indoor pet, chances are you have made a few decor decisions [...]

When I ran across several glorious finds this week, my first thought was I just have to share with my blog friends! Not only will these items collectively look good on your table, but individually they are fantastic gift ideas for the fast approaching holiday season.  I fell instantly in love with this ceramic serving [...]

Televisions and decor don’t always seem to mix.  Keep the TV out in the open, set it inside an entertainment unit or hide the darn thing altogether?  With the latest technology providing us with sleek and ultra thin sets, designers and homeowners are getting creative in how to decorate around and in front of them.
Many [...]

I browse scores of sites to keep up with the latest product designs. Just for fun today, here are a few of the quirkier products I’ve come across.

Bakelite Telephone Lamp
Each mouth and ear piece is turned into a fully functioning LED light and is totally maneuverable thanks to its flexible arm. Individually numbered and [...]

Guest Blogger — Jamie Gibbs, ASID, IFDA, WCAA.
We are delighted to have the well-known New York designer, and our friend, Jamie as a guest. We interviewed Jamie in a series on fabric and ways to use it last month.
With the popularity of floating furniture arrangements, the chaise longue has seen an increased interest. [...]

Interview
A handmade silk scarf, purchased as a gift for a client, served as the inspiration for the stunningly detailed bedroom Chicago designer and architect Suzanne Lovell created for the annual Architectural Digest Home show in New York City.
“I adore textiles,” Ms. Lovell said during an impromptu interview, adding that the piece was purchased because “it [...]

What’s missing from the pictures of these two dining rooms? Someone who likes designer Tim Clark’s clean, modern style might answer “nothing.” A person who prefers more traditional décor might wonder what happened to the rest of the furniture.
Contemporary dining rooms play off the architecture of a house by their dependence on surfaces and volume [...]

Atticmag Interview
As the daughter of an interior designer, who grew up playing with fabric and carpet sample books in the back seat of my parents’ car, I always took textiles for granted. I was occupied with learning about other things — art, then food, and finally entertainment — too busy to pay attention to upholstery [...]

They were the hub of the library. Dozens of small drawers just large enough to hold an index card awaited each patron that entered the building. With paper and pencil in hand, we stood thumbing through the listings ready to jot down the coded typewritten numbers from cards that would direct us to [...]

Atticmag Interview

When prominent New York interior and textile designer Jamie Gibbs teaches his class on interior fabrics at Parsons The New School for Design in NYC, he asks each student to bring in a sample.
During the next session, he works his way around the room doing a virtuoso “show and tell” identifying and discussing [...]

Gardens and plants always look brilliant to me, especially views from my 12th Floor apartment window of beautifully landscaped terraces, or photos of amazing gardenscapes online. For many years, I lived on 20, with south and eastern exposures, and managed to keep an orchid plant alive and blooming plus a pot of basil going (thought [...]