House Beautiful articles from March 2004

House Beautiful archives from March 2004

Wow factor.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2004... I have been reading interior design magazines for years and rather than keep every issue, I tear out the pages l find inspiring for future decorating endeavors. I found I tore out a good portion of the January issue, including the article...

Space case.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2004... The January issue was one of my favorites. I live in a small apartment so it's nice to see when a national magazine like yours devotes coverage to homes that aren't mansions. The tips were incredible--I have already implemented a few and think...

Media savvy.(Editor's Letter)(Editorial)
March 1, 2004... Susannah Meadows, a writer for Newsweek, called me recently to say that she had noticed more televisions showing up in the interiors that we feature in House Beautiful. She asked whether this was a trend. I told her I'm glad she noticed. The...

Welcome to town.(Of Note)(new Denver design store)(Town)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... After one too many buying trips to London, Paris, and New York, four Denver-based interior designers decided it was time to make shopping for their clients a little easier. Hence the birth of Town, a new design store with a 5,000-square-foot...

Sketches by Hadley.(Of Note)
March 1, 2004... If you've ever wondered how great designers approach a new project, now you can find out. Until May 1, you can view more than 75 original drawings and sketches by Albert Hadley, the dean of American designers, in an exhibition at the Gallery of...

Tahitian swoon.(Of Note)
March 1, 2004... In 1891 Paul Gauguin left France for Polynesia on a mission of artistic study for the French Ministry of Fins Arts. The resulting oeuvre--incorporating primitivism, exoticism, and the tropical colors of the lush landscape that surrounded...

Flower power.(Of Note)
March 1, 2004... Indulge your label obsession with a fashion accessory that will really take you places: a Coach-designed Vespa. In a partnership to mark the release of the leather purveyor's spring collection of eyewear, Coach creative director Reed Krakoff...

Pillow talk.(Of Note)(www.beautifulpillows.net )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... There's a new Web site where buyers can find just about any kind of decorative pillow--in three different sizes--to fit almost any kind of design motif or color scheme. The address is www.beautifulpillows.net and it's the brainchild of...

Freshly squeezed: this spring, furnishings are fitted out in the latest citrus shades. Savor the snap of these bright colors--direct from the runway to your living room.(Style Beat)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Clockwise from top left: TAM TAM stool in orange. $36; at MoMA Design Store: 800-447 6662. Mug and saucer in orange, $18; available through www.maxwellsilverny.com. Fruit coin purse, $960; by Hermes: 800-441-4488. Sand chair in orange, $1,260;...

Juicy fruits: zesty citrus shades of orange and lime brighten a neutral rattan love seat.(Swatch Watch)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Sofas, clockwise from top left: Seacloth's Check #SC4621 through John Rosselli has variegated blocks in tangerine. Large orange dots create a bold pattern on a yellow background in Marimekko's Pienet Kivet through Textile Arts. Gentle waves...

Design with color: beige? What's that? Four decorators show how they achieve excitingly vivid rooms.(How to ...)
March 1, 2004... CHRISTOPHER COLEMAN THIS DESIGNER, FEARLESS WITH COLOR, met his match in a client who keeps pushing him to pour on more pigment. The young family with four children and a modern art collection lives in a town house with high ceilings and...

Color conversation: textiles and furnishings from London-based Designers Guild are known worldwide for their inspired palettes.(Decorating)(Tricia Guild)(Interview)
March 1, 2004... Designer Tricia Guild is often called the queen of color, and her reign has been a long one. It was clear from the start of her career that this aspect of her art would be a primary focus. As a neophyte decorator in 1970, she was so...

Kate Spade at home: the superstar accessories designer turns her hand to new tableware for Lenox.(Market Report)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Clockwise from top left: From the Gramercy Park collection: Irving Place salad plate; Rutherford Circle accent plate in pink; and Irving Place dinner plate, Noel flatware. Madison Square double old-fahioned glass. Rutherford Circle cups and...

Glass act: two Rhode Island artisans create their own glassware legacy.(Designer's Eye)
March 1, 2004... IN AN EBAY-ADDLED WORLD, vintage is a term that has gained so much currency it has ceased to be a reliable signifier of age. A word that can be applied just as readily to both sleigh bells and Goth starfish charms (recent offerings on the site)...

The three kings: when it comes to French antiques, it helps to know your Louis.(Antiques)
March 1, 2004... DURING THE CENTURY and a half that produced many of France's finest antiques, French history is packed with the sort of romance and intrigue that sells millions of middlebrow beach novels every summer. It would be easy to think that France's...

Clouds of blooms: the once-rarefied orchid is not just for connoisseurs--and should be displayed in dramatic groups.(Garden Goddess)
March 1, 2004... A NEW WAY WITH ORCHIDS The day of the diva white orchid performing a solo beside the sofa is over--as is the misconception that all orchids are fussy and demanding. Ditch single orchid arrangements in favor of a whole chorus: choose a...

Back to the future: Christopher Dresser was an eminent Victorian whose revolutionary designs still look radical today.(Design)
March 1, 2004... THE SILVER TEAPOT, stunningly simple, and even more startling in shape, could have been designed yesterday. In fact, it dates from 1879 and is just one of an extraordinary assortment of products--everything from wallpaper, carpets, and...

Southern charm.
March 1, 2004... CITIES KISSED BY HISTORY have their own peculiar style. In New Orleans, style and the past are woven into relationships that are complicated and profound, yet surprisingly productive. When local architect Barry Fox was enlisted by Boatner...

High on L.A.: a hilltop aerie gets a refreshing burst of color.
March 1, 2004... YOU'D HAVE TO take up skydiving to beat this view. On a clear day, Larry and Beverly Schnur can see all the way from the San Gabriel Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, with the whole city of Los Angeles spread out in between. "Friends call us for...

Primary colors: designer Victoria Klein creates a quirky, elegant comfort zone for her husband, writer Joe Klein, and their children.
March 1, 2004... For designer Victoria Klein, allowing life to unfold in a house is more important than having the perfect pillow. She understands the idea of making things pure and perfect, but for her that's simply too sterile. It is the old-world notion of...

Opposites attract: designer Alison Spear creates a stunning, sleek, and modern interior wrapped in traditional Tudor.
March 1, 2004... SITTING ON ONE of the most beautiful residential streets in Washington, D.C., its curb appeal was superb. The Tudor-style house--built in 1928--preened with a fieldstone, stucco, and wood trim facade, and a handsome slate roof. "The...

Oscar's touch: designer Oscar de la Renta augments his success in clothing and furniture with a striking new line of cotton and silk fabrics.
March 1, 2004... EVEN THE NAMES of the patterns in the Oscar de la Renta Decorative Fabrics Collection evoke a languid tropical grandeur: Checkered Lotus, Jaipur Crest, Indian Summer. The cottons and silks in this new collection--available in a total of 55...

Hot potatoes: versatile and easy to prepare, the humble potato takes center stage.
March 1, 2004... Recipes Recipes adapted from Craft of Cooking by Tom Colicchio (Clarkson Potter, $38) POTATOES ANNA Serve with a frisee salad dressed with a warm bacon vinaigrette and Carmenet 2001 Lake County Cabernet Sauvignon. For...

Director's cut: olive trees provide a sense of history in filmmaker Nancy Meyers's Los Angeles garden.(Groundwork)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... NANCY MEYERS WANTED THE gardens at her Los Angeles house to provide a welcoming sense of history and place, but she faced a quandary: the house was brand new. An existing pittosporum hedge that blocked the driveway from the street provided...

Darling, I'll be home late: will the care and feeding of husband and house compromise your career? In June 1943, one young bride shared her tip sheet.(Girl With A Future)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... DON'T Don't feel that housekeeping is purely a woman's job; let your husband be a partner in the maintenance of your home.... Don't plan fancy menus that take hours of preparation; eliminate the first course.... Don't have a lot of...