House Beautiful articles from January 2002

House Beautiful archives from January 2002

Viva la feedback! {Keep those cards, letters, and e-mails coming ...}. (dear Marian).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... IT SEEMS THAT ALL OUR FRIENDS--whether they are decorators, chefs, writers, garden designers, or moms--have recently embarked on some serious renovations, elaborate party planning, advanced cooking courses, or artisanal decorative projects....

Looking for Louis. (dear Marian).(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2002... Dear Marian, Where can I find those great Louis XV chairs pictured in "Simplicity, Italian Style" [September]? I have been looking for just the right Louis XV-style chair with a cane back and wide seat for my newly remodeled breakfast...

Hampton Bays hype. (dear Marian).(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2002... Dear Marian, Thanks for a great October issue. As a longtime visitor to Hampton Bays, Long Island, I'd like to point out that "Muriel's Spark" was a bit off the mark. The town contains sandy beaches rivaling those of the other, more "chic"...

Strip search. (dear Marian).(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2002... Dear Marian, In your August issue you printed a great idea for a decorative bathroom mirror ["Sand Castle"]: a sheet mirror was affixed to the wall and framed with bamboo strips. Can you please help me find bamboo strips so I can steal...

Closet case {open or shut, this clever storage unit is on a roll}. (swatch watch).(storage system construction project )
January 1, 2002... ONE THING EVERY small space lacks is adequate storage. But these industrial metal shelves, transformed with fabrics into stylish movable closets, instantly solve the problem of where to stash your stuff. We picked fabrics with lots of...

Editors' choice {HB comes home from High Point with our 12 favorite pieces}. (style beat).(furniture exhibited during furnishings industry trade show )
January 1, 2002... WE CAME, WE SAW, AND WE found exactly what we were looking for. Out of literally thousands of seven-foot sofas, chunky club chairs, glistening dining tables, lanky consoles, multipurpose armoires, way-beyond-king-size beds, jaunty ottomans,...

Eldor's hut {returning to the inchoate promise of Norway's northern tip, Sharon White learned to measure distance}. (changing places).
January 1, 2002... I SAW ELDOR'S HUT FROM THE OUTside first, a small, round building made of rough wood with a sod roof. Through a square window the size of my face, I could see wooden benches built into the walls for beds and a tiny wooden table pressed under...

Chaos theory {in her Atlanta office, decorator Nancy Braithwaite sees to it that order comes out of all the clutter}. (nine to five).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... NANCY BRAITHWAITE MAKES NO APOLOGY for the state of her Atlanta office when she and her staff are working at top speed. "The busier we are, the messier it gets," the decorator says cheerfully. "Interior design is such a `thing' business, with...

Living large {a tiny apartment in Manhattan taught Carolyne Roehm how to make the most of it}. (at home with Roehm).
January 1, 2002... WHEN I MOVED TO NEW YORK 25 YEARS AGO, FRESH out of Washington University in St. Louis, I brought along $600 (yes, $600), seven enormous clothes-stuffed suitcases, and a diploma in fine arts. I quickly discovered that the $600 was a lot more...

He said, he said {talk about a successful campaign strategy--this furniture style wins hands down}. (antiques).(campaign furniture )
January 1, 2002... DURING THE BRITISH MILITARY CAMPAIGNS of the 18th century, soldiers rarely left home without their furniture. Designed to accommodate both swelling populations and traveling battalions, these pieces were collapsible, packable, and stylish....

Stored energy {the Web's got a place for everything}. (Charlotte's Web).(home storage units)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... A Work of Cart Go from storing to serving in one fell swoop: this cart from www.bedbathandbeyond.com can hold towels in the bathroom, and you can also use it as a bar at your next fete. Basket Case Piles of magazines scattered throughout...

Haute hotel: Ashland, Oregon. (Instant message: a few things to note for January ...).(design firm Candra Scott and Anderson's renovation of Ashland Springs Hotel )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... A Gothic, Beaux-Arts, and Arts and Crafts hybrid, the Ashland Springs Hotel started life in 1925 catering to the spa set, who frequented the area's mineral springs. But after 74 years and several different owners, the hotel had begun to show...

Designer dossier: Tori Golub. (Instant message: a few things to note for January ...).(decoration vestibules, hallways, entryways )(Interview)
January 1, 2002... "Last summer I rented a house and found a quirky piece of art hanging in the utility closet," says Manhattan-based designer Tori Golub. "I love little extravagances like that--especially in a small space." Your bold and experimental tendencies...

Book smart. (Instant message: a few things to note for January ...).(books Codices Illustres, Pierre Paulin)(Bibliography)
January 1, 2002... In Codices Illustres (Taschen, $60), authors Ingo Walther and Norbert Wolf gather more than 150 of the most important illuminated manuscripts from Europe, the Middle East, and beyond in stunning full color (right). Each entry is categorized by...

Shop talk: D.C. Duo. (Instant message: a few things to note for January ...).(furnishings store owners Deborah Kalkstein, Jenny Pedersen)(Interview)
January 1, 2002... The nation's capital is generally known for its filibusters and red tape, not crocodile-covered club chairs and faux-fur pillows. But two design pros are trying to change that image. "It's beautiful to come home to a place you love," says...

Tiny tips: 34 ways to cope. (editor's page).(decorating small spaces)
January 1, 2002... THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO APPROACH living in a small space: as a plus, or as something to be improved on. A year ago, our "Tiny Spaces, Huge Solutions" issue garnered about 1,000 responses from readers around the world, most of them bemoaning the...

Small wonder: in a smallish Paris dream pad, designer Annie Kelly made room for a family of four--and then some.(Cover Story)
January 1, 2002... FIFTEEN HUNDRED SQUARE FEET sounds almost palatial to some people, but it can be fairly cramped for a family of four. Unless, perhaps, it's 1,500 square feet decorated by Los Angeles-based designer Annie Kelly, who transformed a suite of cozy...

Smart Alex: Alexandra Von Furstenberg turns a cottage into a castle.
January 1, 2002... THE SECRET TO LEADING A LARGE-SCALE LIFE IN A PINT-SIZE HOUSE, according to Alexandra Von Furstenberg, is to simplify. "If my husband and I don't use something, out it goes," says this disciplined mother of two, who weekends in Connecticut at...

Commines scene: in Paris, a decorative painter chooses light over space.(Laurent de Commines )
January 1, 2002... LAURENT DE COMMINES IS THAT RARE CITY DWELLER WITH NO SPACE DEMONS. "I'm a dreamer who inhabits an aesthetic universe," says de Commines, a Paris-based decorative painter and designer. "I take my nourishment from color and form. I live and...

Total Todd: faced with a short-term sublet, Todd Klein decided to go for broke.(Brief)
January 1, 2002... AS NEW YORK APARTMENTS GO, TODD KLEIN'S OFFERED CONSIDERABLE PLUSES. A floor-through in an 1860s townhouse, the 650-square-foot space had a compact but balanced layout, abundant sunlight from both north and south, a balcony with access to the...

Peele's deal: a realtor to the stars infuses his Beverly Hills getaway with a little Hollywood glamour.(real estate broker Barry Peele's home)
January 1, 2002... SEVEN YEARS AGO, RESIDENTIAL REAL estate broker Barry Peele bought a 1960s house on one of the steep inclines that give Beverly Hills its name. Then he completely gutted it. Peele knew what he was doing: the ramshackle wooden structure is...

Redd hot: designer Miles Redd turns an uptight little shoe box into a soigne lair.
January 1, 2002... "I'M A BIG BELIEVER IN FILLING THE space," says Miles Redd. A designer who simply seems to breathe a more stylish oxygen than most of us, he's crazy for lacquered finishes, geometric floors, and anything chalky white or inky black, so having...

Molly's folly: bold graphics and sheer whimsy transport Molly Luetkemeyer's L.A. pad to another dimension.
January 1, 2002... WHEN DESIGNER MOLLY LUETKEMEYER takes on new clients, she asks them to come up with five adjectives to describe what they want. "They could have a tiny fifth-floor walk-up and say `spacious,' and that's fine," she says. "There are ways to do...

Swede's success: Lars Bolander brings his heady worldview to a thatched terrace in Palm Beach.(interior designer's terrace apartment )
January 1, 2002... LARS BOLANDER AND NADINE KALACHNIKOFF'S ROOFTOP Shangri-la, the terrace of their apartment in Palm Beach, started out as nothing more than an expanse of tar above a two-story building. Not even Kalachnikoff, a partner in her husband's antiques...

Boston Beacon: decorators Jim Gauthier and Susan Stacy transform an early-19th-century flat while retaining its pedigree.
January 1, 2002... A PROPER ENTRANCE HALL--NO MATTER HOW TINY--IS NOT JUST FOR SHRUGGING OFF your coat, greeting guests, and signing for surprise flower deliveries. It is a domestic staging ground that can cast a spell of luxurious spaciousness over an entire...

Wende's wish: her Connecticut shop is packed with gorgeous toiles, but at home Wende Cohen prefers a streamlined look.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... CUSTOMERS WHO SEE MY HOUSE are shocked," says Wende Cohen, who spends her days surrounded by the more traditional pleasures of toile-covered pillows and gilded sconces in her Westport, Connecticut, shop, Bungalow. But at night she leans back...

All about folding, rolling, storing (and Eve): a palace personality in pea-size digs? From furniture to storage baskets, designer Eve Robinson squeezes everything in.(Interview)
January 1, 2002... New York-based designer Eve Robinson solves problems daily for clients with shoe-box-size apartments, not to mention troubleshooting at home with her husband and two boys, Aden and Nathaniel. At work and at home she has become an expert on...

Thom terrific {the new restaurant at Manhattan's 60 Thompson hotel has staying power}. (hot dish).(Restaurant Review)
January 1, 2002... IT USED TO BE THAT THE TYPICAL NEW Yorker would work his fingers to the bone, raise a family, and then retire to the relative bliss of Miami Beach. But Jonathan Eismann was too impatient for all that. A native Brooklynite with boundless energy,...

The Creel thing. (dear Marian).
January 1, 2002... Dear Marian, Jamie Creel's apartment is fabulous ["Urban Gem," October], but the phone number for the Robert Kime fabric on the walls (available at John Rosselli) was incorrect; it's 212-772-2137. The red cashmere by Classic Cloth in his...

Child proof. (dear Marian).
January 1, 2002... Dear Marian: One of your readers wrote in to say that he is "so tired of seeing barefoot tykes standing on expensive furniture" and that it would not be done at his house ["Dear Marian," October]. Where you live is a home, not a house; if...

All access. (dear Marian).
January 1, 2002... Dear Marian, I have been trying to locate a Rose Cummings fabric, but it is only sold "to the trade." How does one go about selecting a designer when all one wants is entree to purchase fabrics, rugs, lamps, etc.? Pamela Merker...

Major Nancy {the fearless American talent Nancy Lancaster made English "haute" look cozy}. (encore).
January 1, 2002... THEY SAY SHE LIKED GARDENS BEST, HOUSE NEXT, AND HUSBANDS THIRD. REGARDLESS of order, before she died in 1994, Nancy Lancaster had plenty of all three. A high-born Virginia native, Nancy Langhorne Field Tree Lancaster was a close friend of...