House Beautiful articles from November 2005

House Beautiful archives from November 2005

Out in the county.(editor's letter)
November 1, 2005... By the time you read this, I'm certain I will already have burned up a small forest of wood in my living room fireplace. I love the fall. It's ironic, actually, that the warmest colors of the year--at least in my mind--arrive as temperatures...

Safe house.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... Thank you for the article on New Orleans-based designer Gerrie Bremermann ["Louisiana Splendor," July]. Bremermann's use of contemporary objects is so refreshing when paired with French and Swedish antiques. Her designs have such an eloquent...

Botanical bungle.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... I enjoy your magazine tremendously. I did have to smile, though, when I read the caption describing the painting in the breakfast room in "In Good Company" [September]. It incorrectly identifies the flowers depicted as dogwoods. Take it from a...

Buy right.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... I absolutely love the Stained Glass sheet set featured in the September issue ["Show Your Colors"]. I looked on the Web site mentioned in the article but none of the stores listed carry this particular set. Where can I buy it? Judith Hagan...

Take a stand.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... I have five petrified eggs, like the ones pictured in the bookcase in "Back in Time" [September] and have been unable to find stands for them. I currently display them on small cushions from which they invariably topple over. Can you tell me...

Light your fire: custom holds that the hearth is the heart of the home ... show it some love with these new surrounds, sculptural andirons, streamlined tools, and screens.(DECORATING / style beat)
November 1, 2005... Left: Avignon fireplace surround by Jasper Conran; available through designers from Chesney's: www. chesneys.co.uk. Fire tool set, $120; from The Conran Shop: 866-755-9079. Woven metal fire screen, available through designers from Heltzer:...

Parlor games: glowing burnt oranges and deep indigo blues will make any sofa the dramatic focus of a room.(DECORATING / swatch watch)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... This wide silk awning stripe, Durham Park Stripe Kopla in Banana, by the Silk Trading Co. is both formal and sophisticated on Milling Road Collection's English Parlor Sofa by Baker. The vertical lines emphasize the sofa's high arms and tall...

Clopat reserve collection[TM] garage doors.(Highlights)(Advertisement)
November 1, 2005... Official Garage Door Sponsor of the House Beautiful 2005 Celebrity Showhouse America's Favorite Garage Doors[TM] Clopay's Reserve Collection custom line allows you to create just about any door you can imagine, using the wood of your...

Live in style sweepstakes.(Highlights)
November 1, 2005... You could win a 2006 Mercedes Benz R-Class and a $3,000 Pottery Barn Kids Gift Card (also redeemable at Pottery Barn), Enter today at PotteryBarnKids.com The Live In Style Sweepstakes Advertising Disclosures One (1) Grand Prize winner...

Calvin Klein Home.(Highlights)(Advertisement)
November 1, 2005... Simple refined luxury. The Calvin Klein Home Collection offers modern essentials for bed, bath, tabletop, table linens and floor coverings.

World gold council.(Highlights)(Advertisement)
November 1, 2005... Discover the many ways to express yourself and cherish the ones you love with the meaningful gift of gold. Log onto www.speakgold.com for inspiration, There's one language everyone understands. Speak gold

Bathed in toile: all-white isn't the only way to go in a small bath: embracing color and pattern gives a guest bathroom distinction.(DECORATING / monthly makeover)
November 1, 2005... THE SIMPLE Victorian farmhouse had been built c. 1910 in Marietta, Georgia, but over the ensuing years had been "remuddled," as the homeowner puts it. This young family had been renovating it a few rooms at a time, and when it came time to...

America's top 100 interior designers: our annual lineup of design stars includes an abundance of exciting ideas, opinions, tips, and secrets of the best decorators in America, from coast to coast.(DECORATING / top designers)(Directory)
November 1, 2005... BACK TO BASICS New York designer Sara Bengur likes each interior she works on to evolve naturally. "I work with each client to establish a basic scheme, whether it's bright and fresh, rich and deep, or light and elegant. Then I mix in colors...

Shopping guide: HB's top designers reveal their sources for everything from antiques and accessories to hardware and faucets--and a whole lot in between.(DECORATING / top designers)(Directory)
November 1, 2005... EAST Cote Jardin 3218 O St. NW, Washington, D.C. 202-333-3067 18th- and 19th-century French furniture and garden ornaments. Frank Babb Randolph Empire Metal Finishing 24-69 46th St., Long Island City, NY ...

Stage struck: HB's top 100 decorating stars identify famous theater set designs that have caught their fancy and inspired their work.(DECORATING / top designers)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... I recently saw Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Woman in White in London. The stage design, which incorporates curved screens with projected images, was wonderful, ALESSANDRA BRANCA The Pillowman was very dark, bizarre, and humorous at the...

House beautiful home collection sweeptakes.(Highlights NOVEMBER/05)
November 1, 2005... Introducing the House Beautiful Home Collection, a new line designed to inspire people to make their homes as colorful and interesting as the pages of the magazine. Available exclusively at Famous-Barr, Filene's, Foley's, Hecht's, Kaufmann's,...

Geometrix by Schonbek.(Highlights NOVEMBER/05)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Geometrix[TM] is a whole new category of high-tech lighting designed by Schonbek with Strass[R] crystal by Swarovski. The designs are expressed in spirals and slices, cylinders and rectangles, pyramids and spheres. Pure white halogen or xenon...

Bell'O International AVS-2752HG high gloss black audio video system.(Highlights NOVEMBER/05)
November 1, 2005... Elegant opposing are frames combine to form this unique and contemporary home theater furniture. Constructed of high-gloss black, scratch resistant, powder-coated steel and tempered safety glass, this design can accommodate most Flat Panel...

Lenox celebrates you.(Highlights NOVEMBER/05)
November 1, 2005... This Holiday Season Lenox Celebrates You--The Ultimate Gift Giver! Enter to Win $10,000 in Prizes "Lenox Celebrates You" Sweepstakes prize package includes: * A week's vacation to the destination of your choice * Gifts for...

... Kid-proof furniture: designer Darryl Carter says synthetic fabrics have come a long way and are the perfect answer for a family that wants stylish, child-friendly decor.(DECORATING / how to ...)
November 1, 2005... Designer Darryl Carter rests his arms atop cushions covered in, from top: Roma by Pindler & Pindler; Gusto by Knoll Textiles; Ultrasuede by Robert Allen; Novasuede by Robert Allen; Profilo by Dedar; Liquid Leather by Giant; Glove by Kvadrat...

Now showing: House Beautiful's 2005 celebrity showhouse opens to dramatic effect in Los Angeles.
November 1, 2005... LOS ANGELES HAS BEEN THE STOMPING GROUND of great characters, both on screen and off, for over a century now. This Hollywood heritage was not forgotten in the creation this year s showhouse in upscale Brentwood, benefitting the Children's...

Hermosa beach chic: a southern California coastal house is toughened to withstand the elements and given a sleekly efficient, stylishly contemporary interior.
November 1, 2005... FOR TWO DECADES, Pete Biche watched the intense sun and salt air take its toll on neighboring homes in Hermosa Beach, along a stretch of southern California sand. So when the longtime bachelor married, he and new wife, Linda, decided to replace...

American master: Albert Hadley has earned a reputation as one of the great decorators of the 20th century. In a forthcoming biography, excerpted here, Adam Lewis chronicles the path of the famously reticent designer.(Excerpt)
November 1, 2005... DURING HIS FIRST YEAR on the faculty at Parsons, 1949 to 1950, Albert Hadley celebrated his thirtieth birthday. One of Hadley's few friends was Billy Baldwin, who had been a frequent guest lecturer at Parsons when Hadley was a student. Now...

Carriage trade: Maine designer Heidi Gerquest dresses up a Princeton, New Jersey, house that once belonged to a president.
November 1, 2005... WHEN YOU'RE DESIGNING the former carriage house of President Woodrow Wilson, a little respect for history is helpful. But too much respect would make it more museum than home. Designer Heidi Gerquest took on this balancing act with flair...

Bountiful harvest: the right kind of winter squash has twofold appeal: it looks as good as it tastes.(PASSIONS / gardening)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... THIS THANKSGIVING, BE GRATEFUL FOR WINTER SQUASH. What other vegetable works as long-lasting decor and can also be used to make delicious food? The big blue Hubbard, the small striped Delicata, and the smooth, vellum-colored Crookneck often...

Trading spaces: after an overseas sabbatical, an American family discover the true meaning of the house they left at home.(PASSIONS / thoughts of home)
November 1, 2005... LOOKING BACK, the strangest thing of all was that we never met the family who lived in our house for five months. Sometimes I think about it as I'm changing sheets or sweeping floors or loading the dishwasher. I will marvel: They slept in...

Balancing act: a plain-Jane front yard is transformed with a central parking court and paired trees and shrubs.(PASSIONS / garden rescue)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... MANY PEOPLE FEAR THAT A symmetrical arrangement--whether of plants or furniture--will automatically make a garden or room feel formal or stodgy. Landscape architect Mary Palmer Dargan proves how irrational these fears are in the front yard of...

Thanksgiving treasures: Edward Ross, HB's intrepid Weekend Shopper, celebrates the quintessential American holiday with a festive table styled with flea market collectibles.
November 1, 2005... Above and right: HB's Edward Ross snatches up transferware at the now-defunct Chelsea flea market in New York. The plates are Mason's English china and cost $15 for a set of eight. Ross arranged them on the table with Bakelite and coin silver...

A colorful history: when creating gardens for their Colonial house, a Massachusetts couple took care to preserve the regional spirit of the land.
November 1, 2005... FEW PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTRY cherish their heritage more than New Englanders--from the grandest houses to the humblest barns, from sugar maples blazing in autumn to the rolling landscapes that were once farmland. This 67-acre homestead in...

A casual affair: an easy air prevails when Bunny Williams and John Rosselli entertain in Connecticut.(ENTERTAINING / gatherings)
November 1, 2005... WHEN INTERIOR DESIGNER Bunny Williams and antiques dealer John Rosselli invite friends to dinner at their country home, as they do almost every weekend, the mood is always relaxed and friendly. The couple love to entertain quite simply because...

Wipe out winter woes.(Advertisement)
November 1, 2005... Ever notice when one child gets sick, the whole house does? According to a University of Arizona study, it happens this easily: A child at school touches an infected surface, touches his eyes, nose or mouth, then carries the flu virus home and...

A cut above: make the holiday feast resplendent with table accessories that delight the eye.(ENTERTAINING / editor's choice)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... FINE PEDIGREE Great design often consists of a simple form crafted with precision from exceptional materials. Carving steel with rosewood handle and ebony roundel tip, from Linley: www.davidlinley.com. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FRENCH...

For the birds: whether you're serving wild pheasant or your favorite roast chicken, there is a wine that will bring out every flavor.(ENTERTAINING / SPIRITS)
November 1, 2005... LUCIUS BEEBE, a renowned bon vivant and a columnist who regaled New York with pithy bon mots in the 1930s and '40s, loved fine food and drink. But when it came right down to it, he liked to extol the simple pleasures of "a hot bird and a cold...

Bright lights: forget the flowers, says David Stark. Use candles sheathed in jewel-toned paper and massed together for a jaw-dropping centerpiece that will steal the show.(ENTERTAINING with David Stark)
November 1, 2005... A cluster of homemade papier-mache globes hold votives and make a festive dinner party display: their shapes are echoed in the table settings. Table and wineglasses from Crate and Barrel; water glasses, napkins, bowls, and pashmina used as...

LG.(Highlights: NOVEMBER/05)(flat screen TVs)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Designer Tip: "The clean streamlined design of these LG flat screens is wonderful and practical because they can be incorporated into any interior including, as shown here, the living room. What's more.... It's thin and...

Dynasty & Omega: better together!(Highlights: NOVEMBER/05)(Advertisement)
November 1, 2005... Introducing the perfect pair for the perfect kitchen. Dynasty (semi-custom) and Omega Custom blend together seamlessly, giving you thousands of design possibilities with the ability to stay within your budget. More choices, greater...

Sideshow: give the bit players starring roles with simple and delectable vegetable preparations that will spur ovations.
November 1, 2005... Recipes ROASTED JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES Jerusalem artichokes are dark, knobby tubers that look like ginger; choose firm, unblemished specimens. Recipe adapted from the Fat Duck restaurant, Bray, Berkshire, England. 3 pounds...

Finally, a shine that lasts: miracle polish ends struggle with tarnishing metals.
November 1, 2005... Lately, I have noticed quite a few newspapers and magazines praising a polish formulated by a homemaker. The articles report that Donna Maas grew frustrated with rubbing and scrubbing her silver, brass and other metals only to see them quickly...

Correction.(resources)(Correction Notice)
November 1, 2005... October 2005: Resources for "Make Beautiful," p. 90, inadvertently omitted the following: Thanks to Lowe's for donating and installing hardwood flooring, crown molding, and built-in bookshelves with fireplace surround--Lowe's (R); 800-445-6937....

Mayfield leather.(beautiful finds)
November 1, 2005... Sink into luxury with the timeless style of Mayfield Leather's Chesterfield chair and ottoman. Also available in sofa and love seat at direct sale prices. For Mayfield's complete line of heirloom quality seating call 800-342-7729 or visit us at...

Pet doors U.S.A.(beautiful finds)
November 1, 2005... Over 201 styles of pet doors to choose from. No need to rush home or get up early on the weekends. Your pet will enjoy the freedom to come and go as they please. Choose from doors for doors, walls, screens or patio doors. We even carry...

Fran's wicker & rattan.(beautiful finds)
November 1, 2005... Order with confidence from America's oldest and largest wicker and rattan importer. Highest quality, lowest prices and prompt delivery. For a FREE 96-pg. Color catalog call 800-531-1511 and ask for Dept. HB05 or online at www.franscatalog.com...

Interiors by decorating den.(beautiful finds)
November 1, 2005... INTERIORS BY DECORATING DEN has been a great find for 35 years. Turn your decorating passion into a career. No formal experience necessary as they have full training programs. Home-based, low overhead, direct wholesale accounts with turn-key...

Spectrum.(beautiful finds)
November 1, 2005... 100% Crystal Wrought Iron Chandelier. This beautiful chandelier has 6 lights and is decorated and draped with hand-cut and polished 100% crystal that capture and reflect the light of the candle bulbs. The timeless elegance of this chandelier is...

Sterling silverware for sale.(beautiful finds)
November 1, 2005... More than 6,000 patterns of new and discontinued flatware patterns at very affordable prices. China, crystal and fine silver gift items also available. Call Silver Queen at 800-262-3134 for a free catalog, or visit www.silverqueen.com. National...

Open arms.(FINISHING TOUCH)(Barclay Butera's new Brentwood sofa )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Modern may mean streamlined and sleek--but it definitely does not mean uncomfortable. Barclay Butera's new Brentwood sofa has long, low, contemporary lines, but he softens the hard edge of the arm with a tufted cushion that wraps all the way...