House Beautiful articles from December 2007

House Beautiful archives from December 2007

The best!(home furnishing)(Buyers guide)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Better red than dead! Even a zebra would love this rug. handwoven in Peru of the softest llama wool. Those bold stripes have a whole new energy in red. Or stick with reliable black or brown. If you really want to...

Color for coziness: you know the kind of rooms we're talking about: warm, intimate, homey. Wrap yourself in colors that comfort you.
December 1, 2007... "Humble Gold has such warmth on a gray winter day. It just snuggles into you. There are so many colors in it--gold, yellow, pink, red. That little blush brings out the rosiness in your cheeks when you come in from the cold. It's not a sharp...

Instant room Larry Laslo: a perfect balancing act of textures, pattern, and color.
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1. Curtains Use Laslo's leopard print, ELEMENTS to make big, sweeping curtains. "From Cleopatra to Madonna, the world never tires of leopard--every year a new version comes out. I love it in unexpected colors,...

Houses of Los Angeles.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2007... HOUSES OF LOS ANGELES BY SAM WATTERS [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In a two-volume set picturing actual (and all-too-often demolished) Los Angeles houses built between 1885 and 1935-Chinese temples, Spanish Revival villas, Newport-ish...

Ultramodern: Samuel Marx; Architect, Designer, Art Collector.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2007... ULTRAMODERN: SAMUEL MARX; ARCHITECT, DESIGNER, ART COLLECTOR BY LIZ O'BRIEN [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I'd never heard of Samuel Marx, possibly because I had overlooked his luxurious midcentury objects in author Liz O'Brien's...

Point of View.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2007... POINT OF VIEW BY BUNNY WILLIAMS [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Let me admit that I usually don't read designer coffee table books. I look at the pictures, and ill really like a room, I read the captions. But interior designer Bunny Williams's...

John Fowler, Prince of Decorators.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2007... JOHN FOWLER, PRINCE OF DECORATORS BY MARTIN WOOD [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] John Fowler, Britain's "haute couture decorator," as he (quite rightly) thought of himself, "...never minded being copied," says Martin Wood in his addictive and...

Our favorite store: Ballard Designs, Tampa, FL: a classic catalog comes to life in its first, vast store, with everything you need to feel at home.(Florida)(Interview)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For 25 years Ballard Designs has been a hugely popular catalog, Why did you open a store? LAURA DALLY: There are some things even the best catalog can't capture. The number one response from customers is 'I had...

The makeover: part 6: the guest room: think comfort, says T. Keller Donovan, and give your guests a room with a little personality (... as well as an empty drawer).
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Nice room, nothing special. So where do you start? Go to the windows and give them some style. I didn't want big, heavy curtains, so I did a valance and hung it right from the ceiling, which elongates the windows...

Maintenance tile floors: versatile, practical, durable, beautiful: what more can you ask of a floor? Just be sure to treat it with respect.
December 1, 2007... What's the best way to take care of the tile floors in my bathroom and kitchen? MARTY HOFFMAN: Use a cleaner that has 'neutral pH' on the label. Or you can mix baking soda and water as a homemade cleaner. Pour half a cup of baking soda...

I'm looking a sconce: they give a room that little glow that's intimate, warm, sexy, and as flattering as candlelight.(Buyers guide)
December 1, 2007... 1. Glass Fruit, metal and glass. To the trade. Bella Figura through Lee Jofa: 800-453-3563; leejofa.com. 2. Pillar Candle, east iron with bronze finish and faux candle. $90. Restoration Hardware: 800-910-9836; restorationhardware.com. ...

Tablescape holiday dinner: a feast for the eyes! Designer Charlotte Moss sets an exuberant table with pieces from her New York store.(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Start with the menu. Squash soup inspired this autumnal palette." "Anyone can be a flower arranging genius with single blossoms. Just don't be stingy--use several vases in different heights." "An individual...

Ask the Barefoot Contessa: Pumpkin Mousse: gorgeous, scrumptious, and straight from a can.(Ina Garten)(Recipe)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Every Christmas, it's traditional in our family to serve pumpkin pie. Last year, I decided to make it with fresh pumpkin and it was a fiasco. What did I do wrong?" You didn't do anything wrong! There are very...

Cookbook: Cook with Jamie: the forever-boyish Jamie Oliver always delivers easy, inspired cooking. From his newest book, here are two great recipes for your holiday crowd.(Book review)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] JAMIE OLIVER, THE TELEGENIC LAD ONCE known as the Naked Chef, may be all grown up--he turned 30 a couple of years ago--but he hasn't lost his goofy pub-star good looks or his matey vernacular. Cheesy Peas, Oozy Egg...

House beautiful: December 2007: make it cozy!(Editorial)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Knowing how much you love decorating, it's always hard to guess how much "holiday" to give you in December. This year we've put together an issue all about the spirit of the season, coziness, from the classic house...

Cozy is ... timeless: the enduring appeal of fireplaces, perfectly placed furniture, and pattern ... on pattern ... on pattern.(COZY Rooms)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CHRISTOPHER PETKANAS: Small old houses lend themselves to a cozy atmosphere, or at least offer a head start. But you pulled it off in a big new spec house. That's heroic. MARKHAM ROBERTS: It was a challenge, to...

Cozy is ... quiet: so subtle, so sophisticated: the colors of a misty day on the beach give this classic California house a modern sensibility.(COZY Rooms)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "I think you've gotto take a risk with your rug, and that's what we did here," designer Betsy Burnham says of this Manhattan Beach living room. "I didn't want it too uptight." Custom-colored Liberty carpet by Marni...

Cozy is ... personal: imaginative, artistic, original ... everything about this cottage is so individual, it's like reading a diary.
December 1, 2007... CAROL PRISANT: Your house was a camp cottage at one time. How is it that an old whaling town like Sag Harbor has campsites? AMANDA KYSER: There was a 1929 colony of camps in the woods out here, about a mile and a half from town and close to...

101 ornaments.(Buyers guide)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1 FESTIVE OBJECTS BY MARIETTE HIMES GOMEZ, 3.5" H, GLASS, $75 EACH OR $325/SET OF 6 STYLES. THE SHOP: 212-288-4971: GOMEZASSOCIATES.COM. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 2 PICKLE, 3.5"H, GLASS, $3; SEASONS OF CANNON...

Cozy is ... romantic: with old waxed ceiling beams, pale honey wall plaster, and French and Italian antiques, a new house takes on the mellow glow of age.(COZY Rooms)
December 1, 2007... LISA CREGAN: This house looks like it's been handed down through generations of an old Austin family. FERN SATINI: When people walk in, they can't believe the house hasn't been here forever--it all feels so authentic. But it's only...

Cozy is ... rustic: in the high peaks of the Adirondacks, a house that's as natural as its surroundings ... rock fireplaces, indoor birch trees, and wood, wood, everywhere.(COZY Rooms)(New York)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] ABOVE: For their first party, Mimi and Leigh McMakin painted the dining room in blackboard paint and asked friends to draw on the walls. They've since redecorated but couldn't part with this pastel chalk piece by...

Kitchen of the month: kitchen by Kevin Ritter: Malvern, Pennsylvania: there's something so appealing about the worn, weathered wood and those Gustavian grays and blues. This is a new kitchen with a lot of soul.
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CHRISTINE PITTEL: Those beautiful blue-gray cabinets make me feel as if I'm in the Swedish countryside. Did you find an antique piece and build the room around it? DESIGNER KEVIN RITTER: Those cabinets are new,...

The best! For the kitchen: a range with eye-popping color ... mixing bowls that beg to be shown off ...(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... 1. Natural Brushes Sturdy and chic. All-natural fibers and solid wood handles. Whisk broom, vegetable brush, scrubbing brush, and even a nail brush. $29-$49. COTE BASTIDE: through East Hampton Gardens, 631-324-1133. 2. Carving Set ...

Ask the dog shrink: you're scared, he's scared. It's no coincidence.... Sometimes two dogs just don't like each other--and they never will.(Kathy Santo)
December 1, 2007... "My friend is coming to visit with her dog during the holidays. Although she and l are best friends, our dogs are worst enemies. What can I do to make them like each other? You can't force children to be best friends even when their...

The last words: how do you get people to live in the living room? Twelve experts put the life back in everybody's most underused room.
December 1, 2007... "Make the room a place for activities. Tony [Baratta] and I just designed a coffee-game table for a client. The top is composed of six game boards: backgammon, Clue, checkers, Parcheesi, Scrabble, and Chinese checkers. The drawers hold the game...