Stylist and designer Paige Morse is a collector in mind. “I began collecting as a child, my very first collection being antique tea sets,” she says. Like Elnora Comstock in A Girl of the Limberlost, who spends her days amassing feathers, moths and twigs, nowadays Morse utilizes natural ephemera located on her property to decorate Read more about Collective Spirit in a Boho Bungalow[…]
Hammond is a city of about 20,000 individuals in Tangipahoa Parish, located an hour north of New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain. Like many of the parishes within this portion of Louisiana, the structure is mostly traditional, marked with gable roofs, wood siding and porches, lots of porches. Brenna Barzenick, a buff of midcentury and contemporary Read more about Earthiness Grounds a Contemporary Louisiana Home[…]
In house use, a spindle is a tapered pole in staircases and furniture. (It’s also a tapered rod used to twist fibers into yarn) Very similar to what we see from Mediterranean-style balusters from stairways, it is the vertical piece that develops from the stringer or measure to encourage the handrail. A spindle can be Read more about Spindle[…]
Linen is one of the earliest types of cloth. In ancient Egypt it was used as a symbol of wealth and frequently as currency. A linen thread was initially used to determine a direct line, which resulted in the English word “line” And linen was favored for centuries as a canvas for good oil paintings Read more about 8 Modern Uses for Classically Beautiful Linen[…]
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Topiaries are plants (mainly evergreens) which have been cut into ornamental shapes. The term “topiary” derives from the Latin term “topiarius,” which means “gardener.” In the garden, topiaries function almost like sculptures. Indoors, topiaries are an elegant way to incorporate some greenery. Many indoor topiaries are not living plants but rather preserved specimens; preserved boxwood Read more about Indoor Gardener: Topiaries Help Rooms Form Up[…]
If your household is anything like ours, a lot of your time at home seems to revolve around the kitchen. We’re a modern, active household and love to entertain in our open-plan kitchen, but only because we need all the modern conveniences does not mean we can’t opt for conventional styling. When choosing everyday gadgets Read more about Accessorize a Kitchen the Gorgeous[…]
Architects and interior designers often design pieces to match their customers’ requirements, and sometimes these designs work so nicely, the designers use them again. Sometimes the design is so flexible they’ll even produce them for retail. Fortunately, interior designer Roseann Repetti and her husband, architect West Chin, decided to do just that with their minimalist Read more about New Classics: The Jane Coffee Table[…]
After Scott Bradford and Abbie Charette jumped from California to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, they fell in love with this farmhouse-style residence and its open and contemporary design. “The views outside the window are similar to a painting, with the flowing rustic property, green trees and endless blue sky,” says Charette. Not wanting to detract Read more about Country-Chic Farmhouse in North Carolina[…]
Gazing balls, or backyard figurines, have gotten a bad rap in the last few decades — and I will admit that I was among the many that originally believed they were ugly and marred the face of a beautiful backyard. But recently I have begun to love these spheres for what they could add to Read more about Reflect on Your Garden Mystery With Gazing Balls[…]