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Design Dilemma: Simple, Sustainable Holiday Decor
Pull out the silver garland and the mistletoe, because we’ve entered the holiday decorating season. Christmas trees, holiday wreaths, string lights and plastic reindeer rule the day. And yet, today’s more austere times seem to require simpler decorations — those that delight in the natural pleasures of the season without exploiting them. What’s so great […]
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Design Dilemma: Three Different Looks for Walls
Lately, we’ve been thinking of all the wonderful things that we’re seeing on walls. True, paint is still the number one choice for most of us because after all, it’s relatively inexpensive and easy to change. What we’re noticing in paint is deep, dark dramatic colors (like the bedroom above) that create drama and a […]
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Design Dilemma: At Home With Hippie Chic
After all those rigorously modern interiors with stark white walls and chrome coffee tables, we’ve found ourselves admiring a decidedly more freewheeling take on interior design. Hippie chic is just the antidote to the Eames chair. With design increasingly locked into a tight mid-Century mold, hippie chic remains colorful, bold, relaxed, and not so easily […]