It’s official: Aubergine dining rooms…
…are in. By the time you see a picture of something in the Pottery Barn catalog, it’s so in it’s almost out. This color is Benj. Moore’s 2073-30 Passion Plum. I hate it when they get stuff right.
Painting walls and trim the same color
A fellow blogger, Michele of My Notting Hill, asked if I’d weigh in on her recent post about trim color. Well, Michele, thanks for asking :) She changed the baseboard in her own living room from the standard off-white to the wall color – in this case, Benjamin Moore’s Beacon Hill Damask. In general, I …
THESE are the drapes I was talking about
Pssst – hey, you. Yes, you, reader, client, friend. These are the drapes I was talking about. Not this material, but the installation. Look closely at the hardware. See how the drapes are ring-top and have no pleats? That combo is the key to making them modern. Here’s the formula again:Fabric you love+ metal rings …
You asked…about a LR rug
Q: I am assembling my living room (the room was completely bare, new home) and am stuck trying to find a rug. We painted an accent wall a orangish/brown and the other walls are cream. The couch is a dark green with two brown accent chairs and a brown ottoman. What color should my rug …
Artist to consider: Jehsong Baak
My dear friend Peter Benson Miller just told me about this photographer he’s been working with named Jehsong Baak. I think his work is astonishing. He works in black and white FILM (remember film?) and does not, I repeat, does not manipulate his images in any way. Truly. I kept asking, “But THIS one? How …
Shelves worth saving for
Unless you already have 20k in your rainy day bookshelf fund, that is. I saw these at Holly Hunt the other day and let me tell you, they’d be worth it. Hard to see in this pic, but the vertical supports are black lacquer and the rest of the frame and shelves are dark wood …
You asked…about kids’ windows
Q: I am utterly overwhelmed by installing a decent black-out curtain or shade in Isaac’s room. He needs darkness to nap. Towels flung over a pressure-sensitive rod do the trick but . . . . It’s an over-sized window, with an air-conditioner installed at the top, and ugly metal looking brackets on either side of …