Ancient magazine pix and a thrift-store-find inspired my affection for banquette sofas. It’s been many years since I’ve seen banquette sofas – one without side arms – used in rooms. 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 1980s when, at a minimum, banquettes … [Read more...]
Powder Room Mirror Fail
A new powder room mirror would alter the look of my cottage-y guest bath. My powder room mirror fell off the wall and crashed into the sink. That was before we moved into our house full time. Fortunately, I wasn’t in the house – no need to describe how scary that would have been. There wasn’t an earthquake. A screw holding the hanging wire in place rusted with age and pulled … [Read more...]