Tour Maus Park, a mid-19th c. Canadian stone mansion home to an antiques dealer. A rustic kitchen led me to Maus Park, a mid-19th century Canadian stone mansion and historic home near Toronto. One of my favorite kitchens here on Atticmag, when I originally posted it we all swooned over the combination of luxury and natural stone. Then there was the oil painting hung in the … [Read more...]
Square Foyer Rug
A small square foyer rug can visually expand floor space in an entry way. This square Turkish entry-hall or foyer rug is colorful and a terrific example of how a rug’s pattern can help balance a space. The over sized diamond-shaped center of this tribal carpet has shades of green and blue. The medallion nearly fills the wine-colored field and its arrow shape helps create an … [Read more...]
Foyer Rug Before and After
Here's my foyer rug before and after -- a new area rug and the tired Oriental it replaced. Even before my actual foyer rug before and after saga, I had “buy a new foyer rug” on my To Do list since moving into our home four years ago. The purchase has always been pushed aside by something I considered more important. Boy, was I wrong! The front entrance to our home is used by … [Read more...]
Inspired Design Showhouse
Tour the Inspired Designs showhouse in NYC with rooms dedicated to extraordinary women. Move over Kip’s Bay. A group of 15 premier New York interior designers combined talents in a unique showhouse event to launch a new condominium building on West End Avenue, a street that hasn’t changed so much in 30 years or perhaps longer. As it happens it’s in my neighborhood, … [Read more...]