House Beautiful articles from April 2003

House Beautiful archives from April 2003

The desk years of our lives. (letters).(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2003... Your February "Editor's Letter" brought back warm and happy memories. I, too, own a treasured rolltop desk: mine was a Christmas present given to me in 1928. I was thrilled to see it Christmas morning but disappointed that it was my only gift,...

Editor's letter.(decorating questions will become makeovers in future issues)(Editorial)
April 1, 2003... I'm not exactly a handyman, so I smiled when I opened a letter from reader Donna Flynn of North Massapequa, New York. "I've been told I'm lucky to have a handy husband, but the thought of being able to hire someone would be a dream come true,"...

Spring green. (style beat).(bedding)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Mother Nature isn't just popping up outdoors 1. Muriel hand-embroidered queen flat sheet, $200; from Haute Home by Jane Leider through Belle Maison: 336-722-8807. 2. Lyon toile standard sham, $228 for a pair and a queen duvet; by Nancy...

Lovely linens. (style beat).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... The season's new bedding choices are fresh as an April breeze 1. Red-and-white ticking stripe standard sham, $65; by Basiques: 212-414-1783. 2. Essentials Bicolore standard sham, $238 a pair; by Frette: 800-353-7388. 3. White pillowcase...

Sweet notions. (style beat).(towels and napkins)(gifts for the hostess)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... A little gift for the hostess is always nice 1. Givenchy pleated linen fingertip towel, $24; from Haute Home by Jane Leider through Belle Maison: 336-722-8807. 2. Blue paisley cocktail napkin, $22; by D. Porthault: 212-688-1660. 3. Cocktail...

Birds of paradise. (swatch watch).(wing chair)
April 1, 2003... This flocks of prints make a wing chair soar 1. Irish Coast wing chair by Ralph Lauren covered in Hazelton House's Brighton #106033 from Travers. 2. Lee Behren's Katmandu #L67455 from Decorators Walk. 3. Kininvie #79500-210 from Brunschwig...

Good enough to eat: this spring's crop of new cookbooks is ripe for the picking. (books).(includes iced tea recipe)(Bibliography)
April 1, 2003... World Beat The phrase "Irish cuisine" usually conjures images of stringy mutton and boiled cabbage, but The New Irish Table (Chronicle, $25) is out to debunk that notion. Instead, author Margaret Johnson champions the renaissance of...

Readers' riches: feeling lucky? Our experts vet your furniture to see if it's repro or the real thing. (he said, he said).(reproductions)(card tables)
April 1, 2003... Leigh Keno: We have had a tremendous response from House Beautiful readers who have inquired about pieces of furniture in their possession. Leslie Keno: Many have sent us photos of what they hope is hidden treasure. Like Claire Beckman from...

Pretty in pink: a strong dose of color makes Brooke Gomez's dollhouse-size cottage seem larger than life. (small space).(designer's small home)
April 1, 2003... The tiny white clapboard cottage was a bonus that came with a rambling 1790s Colonial house in a sleepy Long Island town. Containing just two rooms with a bath and a sunporch, it measured barely 600 square feet. "It was going to be my little...

Mississippi might: in a small Delta town, family-owned Shearwater Pottery has grown from humble beginnings to enduring power. (artisan).(Company Profile)
April 1, 2003... In 1922 Annette McConnell Anderson moved her family from sophisticated New Orleans to the small Mississippi town of Ocean Springs, where she had bought 24 rural acres fronting the Mississippi Sound. The move was dramatic, but purposeful. A...

The outdoor table: Alfresco entertaining can be both simple and sensational. (at home with Roehm).(Brief Article)(Column)
April 1, 2003... When the gray skies of the New England winter finally give way to the luminous blues of springtime, my thoughts turn to the outdoors gardening, tennis, horseback riding, and entertaining. Cozy dinners in front of the fireplace are wonderful,...

Ralph Rapson: both forward-thinking maverick and straight-shooting midwesterner, an unheralded modern master finally gets his due. (architecture).(Biography)
April 1, 2003... Last fall in Minneapolis, the hip design store RedLureRed hosted a reception to unveil a new piece by local architect Ralph Rapson. Stopping traffic in the window was the Rapson Rapid Rocker, his seductively modernist take on the archetypal...

When Harry met Hadley: two design legends collaborate on a new line of wallpapers and fabrics that put a fresh spin on past glories. (market report).(interior designer Albert Hadley and Harry Hinson III)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Fans and clients of interior designer Albert Hadley will surely recognize something familiar about his new collection of fabrics and wallpapers, which debuts this spring exclusively through Hinson & Company. The inspiration came from decorating...

Fire island idyll: designer Thomas Jayne and architect Peter Pennoyer save the best of the past for a family whose 1895 house has stood the test of time.
April 1, 2003... IN THIS ERA OF SUPER-SIZED architecture, the beauty of restraint has nearly been forgotten. A refreshing reminder of past glories is this simple, recently renovated Shingle-style cottage on Fire Island, New York. Dating from 1895, it's part of...

Sound investment: a couple ask designer Bunny Williams to decorate their sprawling family retreat on suburban Connecticut's rocky coast.
April 1, 2003... PICTURES MAY BE WORTH THOUSANDS OF WORDS, BUT THEY never tell the whole story. Take the photographs of this 8,600-square-foot (more or less) weekend retreat on the water: the complex looks like a classic Cape Cod-style compound, with the...

Ranch dressing: at designer Linda Bedell's roomy new house in Aspen, rusticity rules.
April 1, 2003... DESPITE MEASURING 11,000 SQUARE FEET, LINDA Bedell's Aspen, Colorado, house nestles comfortably into its rugged mountain setting, and most passersby assume that it's an old ranch. "People always ask what I did to renovate," says designer...

Life at Longleaf: Richard Keith Langham decorates a Mississippi vacation house based on the venerable Adirondack lodge.
April 1, 2003... THE OWNERS OF LONGLEAF Plantation, a new vacation house that stands beside a surging creek in a Mississippi woodland, live only half an hour's drive away in what their decorator, Richard Keith Langham, describes as "a very traditional...

Bedazzled: designer Juliette Hohnen captures the light in her Malibu beach house.
April 1, 2003... AS SOON AS DESIGNER JULIETTE HOHNEN walked through the door of the house, she was mesmerized by the light. Straight ahead was a boundless view of sea and sky, converging into a shimmery blue blur. As she stood in the living room, she was close...

Panini break: Americans have become big fans of panini, those tempting little sandwiches offered in Italian coffee bars to keep customers going between regular meals. Here are four versions to inspire panini of your own.
April 1, 2003... BRIE, PEAR, AND WATERCRESS ON A BAGUETTE TIP: "The best tool for cuffing a sandwich is a serrated knife; use it like a saw."--Frank Mentesana, author, with Jerome Audureau, of Once Upon a Tart. For recipe, see page 126. ONION, AND OPEN...

French lessons: at Bastide in L.A., Gallic charm wins over both the jaded and the jet set. (hot dish).(Restaurant Review)
April 1, 2003... In Los Angeles, where restaurants come and go as swiftly as the latest boy band, five-month-old Bastide gives new meaning to perfectionism. The cast in question--TV commercial director and owner Joe Pytka, chef Alain Giraud, and French design...

A closer look: can't get enough of the great design in this issue? Look no further.(Buyers Guide)
April 1, 2003... * Maine Cottage's iconic Comfortable Wicker chair, in tomato, is $870; 207-846-1430 or www.mainecottage.com. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Hanging decorative paper lanterns is an easy, inexpensive way to brighten up your country digs. Shown...

Fun with the Fondas. (encore).(actor Henry Fonda and family)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... In July 1948, when Henry Fonda was starring in Mister Roberts on Broadway, House Beautiful devoted no less than 36 pages to his family's home in Los Angeles's then-rural Santa Monica hills. The article followed Hank and Frances Fonda through...