Archive for August, 2007
From Julie:
A quick survey of the fall catalogs reveals some attractive and well-priced (the two do not usually go together) glass lighting options:
Below L: Blown-glass table lamp for $109 from potterybarn.com (shade sold separately); below R: Phantom Table Lamp for $99.95 from cb2.com:
A trio from the Sundance Catalog:
Colonna table light for $175; click here
Below L: Meridian pendant light for $148; click here; below R: Inkwell pendant light for $150; click here:
The antique-looking Edison-style lightbulb is the best choice for clear glass lamps; Sundance Catalog offers them in both an oval or a round shape for $15; click here:
August 30th, 2007
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- 10 Easy Pieces: Glass Pendant Lights
- 10 Easy Pieces: Black Pendant Lights
- Shopper’s Diary: West Elm Globe Pendant
- Lighting: Recycled Aluminum Pendant Light
- Lighting: Leucos Pendant
From Janet:
Mud rooms, shelving systems for garages, walk-in closets. What about a return to simplicity for our storage needs? Imagine a gardening shed with a peg rack for rakes and other tools, dressing rooms with hooks and simple boxes for small items. Do we really need so many bins and cupboards? Go to flikr.com to get your Shaker interiors fix.
1. Shaker Storage boxes, $29 to $68 at shakerstyle.com:
2. Handle Carrier, $46 to $76 at shakermuseum.com:
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Shaker peg rail in 2-, 3-, or 4-foot lengths, $25 to $46 at shakerstyle.com:
Shaker pencil box, $46 at Brent Rourke’s Shaker Box Store, shakerboxesnb.com:
Shaker divided bureau tray, $36 at shakerboxesnb.com:
August 28th, 2007
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- Domestic Science: Food Storage Box
- Storage: Felt Boxes
- Children’s Rooms: Toy Boxes
- Children’s Rooms: Play Ottoman
- Lighting: Gus Designs Group Vintage Swing Arm Lamp
From Sarah:
Ever feel that ventilation hoods have taken over the modern kitchen? Escape the tyranny with this trio of discreetly styled ventilation fans:
Gaggenau’s AT 400 Backsplash Ventilation freestanding unit serves as additional workspace and received a Good Design Award from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design. Go to gaggenau.com for details:
Viking’s Designer Series Versavent rear downdraft vent (available in 30-, 36, and 45-inch widths), retracts into the countertop when not in use; go to
vikingrange.com:
Dacor’s raised vent comes in stainless steel, black, or white and 30-, 36-, and 46-inch widths; go to dacor.com for information:
August 27th, 2007
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- Appliances: Gaggenau First Professionals
- Kitchen: Microwave Garage
- Appliances: Swing Door Oven
- 10 Easy Pieces: Refrigerators
- 10 Easy Pieces: Gas Cooktops
From Julie:
I’m always striving to re-create the look of a Giorgio Morandi still life, Italian poet of biscuit tins and simple crockery:
Just noticed the Havtorn painted earthenware line from Ikea, consisting of simple bottles and vases and ranging from $9.99 to $12.99 at ikea.com:
Of course, if you want to get a bit more complicated, investigate the work of elusive Australian potter Gwynn Hanson Piggot, the true interpreter of the Morandi mystique.
August 26th, 2007
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- Outdoor Shower Accessories
- Bath: Steel and Wood Accessories
- Steal This Look: Family Work Space
- Outdoors: Ikea’s Vadero Line
- Outdoors: Ikea Set
From Julie:
We sense a golden moment in design—a resurgence of brass Hollywood Regency lamps and Jonathan Adler sunburst wall sculptures. Here are three ways to cast a golden glow in a more minimalist manner.
Gold-lined white porcelain Bufferlamp by Dutch designer Wiki Somers; $250 at lekkerhome.com
Golden Collection bowls from France; from $57 to $115 at clio-home.com
Brass candlesticks from justscandinavian.com:
August 23rd, 2007
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- Dining Room: Belgium Storage
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From Julie:
From UK company Baileys Home and Garden comes a solution to the dreaded issue of where to put the toilet brush. The terra-cotta pot/turks head brush combo is available for £19.50, but it would be just as easy to rummage in the tool shed and find a mossy old flower pot. The natural oak loo seat with chrome-plated hinges is £50. Go to baileyshomeandgarden.com:
Or put together your own set with (below L) a natural coir and wood brush for $7.99 at greenboatstuff.com or (below center) an untreated beechwood and Tampico fiber brush, £2.95 at spiritofnature.co.uk, and (below R) a Long Tom greenhouse finish Guy Wolff pot for $20 at wakefieldstudio.com:
Beech-colored oak commode seat with chrome hinges; $54 at signaturehardware.com (also available in bamboo for $49.95):
August 19th, 2007
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From Julie:
Perhaps it is the influence of my ten-year-old daughter, but I am inexplicably drawn to this teatime ensemble:
Legendary Pink Dots porcelain tea set from Czech designer Maxim Velcovsky; teapot, creamer, sugar bowl, and six cups and saucers, $429 at gnr8.biz. Imagine it paired with Lisa Stickley’s Pink dots tablecloth/napkin set (lisastickleylondon.com):
August 17th, 2007
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- Midsummer Night Clean
- Tabletop: Sagaform Creamer Set
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From Julie and Janet:
Want your kitchen to resemble yesterday’s post? Here are some items that will help you achieve serenity now.
Teak and stainless steel Danish trivet; $22 at canoeonline.net:
Beech salt cellar from Denmark; $5 at canoeonline.net:
Veneer woven lamps in maple or walnut; for information go to www.publiqueliving.com
Plywood clock from Japan; $65 at moma.org
August 15th, 2007
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- 10 Easy Pieces: Simple Wooden Dining Tables
- Salad Days
- Kitchen: Hansen Living
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From Julie:
New York architect Calvin Tsao (cofounder of Tsao & McKown) recently completed a house in Piedmont, California, for his Singapore-based parents. In the kitchen, the combination of stainless steel and wood is uncannily satisfying. Go to interiordesign.net to see more photos, view more of Tsao’s work at tsao-mckown.com:
August 14th, 2007
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