Category: Design

  • Shape Up with Appliances

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    Design confession: the idea of relocating while my home hosts contractors for a never-to-be-determined amount of time is akin to being given livestock to make a meal. Shortcuts are an easy way to upgrade a look without the household upheaval. Simply add innovative appliances in your decor scheme. The product’s clean designs, available in current…

  • Ultimate Cottage Kitchen

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    For those who cook by spattering their apron and liberating the spice rack for an improvisational recipe, a cottage kitchen is the ideal venue. You could say that such a kitchen improves your cooking over a fussy space that would be in design disarray if you left a box of Raisin Bran on the counter. In…

  • Imagining the Trump White House – A Décor Story

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    The only cabinet reviewed for this Trump piece is connected to the kitchen. Once the future First Family moves into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue its interior may forego traditional floral patterns and heavy draperies for a gilded take. The White House could very well become The Gold House. 1. Rush Gold Flatware Set 2. 17-Month Agenda Book 3. Dahlia Gold Coasters 4. Guest Towels 5.…

  • Office that Works

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    While working at &co may not be a home office where you can wear slippers to work, it delivers on personalized appeal. Gone are the days of Office Depot desks adorned with stackable files that have the charm of an airport terminal. Designer Rebecca Johnson transformed this 20,000 square foot space into a destination so…

  • House Tour – Pretty & Pastel Mountain Home

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    A mountain home does not need elk chandeliers and Tyrolean accents to be deemed alpine. A modern retreat with a relaxed tone is the ideal way to come home after kicking snow from the grooves of your boots. Using a color palette of chalky pink, blue and gray, padded with an abundance of textiles and natural light, restorative exhales happen without having…

  • Autumn Style – Let Nature Take Its Course

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    Nature’s pageantry gets a bit show offy in autumn. The leaves give us their fiery grand finale. Biceps get a workout from making stews thick with root vegetables. Oilcloth coats are freed from storage. Decorating for the season is at its best when following fall’s ardent spirit. Keep accents cohesive over competitive. Colored textiles, pumpkins and foods offer subtle highlights to a home. Creating An Outdoor Table Setting:…

  • Slow Luxury – Handmade Makes a Difference

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    Good things take time. Great things take even longer, which are early lessons learned from children’s stories about cocky hares and hard-working hens. In luxury goods a piece that is handmade, while time consuming, garners our splurge because it meets our standards. It is hard to imagine hand loomed pieces lost as a result of…

  • Fab Prefabs – Luxurious and Green

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    Building homes so large cell phones are needed as tracking devices is one way to keep family apart. Sustainable design in prefab homes take a different approach, to utilize square footage effectively with an attention to style and comfort. Today’s architects are attune to climate changes and an unpredictable economy. Sensible builders consider dwindling resources and how to live with the…

  • Ultimate Cottage Bathroom

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    A true indication of a successful relationship is the ability to share a bathroom. It helps when the room has all the trappings of a great space: recessed lighting, high ceilings, chrome hardware, painted in Spirit in the Sky blue with stones that were individually plotted on a floor of gooey concrete. The main necessity is individual space,…

  • The Finer Things – Design by Christiane Lemieux

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    It’s hard to imagine Christiane Lemieux assembling backpacks and corralling kids for school but this is how the design doyenne lives. The mother of two resides in a downtown loft and on her time off from family duties sets the pulse in home decor. Perhaps motherhood is why her designs are spot on with her bold mix of geometric linens and chandeliers that appear modeled from…