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Bakokko: Lessons in Style 16 Aug 2013 | 08:10 am
As in many areas of style and fashion, the dividing line between exquisite good taste and execrable bad taste is remarkably thin. The same company that produces achingly beautiful objects one day, can...
Deocrating My Imaginary Restaurant 13 Aug 2013 | 04:47 pm
Sometime I like to imagine that I’m opening up a high-end restaurant or bar, which is odd, because my very brief brush with working in a restaurant, bussing tables, left me scarred for life. But then ...
The Mid-Century Moment 13 Aug 2013 | 04:11 pm
Looking through the catalog of an furniture company called FusionLiving, I came across this bookcase: Look at those legs. Some of you might be too young to remember those legs, but for those of us wh...
The Goldilocks Pendant Lamp 13 Aug 2013 | 08:44 am
I’ve been thinking lately that I’m out of step with the rest of society. For example, in the matter of home lighting I find that when I look through the various online lighting catalogs I’m rarely sat...
Space Saver Staircases 12 Aug 2013 | 09:39 am
My sister, who lives in Chicago in a late 19th century architectural gem has a loft that needs a new staircase, so I’ve been thinking a lot lately about ladders, and spiral staircases and other modera...
Today I Worship the Hammer 11 Aug 2013 | 09:32 am
“Today I worship the hammer,” so ends American poet Carl Sandberg’s short poem “The Hammer“, which isn’t really about hammers so much as humankind’s dualistic nature as builder and destroyer. But, wha...
The Glamour of Outdoor Lighting 9 Aug 2013 | 06:17 pm
You probably didn’t think it was possible for outdoor lighting to be glamorous, but then you probably haven’t seen anything as photogenic as these two pictures from the online catalog of Castlegate Li...
Members Only 25 Feb 2013 | 10:37 am
Members only? No, not the 1980′s fashion staple, but the recent trend in high end shop online furnishing and home stores to move from a traditional all-welcome, to members only, private shopping clubs...
Inspiration: Entering a More Colorful World 22 Dec 2012 | 04:09 pm
When it’s time to paint and choose colors, who thinks of interior doors? Not many people, that’s who. Up until my new bedroom project, the last time I even considered painting a door was when I painte...
The Effects of Color on a Room 31 Oct 2012 | 03:59 pm
When decorating a house for the first time, the most common worry people have is whether or not their chosen colours will work together. Colour can affect the perceived shape and size of a room, and a...
