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The best!(interior decor accessories )(Buyers guide)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Big Time! At a majestic two feet in diameter, this wall clock doubles as wall art. Frosted glass fogs the Victorian-style hands and conjures up the mists of time, adding a hint of mystery to its boldface chic. Mystic wall clock $158. UMBRA: 800-387-5122;...

Color the classics: this month we called designers with long, distinguished careers and asked: which paint color do you always come back to?
January 1, 2008... "I never paint every wall in a room the same color. Light hits each wall in a different way, so I have to adjust the shade. It's usually white, but not one white. All White is a pure white, Pointing has a little ocher, Slipper Satin has more gray, and between the three I can usually get...

Instant room Beale-Lana: bold is better, if you ask designers Randall Beale and Carl Lana--see what they do here with an unlikely color, black. Don't be shy: go for drama!(Buyers guide)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] 1. Wing Chair and Sofa Beale and Lana are wild for pattern. Try the overscale paisley, DISTINCTION, on a Princeton sofa from Lewis Mittman and on the William and Mary wing chair from Lee Jofa. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 2. Bench "Hides have a...

I'm looking for a dining chair: multiplying by six is always the catch, so we kept them under $500.(Buyers guide)
January 1, 2008... 1. French Cafe, birch frame with woven rattan seat, $295. Verceral through The Gardener: 888-509-8484; thegardener.com. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 2. Capri, birch and faux leather, $299. Arhaus: 866-427-4287; arhaus.com. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 3. Chippendale 21, painted rubber...

Color kitchen cabinets: who says they have to be white? Try one of these luscious colors to give your kitchen a lift.
February 1, 2011... "The name, Mercury, gives you the idea that it's silvery, but it's not. It's a medium pale gray, a Dior gray, that goes really well with both traditional and contemporary and doesn't show the wear that white cabinetry does. It also looks great with stainless steel, nickel, and Carrara marble....