A Chinese-style garden seat can be used singly or in a pair and come in many designs and colors. My search for a special garden seat began after I saw an old Chinese pair at an auction preview. Those sparked my initial interest and then I began noticing how the seats were placed in rooms -- indoors and out. Garden seat decoration is varied and can affect how they are used -- … [Read more...]
Stain Proof Sisal
The popularity of sisal and natural fiber area rugs is far from waning. The sisal look made popular by interior designers years ago is still going strong, if not stronger than ever. Touring the San Francisco Decorator Showcase this past May I noticed most of the rooms had a natural fiber rug as a base floor covering often embellished with an area rug. Maybe it’s the whole … [Read more...]