House Beautiful articles from October 2004

House Beautiful archives from October 2004

Return to service.(Editor's Letter)
October 1, 2004... One of the fondest memories I have from my childhood in the 1960s is the thrill I would get in visiting a couple of local shops near my grandparents' house. The stores were within walking distance, and I was a regular at them. I would buy...

Boudoir noir.(Style Beat)
October 1, 2004... It's nightcap time on Sunset Boulevard, so raise a toast to the return of Hollywood glamour Louis XVI cherrywood chest of drawers, available through Grange: 800-472-6431. On the chest, from left: Silk taffeta evening wrap, $225; by...

Fine lines.(Swatch Watch)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Ticking stripes bring colors to vivid life and make any interior. brisk and exciting Background, from left to right: Cork fabric wall covering in natural #25439-16 from Krevet. Drapery hardware in red tortoise by Palmer Design, from Ruth...

Dinner with Oscar.(HB Shops)(Richard-Ginori 1735)(Liria)(Alhambra)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... After conquering fashion and furniture, renowned designer Oscar de la Renta turns his multiple talents to tableware, with two new lines available this month Oscar de la Renta's signature tableware collection for Richard-Ginori 1735...

Urban renewal: the town house seemed beyond repair, but an architect restored it to its, former glory and made his family a home.(Makeover)
October 1, 2004... "THE BUILDING WAS SCARY when bought it, says architect Paul Gleicher, who faced peeling plaster, burst pipes, and seven horrible kitchens and bathrooms in chopped-up apartments that he hoped to consolidate into a single-family home. But the...

... Make your home nontoxic: a healthy environment doesn't mean your rooms have to look sterile.(How To ...)
October 1, 2004... WHEN KIMBERLY BIEHL SCHMIDT'S daughter was diagnosed with extreme allergies, the Los Angeles-based designer suddenly had to look at everything in her home with new eyes. "The paint, the pressboard, the carpet--I had no clue that any of these...

The music essential: certain works by great artists tower above all others. These are the essentials.
October 1, 2004... Music is a universal mystery. It exists in every human culture, and often commands a place of honor. Our ancestors played music as far back as paleolithic days-scientists have found carved bone flutes tens of thousands of years old. What...

America's top young designers.(The Next Wave)(Interview)
October 1, 2004... Young, talented, and having the time of their lives. No wonder so many rising stars of design told us they'd rather be living now than in any other era. House Beautiful's child annual list of America top 25 young designers, culled from around...

A room in Shanghai: a famous hotel rich in exotic and personal history stirs a novelist's imagination.(Thoughts of Home)
October 1, 2004... FOR TEN YEARS between the two world wars, Shanghai's Cathay Hotel was the finest hotel in Asia, grander and better served than even Raffles in Singapore of the Imperial in Tokyo. It was also a center of life and intrigue in what was then the...

Illuminate us: leading designer Thomas O'Brien, the creative force at Aero Studios, shares some of his favorite lighting sources and solutions.(Designer's Top 10)
October 1, 2004... 1 It's surprising how easily vintage modern lighting from the 1930s and '40S fits into traditional settings. 2 I love overscale table lamps. There is a wonderful Walter von Nessen lamp on the center of our conference table at Aero that is...

Sweet home Chicago: a score of top designers combine their talents and imaginations to re-create a neglected gem in House Beautiful's 2004 Makeover Showhouse.
October 1, 2004... IN GLENCOE, a leafy suburb north of Chicago, a large Mediterranean-style brick house with a slate roof sits on a corner lot. It looks as though it's been there forever. But in fact, this 1920s home, House Beautiful's third annual showhouse, was...

Dramatic transformation.(Makeover Showhouse)
October 1, 2004... When a house undergoes such an extreme renovation the magic is in the details LIVING ROOM + DINING ROOM BEFORE AND AFTER: Alessandra Branca gave the living room a facelift, painting darkly stained French doors off-white, installing a...

All revved up: designer T. Keller Donovan takes the classics for a ride in a Manhattan apartment, proving that furniture from different eras can live together in graceful harmony.
October 1, 2004... CALL IT A CLASSIC DESIGN DICHOTOMY. The client Jennifer Bruder, liked the traditional furniture given to by her mother but wondered whether there was a way to make it look younger and more fun. Enter T. Keller Donovan, a designer who...

The Gold standard: in North Carolina; Mitchell Gold Furniture celebrates its 15th anniversary during the height of market frenzy.
October 1, 2004... OCTOBER IS ALWAYS A BUSY MONTH for Mitchell Gold and his staff at their showroom in High Point, North Carolina. It's when they open their doors for the biannual furniture market to show their latest creations to buyers and the media. But this...

Passageway to Santa Fe: who says you can't go home again? An East Coast couple relocate their expansive collection of Native American art to a sprawling Pueblo-style house designed as both sanctuary and showcase.
October 1, 2004... WHEN A NEW YORK publishing executive and his wife purchased their first piece of Pueblo pottery 17 years ago, they never expected to build a house to accommodate their stunning, still-growing Native American art collection. When priceless pots...

Splendor in the grass: a Dutch master works with flowers, plants, and grasses to paint a brilliant landscape for a Luxembourg farmhouse.
October 1, 2004... IT APPEARS AT FIRST as if the dreamy, lush fields surrounding the farmhouse are simply more beautiful than most of Mother Nature's other works. They might even be touched by the divine. Then it slowly dawns that this landscape was shaped by...

Sketchbook: insights into Kathryn M. Ireland's creativity can be found in the designer's scrapbooks, where she carefully records ideas, sketches, sources of inspiration and maybe even a secret or two.
October 1, 2004... SCRAPBOOKS ARE THE KEYSTONES of my creativity, I use them as a visual diary, a record of inspiration, and as a way to organize my thoughts. Remembrances of all my travels have been recorded in these books, including a recent trip to India that...

Chesapeake classic: designer Frank Babb Randolph helps a couple create a Mediterranean-style masterpiece on the shores of Maryland's Chesapeake Bay.
October 1, 2004... THE POET PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY called Italy a "paradise of exiles," and its lure has always been especially strong for British and Americans who want to surrender to a more sensuous life. Carolyn Williams and Aubrey Daniel, Americans who...

Harvest grill: a crisp autumn afternoon in the Catskills is always a good excuse for Mark Veeder to fire up the grill of his outdoor kitchen and share the pleasures of alfresco entertaining.
October 1, 2004... MARK VEEDER HAS certainly seen his share of parties. As cofounder of the Event Quest group, which specializes in planning events for a raft of corporate clients, he has worked on some elaborate shindings. Past projects range from creating a...

Patch work: reap a bounty of fall fruit from a pumpkin plot that effortlessly transforms into a cutting garden in the spring.(Garden Goddess)
October 1, 2004... PUMPKIN PERFECTION Pumpkins can present an uncommon challenge to the ordinary home gardener because they so aptly live up to their status as harvest symbols. We once had a vine that produced more than 60 pumpkins in one exuberant...

Modern masters.(Of Note)
October 1, 2004... This fall Atlanta's High Museum of Art will host an exhibition of 84 modern masterpieces from the Kroller-Muller Museum in Holland that are rarely seen in the U.S. The show runs from October 19 through January 16 and includes works by Vincent...

Seasonal style.(Of Note)
October 1, 2004... Grown weary of rotating the slipcovers every autumn and spring? A seminar on October 2 at Winterthur, the former estate of Henry Francis du Pont near Wilmington, Delaware, will focus on using the changing landscape as a cue for design. "Embrace...

Hail, Americana.(Of Note)
October 1, 2004... An outstanding trove of Americana from one of the coutry's great horse racing families goes on the block this month in New York. Items from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords include equestrian and folk art, 18th-century...

San Francisco treat.(Of Note)
October 1, 2004... A new design museum opens October 23 in San Francisco with an exhibit featuring the collection of studio furniture makers Garry Knox Bennett and his wife, Sylvia. The 3,500-square-foot San Francisco Museum of Craft + Design in the city's Union...

Bookshelf.(Of Note)(American Designers' Houses)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 1, 2004... Step into the pages of American Designers" Houses (Vendome, $50) and enter the design labs of 20 American- based decorators. Their aesthetic sensibilities are showcased in their own homes and range from the classic elegance of Albert Hadley to...

Home clean home.
October 1, 2004... The sight of clutter all around the house may be driving you crazy, but old magazines, junk mail and toys are harmless compared to the invisible germs that can make you and your family sick. It's a fact of life. Once the school year begins,...

Stripe it rich: spread out some ribbons and make your own pattern.(Finishing Touch)
October 1, 2004... When designer T. Keller Donovan couldn't find just the right stripe in his colors, he decided to make it himself. First, he picked out some beautiful French grosgrain ribbon (all natural fibers, no polyester) in tempting shades of French blue,...