Choose one dining room style feature as a core idea — call it personality — for maximum visual success. The dining room can be the most romantic place in the house or the most dysfunctional. It depends on the dining room style. Too often it’s infrequently used because it's not been updated or it doesn’t have a visual point of view. All too often it's a repository for outmoded … [Read more...]
Hollywood Style
A home by Michael S. Smith in Hollywood colonial style has antique furniture worthy of a starring role. “I don’t know whether it’s cause or effect -- because I work with so many clients in films, or the reason I have so many clients in films, but I have a cinematic feel for interiors,” Michael S. Smith told an interviewer from House & Garden magazine. Smith, a … [Read more...]