I have been looking for bar stools for the new house we are building. I really love the look of Vintage Industrial Drafting Stools. You see them in a lot of magazines. They use them with just about every style. I love the Dakota Backed Adjustable Barstool from Target’s Threshold Collections. The height adjusts from…
I would love to have Blue Willow accessories in the bathroom. That sounds pretty easy, doesn’t it? Not as easy as it sounds. This is what I have been able to find. This tissue box cover by Jacaranda Living is sewn out of a linen cotton blend. The pagoda is embroidered in cobalt blue. It…
Ship Lights Maritime-style is a brilliant character builder. Metal cages protected the glass in rough seas, but they come in handy in family retreats, too, where beach gear and games roll in and out like the tide. Summerhouse Style Guide Rachael Burrow and Ellen McGauley Coastal Living July/August 2008 This month’s issue of Coastal Living…
The Arts and Crafts Movement borrowed extensively from other cultures and periods including medieval Europe. The Victorian Gothic revival movement began in the late 1740s. It started with reproducing medieval Gothic. Neo-Gothic buildings used decorative patterns, finials, lancet windows, moldings and other architectural features from the Gothic style. This house draws on many features of…
Tribeca Living has a beautiful blue and white pattern named Catalina. The collection includes sheets, curtains, duvet covers, bedspreads, shams and Euro shams, dust ruffles and coordinating pillows in various shapes. Tribeca Living Queen Sized 5-Piece Catalina Bedding Sets; Pillow Cases, Duvet Cover, Shams on Amazon Tribeca Living Queen Sized 12-Piece Catalina Bedding Sets; Flat…
Art Deco and Art Nouveau are related styles. Both styles were popular when interior gas and electric lighting first became more easily available. Art Nouveau Lighting Art Nouveau lighting incorporates elements from nature. This style has organic lines and motifs like leaves, vines, flowers, birds, insects and sea creatures. Colors are muted and natural materials…
Any do-it-yourselfer can install 12 volt landscape lighting. What makes it look professional is a great lighting plan. The first step to create a landscape lighting plan is to draw a sketch or map of your yard. What to Light Draw in any of these features you want to light onto your sketch. Pathways Steps…
Good Housekeeping of May, 2018’s regular feature Your Home is on Dreamy Bedroom Updates. It has great bedroom ideas with photos of large sumptuous bedrooms and tiny bedrooms with ideas to make a small space practical and sumptuous. Subscribe to Good Housekeeping Magazine > One page is given to wall mounted lamps for the bedside….
Fifteen years ago, maybe more, I saw a little Blue Willow table made out of ceramic at TJ Maxx. By the time I thought about it and decided I couldn’t live without it, it was gone. And I have repented ever since. Every time I see one in a picture on someone’s porch, I wish…
This month, April 2018, Southern Living has an article Work in Progress about the home of Houston designer Meg Lonergan. She “turned her humble Craftman home into a colorful testing ground for her latest decorating ideas.” The dining room has what looks like Louis Ghost Chairs by Philippe Starck for Kartell. I went on Pillippe…
