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15 Top Articles on Color Trends15 Top Articles on Color Trends

Click on picture to go to Article.   Reinventing Blue   Turquoise Aquamarine   Farrow & Ball Launch 18 New Colors   Beige is Magic   The Color Purple   The Best Yellows   Think Pink   Color of the Year   Blue is the New Black   The Color Orange   Turquoise Bliss   Back to Bla…

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30Apr2009

Interview on All The BestInterview on All The Best

The following is an interview posted today on me by Ronda Carman on her fabulous Blog: All The Best Profile: Patricia Gray by Ronda Carman I adore the words of Jan de Luz, "Style…isn’t something that you apply like hand cream. It comes from within, as an emanation from your own being.” Vancou…

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28Apr2009

Be Faithful to Your Own Taste.....Walter Lamb for Brown JordanBe Faithful to Your Own Taste.....Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan

"Be faithful to your own taste because nothing you really like is ever out of style." ~Billy BaldwinI thought the above quote by Billy Baldwin was very fitting to describe the exclusive outdoor furniture collection which was originally created by Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan in the mid-1940s. Just …

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23Apr2009

Michael Taylor Interior DesignMichael Taylor Interior Design

I recently received Michael Taylor's new book, Michael Taylor Interior Design. As most of you who read my Blog know, I was greatly influenced my Michael in my formative years in Design School. Not much has been published on his work outside of a few articles in Architectural Digest, so this has be…

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20Apr2009

A Thing of Beauty is a Joy ForeverA Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever

A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:Its loveliness increases; it will neverPass into nothingness; but still will keepA bower quiet for us, and a sleepFull of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.A favourite picture and a favourite poem of mine that I am linking togetherto wish you all a Ha…

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17Apr2009

Janus et Cie - The Ultimate Teak UmbrellasJanus et Cie - The Ultimate Teak Umbrellas

Janus et Cie Teak Octagonal Umbrellas Janus et Cie makes the ultimate in teak umbrellas. I am fascinated by the attention to detail and craftsmanship they put into their umbrellas. The brass pulley assembly and the leather strapping is what makes this teak umbrella a work of art. I like …

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16Apr2009

Welcome to my TownhouseWelcome to my Townhouse

Last weekend was my Birthday and I was presented with this exterior rendering of my Townhouse by Michelle Morelan. Apparently she was busy out front of my place the week prior taking photos to get her rendering just perfect for me, and was concerned that I would see her through the window and ruin …

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14Apr2009

10 Top Four Poster Canopy Beds10 Top Four Poster Canopy Beds

A canopy bed is a decorative bed similar to a four poster bed but with a top to it. A typical canopy bed usually features posts at each of the four corners extending four feet high or more above the mattress. Ornate or decorative fabric is often draped across the upper space between the posts of …

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11Apr2009

InterviewsInterviews

The Lisa Porter CollectionAll The Best Apartment Therapy Architectural Digest Life in a Venti Cup Gaile Guevara Radio Interview Part 1 Radio Interview Part 2 …

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09Apr2009
 
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