House Beautiful articles from June 2003

House Beautiful archives from June 2003

Favorite heirloom. (letters).(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2003... I also have a favorite piece of furniture ["Editor's Letter," February]--the antique rocker passed on to me by my mother. In it, my grandmother used to rock my mother to sleep, my mother rocked me, and now, it's where I rock my son. When it...

Past perfect. (letters).(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2003... It was exhilarating to read "Encore" in March. Copies of the same photographs that you featured, from a vintage issue of House Beautiful, adorn the walls of the painting studio at Kokomo High School, where I have been an instructor for more...

Divine inspiration. (letters).(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2003... I read other shelter magazines, but as a longtime subscriber to House Beautiful, I feel it best reflects my taste and I look to HB for new ideas. Even if some of the designs featured cost more than I can afford, the concepts still seem within...

Editor's letter.
June 1, 2003... Recently, I spent a Saturday putting up a trampoline (with a net, I should mention) for my daughter Madison. It was a gorgeous spring day, the kind where the birds were chirping, the squirrels were rustling around the trees, and the sounds of...

Kid stuff: playroom chic for the pint-size set. (style beat).
June 1, 2003... 1. Jetson lamp, $49; from Cargo Kids: 800-333-1402. 2. Jungle Babies fabric, available through designers, by Jane Churchill at Cowtan & Tout: 212-647-6900. 3, Children's easel, $185; by Alla Kazovsky at MoMA Online: 800-447-6662. 4. Red cube...

Nursery news: the latest gifts for that bundle of joy. (style beat).
June 1, 2003... 1. Diaper bag, $285; from Buzz by Jane Fox: www.janefox.com. 2. Little Lamb birth announcement, $23 for ten; by Sarah LeClere through www.sarahteclere.com. 3. Nesting blocks, $35; from Giftcorp: 800-440-2131. 4. Carousel cereal bowl, $93; by...

Stylin' in the sandbox: enjoying the great outdoors. (style beat).
June 1, 2003... 1. Jungle Fun applique fabric, available through designers, by Cowtan & Tout: 212-647-6900. 2. Cheeky Chimps fabric, available through designers, by Cowtan & Tout: 212-647-6900. 3. Ping Pong fabric, available through designers, by Osborne &...

Looks that last: twelve reproduction fabrics and side chairs inspired by antique originals. (swatch watch only in House Beautiful).
June 1, 2003... 1. Quadrille's Kedleston #300641F echoes the classicism of Niermann Weeks's Lyre-back side chair #21-01489-24-22. 2. Cartouche Chinois #34000-2 from Clarence House adds pictorial charm to Cote France's L-16T11 chair. 3. Bradgate print #20021025...

Perfect pitch: Pennsylvania House orchestrates a duet with renowned jazz singer Steve Tyrell, breathing new life into old standards. (market report).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Not all matches are made in heaven, but according to Tom Tilley, president of Pennsylvania House, teaming Up with acclaimed jazz singer Steve Tyrell was as close to creative paradise as you can get. "Music inspires the way in which people view...

The 49th parallel: a young family commutes 2,000 miles between an apartment in New York and a house on the Canadian prairie. (thoughts of home only in House Beautiful).
June 1, 2003... Two or three times a year, I pack up--lock, stock, and half-size hockey sticks--to move between New York and a much smaller city on the Canadian prairie. These are seasonal migrations, which if not orderly are at least perfectly regular. By...

Giants of design. (only in House Beautiful).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... MURRAY DOUGLAS CALVIN KLEIN DAN CARITHERS TARGET FRANK CABOT NORMAN FOSTER ADRIANA SCALAMANDRE BITTER All those honored by House Beautiful's 2003 Giants of Design awards have made a significant difference in their field--be it...

Passionate about pattern. (Giants of Design).(Brunschwig and Fils)
June 1, 2003... Murray Douglas, a member of the third generation to run Brunschwig & Fils, has made changes in the fabric house that reach far beyond her onetime role as design director. In the patrician world of to the trade decorator showrooms, people are...

Master of the simple luxe. (Giants of Design).(Calvin Klein)
June 1, 2003... It is one thing to appreciate modern design at a connoisseur's distance and quite another to bring it home. Designer Calvin Klein, throughout his career, has shown us how to live sparely--in style and comfort. Holding to this point of view...

Southern charm. (Giants of Design).(Dan Carithers)(Biography)
June 1, 2003... The world that Dan Carithers was born into in 1938 was not one normally associated with the highest levels of decorating. Not that Jefferson, Georgia was--or is without its merits. Like many small southern towns, Jefferson is awash in blooms...

Good design means business. (Giants of Design).(Target Corp.)(Company Profile)
June 1, 2003... Riding up the escalator at the Target store on New York's Queens Boulevard this spring, shoppers did a double-take as a lipstick-red Vespa came into view. That sexy Italian motor scooter at the top of the moving stairs was a prize in a contest...

The ultimate plant perfectionist. (Giants of Design).(Frank Cabot, founder of the Garden Conservancy)(Biography)
June 1, 2003... Frank Cabot fell into gardening, quite literally, and he has been immersed in the world of plants and gardens ever since. What caused the three-year-old to end up at the bottom of a large, circular stone watering trough is unclear, but more...

Man of steel. (Giants of Design).(architect Norman Foster)(Biography)
June 1, 2003... Napoleon would have envied Norman Foster for the sheer scope of his practice. The architect has designed museums, subway systems, telecommunications towers, bridges, stadiums, railway stations, concert halls, and some of the tallest and most...

Born with a swatch in her hand. (Giants of Design).(Adriana Scalamandre Bitter)(Interview)(Biography)
June 1, 2003... Where would America be without dazzling, impeccable fabrics to clothe the noble windows and chairs in its historic houses? Adriana Scalamandre Bitter can tell you. She was eight years old when her father, Franco, an Italian immigrant and...

Less is still more: the recent offerings from the Calvin Klein Home collection exemplify the firm's pared-down approach. (home).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... If simplicity is the highest form of sophistication, then the latest wares from the Calvin Klein Home collection--rooted as they are in the company's history of clean and contemporary American sportswear--reach its peaks. The bedding offers a...

Captain America: Wallace Nutting championed the notion of American antiques and catalyzed a colonial revival in the process.
June 1, 2003... Leigh Keno: Born in 1861, Wallace Nutting was a minister-turned-antiquarian, author, furniture maker, preservationist, and, in general, master marketer. In 1928 he almost single-handedly created a demand for American antiques with his...

Return of the natives: a landscape designer plants desert flora within sculptural walls and transforms a suburban backyard. (groundwork).
June 1, 2003... As you might expect from someone who studied architecture before turning to landscape design, Steve Martino loves hardscape. He has even been quoted as saying that hardscaping is more important to a garden than its plants. And he takes...

The Royal Albert: in New York apartment, veteran decorator Albert Hadley continues to dazzle us.
June 1, 2003... AS THE SAYING GOES, YOU HAVE to lead, follow, or get out of the way. Apparently the acknowledged doyen of American interior design, Albert Hadley, never got the message, for in this subtle apartment on New York's Sutton Place, he has managed to...

Cinematic chic: Kelly Wearstler, famous for her scene-stealing hotel decor, tones things down for a young L.A. family.
June 1, 2003... A FEW YEARS AGO, WHEN FASHIONABLE PEOPLE in Los Angeles still craved shabby chic houses outfitted with pale, baggy slipcovers and chipped furniture, Kelly Wearstler had to turn down jobs. "I would not have had a good time with that style," says...

A calm quiet place: muted tones and richly textured foliage create a garden that is a haven of serenity.
June 1, 2003... When my husband and I bought a small piece of land in Maine, we walked the property with the architect, planning to build. The hilly site was dense with brushy woods, and, struggling through the scratchy thickets, I found it difficult enough to...

Decorator's secrets: in an exclusive excerpt from her forthcoming book 'Rooms', Mariette Himes Gomez reveals some tricks of the trade.(Excerpt)
June 1, 2003... MARIETTE HIMES GOMEZ IS KNOWN FOR AN UNCOMPLICATED approach to design. She produces studied and refined interiors. In Rooms: Creating Luxurious, Livable Spaces (ReganBooks), she takes the experience of working on her own homes as a starting...

Nantucket high: in one of the island's grandest historic houses, designer Keith Irvine spreads his wings.
June 1, 2003... AFTER MY INITIAL EXCITEMENT WHEN ASKED TO WRITE about this Nantucket house, I got cold feet. It is after all about a project undertaken by the interior decorator Keith Irvine, who is my husband of nearly 40 years. But I had visited the house,...

Simply artful: a designer strips a Maryland home of superfluous detail to showcase the owners' fine collections.
June 1, 2003... "WE HAD BARELY HUNG THE pictures on our walls," says Francesca Danieli, describing her family's move from a recently acquired Manhattan apartment to a house in Chevy Chase, Maryland, after her husband, Gary Gensler, was asked to join the...

Cold soups: these cool concoctions are the quickest way to chill out at summertime tables.
June 1, 2003... 10-MINUTE GAZPACHO This riff on the Spanish classic can be served as a cocktail-like starter and will work with any tender green. Jean-Georges Vongerichten uses lamb's-quarters when he can get them. The soup tastes even better when...

Homestead bound: French haute cuisine and unexpected eclecticism revitalize a bastion of New England hospitality. (hot dish).(Homestead Inn, Greenwich, Connecticut)
June 1, 2003... The Homestead Inn is not all that it seems. Approaching it on a tree-lined, winding road through the most bucolic section of suburban Greenwich, you first see it nestled on a hill, a 1799 landmark white clapboard farmhouse surrounded by four...

Worthy weeds: what's in a name? Many familiar weeds--notably asters, staghorn sumacs, and mulleins--have places of honor in the most sumptuous gardens. (garden goddess only in House Beautiful).
June 1, 2003... The Usual Suspects A relative of the carrot, Queen Anne's lace (Daucus carota) has tall lacy white flowers that make ideal homespun bouquets. The lovely nickname comes from the bloom's similarity to Queen Anne's lace headdress (she reigned...

Earthly delights: from an American folk art display in Vermont to antiquarian nirvana in London--for a design devotee in June, heaven is a place on earth. (noteworthy).
June 1, 2003... 1. American quilts am as varied and complex as the people who make them. "Art of the Needle," an exhibition at Vermont's Shelburne Museum, explores the breadth and diversity of this craft with more than 100 examples from their vast collection....

Ansel Adams: his work and family life meshed in a house overlooking the Pacific. (encore).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... He was a poet of the American wilderness, whose medium just happened to be photography rather than words. Ansel Adams's stark black-and-white images of majestic mountains and streams turned people who had never even visited a national park into...