House Beautiful articles from January 2005

House Beautiful archives from January 2005

Gift received.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2005... I want to congratulate you on a wonderful magazine. I read it regularly and it is like a gift every month. It is tremendously inspirational and the ideas it provides are 100 percent useful. Juan Miguel Dothas Buenos Aires, Argentina

Great grapes.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2005... As a two-time visitor to South Africa with relatives who reside there, Roslyn Sulcas's marvelous piece ["Vintage South Africa"] in the September issue on that country's wine industry was of great interest to me. The accompanying photography by...

A Christmas story.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2005... I so enjoyed "A Christmas to Remember" [December], I found myself retelling the story to a friend--who loved hearing how the expatriate mother living in Germany sent for American flour and Crisco in order to bake cookies for her daughters. ...

Chiefly speaking.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2005... Every issue of HB includes great articles and pictures, but the feature I enjoy most is the "Editor's Letter." It's interesting and always includes anecdotes from Mark Mayfield's everyday life--it makes the rest of the magazine a joy to read....

Up in the attic.(Editor's Letter)
January 1, 2005... This issue is all about small spaces, so perhaps it's no coincidence that I ventured into my attic the other day for the first time in weeks. I once lived in a house where there was walk-in storage space just off the upper floor. That seems...

Happy New Year: resolution number one: inaugurate 2005 in style with new wares to make any celebration cool, no matter the setting.(Style Beat)
January 1, 2005... STRIKE IT RICH A mine of smart accessories in nature's two most cosmopolitan shades will set things aglow BAR EXCELLENCE The cocktail hour gains sophistication with graphic, bold, and modern wares. Vertical Stripe martini glass, $48,...

Black and white elegance: a classic Louis-style chair is rejuvenated and costumed with appropriate flair.(Swatch Watch)
January 1, 2005... With its rounded back, curved seat, and carved detail, the Sophie armchair and side chair by Oly offer a traditional shape with a more contemporary feel, Made of mahogany with an ebonized or distressed white finish, the chair can look classic...

China modern: Robert Kuo's designs for McGuire utilize Chinese techniques to create fresh forms in saturated colors that are totally current.(HB Shops)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Robert Kuo imbues traditional crafts with a contemporary perspective--repousse mirrors and cloisonne tiles are already in his repertoire. He now turns his focus to Peking glass. Using a laborious method developed during the Ching dynasty,...

Iron willed.(HB Shops)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Kevin Cherry's New Room collection of hand-forged furniture draws delicate lines with the most solid of substances Minimal graphic lines and soft Italian leather on the Ring Chair and Desk provide luxurious textural contrast. The...

Refresher course: Mitchell Gold takes the starch out of Al and Tipper Gore's living room with the right blend of modern and traditional furnishings.(Makeover)
January 1, 2005... IT WAS A TYPICAL traditional living room, with Chippendale furnishings and family antiques. But when the homeowners--former vice president Al Gore and his wife, Tipper--decided to change the carpeting, their friend, furniture maker Mitchell...

Opposites attract: designer Vicente Wolf knows that the secret to a great-looking room is all in the mix.(Designer's Top Ten)
January 1, 2005... 1 If you layer a space with color, texture, and an array of styles, your decor choices will have a much longer life. Try a 1960s Italian chrome lamp on a country French table. Accessories can spark up a space and keep it from getting locked...

Bohemian Rhapsody.(HB Shops)
January 1, 2005... Allegra Hicks brings the inspiration behind her sophisticated fabric designs to beautiful objects for the home TRAY CHIC These black lacquered oak trays sport quirky coral handles, and can carry tea for two, or display a collection of small...

Serenity on the beach: designer Michael S. Smith creates a soothing spa retreat within an oceanside hotel in Santa Monica.(City File)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... ALTHOUGH Michael S. Smith is well known for a deft ability to create interiors that combine European classicism with contemporary American modernism, he has never applied his talents to a spa--until now. The result is One, a sybaritic new...

Home work: Amy Goldsmith started a company from her L.A. home, but the office didn't match her success--until House Beautiful stepped in.(Problem Solvers)
January 1, 2005... Amy Goldsmith's morning commute takes 30 seconds--the time required to walk from the kitchen to the office in her Brentwood home that serves as headquarters for her public relations firm, GK Communications. When she started out with a handful...

The thrill of a rill: the latest garden design trend will set you babbling.(Garden Goddess)
January 1, 2005... A CHIC CREEK American garden design has witnessed the rise in fashion of many different fads: the sudden popularity of English cottage and prairie gardens; the water-shortage-induced vogue for xeriscaping; the Elsie de Wolfe revivalist...

Q&A.(Garden Goddess)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Q I've heard I can propagate my favorite begonia plant using the leaves. How? J.D., Dallas, TX A Employ this technique with the fancy-leaved begonias usually grown as houseplants: Snap off a mature leaf from the stem and place it in...

... Make small spaces look larger: a handy guide for making more out of less.(How To ...)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... 1 In a living room, choose a tautly upholstered, streamlined, solid-colored sofa and two standing lamps. 2 Find a florid, densely colored Oriental rug. 3 Hide everything in plain sight. When faced with a tiny apartment space, try...

Putting it away.(HB Shops)
January 1, 2005... Ingenious storage solutions can be as glamorous as they are practical 1. Sculptural and sleek Vogue magazine rack finished in aluminum, $110; from Umbra: 800-387-5122. 2. Hand-printed canvas Storage Box in Twig Stripe and Baby Box in Moss...

Double play.(HB Shops)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... When space is an issue, furniture should multitask--here are the latest forms with more than one function The adjustable Belvedere tray table from Arteriors Home is perfect for entertaining: It serves as a bar at its highest setting, can be...

Decorating small spaces.
January 1, 2005... WHEREVER THERE ARE BIG CITIES, there are also small apartments and houses. And if you find yourself living in a place where space is at a premium, you know that to decorate stylishly you need to do more with a lot less. The following pages...

Changing spaces: designer Thomas Jayne helps a friend and collector settle into a minuscule New Orleans garconniere.
January 1, 2005... WHEN ROBERT CLEPPER DECIDED TO MOVE from a spacious midtown Manhattan apartment to a 350-square-foot French Quarter garconniere in New Orleans. he only vaguely imagined the challenges. His grandmother and great aunt had been inveterate...

Condensing the classics: tradition gets a contemporary touch-up in a Greenwich Village apartment designed by Shawn Henderson.
January 1, 2005... In a small space, only the strong survive. When former U.S. Congressman Peter Kostmayer moved from a three-bedroom house in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, to a one-bedroom apartment in Greenwich Village, a lot of prized possessions had to go,...

London calling: Ashley and Allegra Hicks transform a prosaic row house in a unique neighborhood into something special.(Cover Story)
January 1, 2005... NOT FAR FROM THE HUSTLE and bustle of London's Paddington Station lies a little-known oasis of calm and tranquillity that bears the romantic name of Little Venice. Here, Victorian streets front canals on which gaily painted houseboats float....

From the top: a stunning flower arrangement can make your table look chic when you invite friends over to watch the ball drop on New Year's Eve.
January 1, 2005... This view: Our black-tie-worthy setting starts with a tablecloth made of wire mesh Typo by Creation Baumann. A round black raffia place mat is topped with a Stainless charger, Platinum Line china with a silvery rim, and a black napkin in a...

Taking the long view: a panoramic vista of wooded hills influenced every decision Zee and Michael Wiener made about their landscape garden in Connecticut.
January 1, 2005... WHEN A LANDSCAPE is as magnificent as this, as harmoniously attuned to the surrounding countryside; when the placement of trees and sculptures is so pleasing and precise, you expect a famous landscape architect's name to be attached. But the...

Urban safari: in her new Manhattan apartment, designer Robin Bell turns cramped into comfortable.
January 1, 2005... WHEN ROBIN BELL, the senior designer at the Manhattan decorating firm of McMillen, moved back to New York after 14 years in Florida she was eager to transform her new one-bedroom rental apartment into a cozy and inviting home. With a working...

A closer look.
January 1, 2005... Robin Bell focused on well-designed, practical objects, then added a touch of luxury to her new one-bedroom apartment Bell chose Simon Pearce's Hartland wineglasses for their "beautiful weight and graphic appeal; they mix with Crate &...

Look through any window: designer Sherrill Deakins lets the sun shine in and creates an open, uncluttered look for her Atlanta apartment.
January 1, 2005... A GOOD DESIGNER can be inspired by anything, no matter how small--the curve of a chair splat, say, or the grain in a hardwood floor. So when Atlanta-based designer Sherrill Deakins saw the big rectangular windows of her apartment for the...

American luxury: satisfy holiday palates this New Year's Eve with rich and indulgent homegrown delicacies.
January 1, 2005... Recipes POTATO PANCAKES Recipe adapted from Aquavit (Houghton Mifflin, 2003; $45) by Marcus Samuelsson. Serve as an hors d'oeuvre with caviar and creme fraiche. 8 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 1/2 pounds Idaho potatoes,...

Jump-start your new year: try a new workout.(Advertisement)
January 1, 2005... Sometimes the biggest hurdle to exercising is staying motivated. If you've been doing the same workout for a while, chances are you may be getting bored, Consider signing up for something you've always wanted to try, like indoor rock climbing...

Plain folks.(of note)
January 1, 2005... A wide selection of portraits, watercolors, stoneware, furniture, weathervanes, and carvings from the American folk art collection of Jon and Rebecca Zoler go on sale at Sotheby's New York on January 22. The collection, expected to fetch as...

All that jazz.(of note)
January 1, 2005... Perhaps more than any other 20th-century painter in the United States, Stuart Davis successfully combined realism with abstraction in a vibrantly colorful style nourished by the rhythms of that most quintessential of American art forms--jazz....

Vintage Nashville.(of note)
January 1, 2005... The Antiques and Garden Show of Nashville, already a requisite stop for aficionados, is expanding its scope, This year the planners have invited artists Red Grooms and his wife, Lysiane Luong, to create six distinct gardens that highlight...

Looking East.(of note)
January 1, 2005... Intricate marquetry, elaborate painted arabesques, and saturated color combinations typify the rooms featured in Alberto Pinto: Orientalism (Rizzoli, $75), which confines its purview to interiors in the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe...

Dawn rising.(of note)
January 1, 2005... Furniture designer Richard Brustlin's dictum to pursue perfection comes to life at Dawn, the new Los Angeles showroom where his reproduction, contemporary, and custom pieces and eclectic selection of furnishings are now available. The cleverly...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
January 1, 2005... November 2004: In the Resources for "Rooms with a Twist," page 128, the information provided should have read as follows: Berlin Book coffee table--Stephen McKay (T); 212 255-2110. Mahogany side table, Ico Parisi--L'Art de Vivre Antiques (R,T);...

2004 Makeover Showhouse opening night party.(Highlights)(Advertisement)
January 1, 2005... On the evening of Friday, September 10, 2004, House Beautiful and its sponsors opened the doors to the 2004 Makeover Showhouse in Glencoe, Illinois with a fabulous, fun-filled cocktail party. All proceeds from the evening--as well as daily...

LG premium home appliances.(Highlights)(Advertisement)
January 1, 2005... Where design meets function. From virtually silent washers and dryers, to the coolest side-by-side refrigerators on the market, LG makes the products that make consumers' lives better than ever. Great design. Great technology. Great for the way...

Take your salads too seriously? Lighten Up[TM].(Newman's Own)(Advertisement)
January 1, 2005... For great taste sensations, choose one of our five Lighten Up[TM] salad dressings, bringing your choices in Newman's Own to 16 delicious dressings. Go to www.newmansown.com.

Mohawk makes the room.(Mohawk)(Advertisement)
January 1, 2005... Mohawk Industries, the world's leading producer and distributor of flooring, manufactures carpet, hardwood, laminate, ceramic and resilient flooring. Mohawk offers the latest trends in flooring, including hand-scraped and exotic hardwoods, as...

Contest rules: don't just makeover. Make beautiful[TM].(Highlights)(Advertisement)
January 1, 2005... 1) NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. 2) To be considered eligible to win the Don't Just Makeover. MakeBeautiful[TM] Contest please submit the following, postmarked no later than December 31, 2004 to: House Beautiful, Attn. Don't Just...

Carolina Lanterns.(Beautiful Finds)(Advertisement)
January 1, 2005... The "Original Charleston Lantern" can be found at Carolina Lanterns & Accessories. These beautiful, handmade copper lanterns evoke the charm and style of historic Charleston. Call 877-881 4173 for a free catalogue or log on to www.carolina...

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Handle with care: unusual hardware can add a little bite to a room.(Finishing Touch)
January 1, 2005... Here's a quick trick that can make any cabinet come out of the woodwork--choose a handle as bold and beautiful as these lively little cast-bronze snakes by Ashley Hicks. "It looks surprisingly realistic," says the designer, who had a small...