Before homes had central heating, draped canopy beds kept out the cold and provided privacy. Modern draped canopy beds rarely have a specific function. Their primary purpose is to use textiles on a bed that sets the style for a room. Purely decorative, canopy beds can create specific a mood -- after all, it’s like having a tent pitched in the bedroom. I tend to favor … [Read more...]
Outdoor Living Walls
Architectural hedges -- living walls -- are something I long for in my garden. Even confirmed non-gardeners like myself can have dream gardens. Mine has living walls -- architectural hedges though it’s highly unlikely I shall ever have them. Imagine the skill it takes to sculpt hedges into walls and then to maintain them without even a naughty branch escaping. Surely it … [Read more...]
Crazy ‘Bout the Blues
How a blue and white tile bathroom, done in 300-year-old Delft, can still rock the house. As an admirer of blue and white tile bathroom combos of every description, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to comment on a blue and white tiler in England, plus a more modern one from France. While each could be described as traditional, I’d be remiss to not also call them extravagant – … [Read more...]