House Beautiful articles from September 2003

House Beautiful archives from September 2003

The last picture show. .(Editorial)
September 1, 2003... I took my daughter Madison to the film Finding Nemo a couple of months ago and couldn't help but notice the dilapidated condition of the small, single-screen theater we were in. Nonetheless, it was still nice to see a film in an old...

Editors' picks. .(Furniture.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... We combed the Milan and High Point furniture fairs to bring you the latest and greatest 1. Jarrett table of hand-blown glass and lacquered wood, $6,780; designed by Rodolfo Dordoni for Venini: 866-696-9640. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

Screen play. .(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Just a frame and a few yards of cloth The Lambert folding screen by Richard Wrightman Design is a walnut frame to which 12 hemmed fabric panels are tautly attached with grommets and leather straps. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1. The...

Make a room look young: the first in a hands-on decorating series gives you advice on updating a traditional space. .(Column)
September 1, 2003... Giving a modern kick to a traditional room can be tricky, so House Beautiful turned to designer Tom Scheerer, who proved his prowess on the subject with a recent project he completed in Nantucket. Scheerer--mining the repertoire of legendary...

Problem solvers: in the first in a regular series, our experts help you transform your interiors.(Column)
September 1, 2003... Dan and Lori Carlton had been living in their Victorian house in a New York suburb for four years and had spent all that time making costly and time-consuming renovations, including the removal of a stucco facade, an addition, and wall repairs....

America's top young designers. .(Directory)
September 1, 2003... They're young, smart, and not afraid to break the rules. Most of them you've never heard of, but you will, and probably soon. They've learned from the very best, and they count masters like David Hicks, John Saladino, Albert Hadley, Billy...

Texas surprise: designer Jan Shower mixes midcentury European with traditional styles in the Dallas home of Ann and Lou Strawn. .(Cover Story)
September 1, 2003... ANN AND LOU STRAWN'S HOME SITS ATOP A SMALL hill in an exclusive Dallas neighborhood. Surrounded by trees, the brick-faced, Edwardian-style house looks from the outside like a sheltered English cottage. Step inside the small entryway,...

Low country, high style: a plantation-style Georgia house evokes a bygone era but maintains a modern edge.(Interview)
September 1, 2003... MOST PEOPLE DON'T BEGIN decorating until they see a finished room--or at least a blueprint. Susan Weiss, on the contrary, prefers to work from the inside out. She furnishes first, then constructs living spaces as a frame for her treasured...

Capital comfort: a 19th-century Washington, D.C., house segues gracefully into the new millennium of Thomas Pheasant.
September 1, 2003... "I was the first to see it," says Kathi Loughlin, who had been looking for a house in the Georgetown area of Washington, D.C., for more than a year. "When I walked in, the rooms were filled with amazing light." Built like a typical row house,...

Art imitating nature: a Phoenix garden by Steve Martino, who taught Arizonans to value their native plants.
September 1, 2003... JUST A FEW DECADES AGO, EVERYONE THOUGHT STEVE Martino's strictly native residential gardens looked exotic, and that includes Phoenicians who lived close by the Sonoran Desert that inspired such plantings. "Now everyone wants natives," says...

Tuscan tones: Jeffrey Bilhuber ignores glitzy South Beach surroundings to create rooms a Florentine could summer in.(Interview)
September 1, 2003... PLEASE TELL US YOUR FAVORITE architect. When we asked that of Jeffrey Bilhuber, an interior designer known for his minimalist style, his answer--Thomas Jefferson--was a surprise. This recent Bilhuber project, the transformation of an unwieldy...

Fruit: look to the grill for the simplest and quickest way to dessert under fire.
September 1, 2003... Recipes GRILLED PINEAPPLE WITH GIN, JUNIPER, AND LIME Recipe adapted from High Heat by Waldy Malouf and Melissa Clark (Broadway Books, $30) Vegetable oil spray 1 lime, zested and juiced 1/2 cup sugar plus 2...

The silk road: with their ever-expanding fabric stores, Warren and Andrea Kay are spinning gold. .
September 1, 2003... In business and in life, Warren and Andrea Kay, founders and owners of the Los Angeles--based fabric house the Silk Trading Co., give truth to the adage that opposites attract. He is a self-described impetuous and instinctual decision-maker who...

Going South: the traditional sideboard is altered by a regional furniture vernacular. .(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... This c. 1810 Southern huntboard--essentially a restrained version of a sideboard made from unadorned and non-veneered woods--was built in Piedmont, North Carolina, primarily from black walnut native to the area. Hunt boards were produced in the...

Framerselect.(Your Guide To The Best Frame Shops In America. Find the best framer near you. Request our free brochure "10 things to know before framing your picture.")(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Your Guide To The Best Frame Shops In America. Find the best framer near you. Request our free brochure "10 things to know before framing your picture." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Wellingtons Heirloom Leather Furniture.(www.wellingtonsleather.com)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Introducing Wellington's Heirloom Leather Furniture. Exquisite Leather, Decorative Nail Trims, Beautiful Wood Finishes. We're redefining leather furniture. To request a catalog call us at 800-262-1049 or view on online at...

Sterling silverware for sale.(www.silverqueen.info. )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... More than 6,000 patterns of new and discounted 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.info. National...

Fran's wicker & rattan furniture.(www.franswicker.com)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Order with confidence from America's oldest and largest wicker & rattan importer. Highest quality, lower prices, and prompt delivery. For a FREE 72-page catalog, call 800-531-1511 and ask for Dept. HB2003 or visit us at www.franswicker.com ...

Pet doors. .(www.dogdoors.com)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... are the ultimate in convenience for cats and dogs. And, they free you from doorman duty. There are many different styles to fit doors, walls, windows, screens; and sliding glass doors. For a FREE catalog call 800-749-9609 Dept: HBE0309 or...

Chesterfield sofa sleeper. .(www.mayfieldleather.com)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Mayfield Leather offers this stunning Chesterfield sofa in a full and queen size sleeper. Other heirloom quality designs are available in over 50 different top grain leathers. For catalog ($5, refundable with order), write to Mayfield Leather...

The Finnish line: designer Tapio Wirkkala takes the prize.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Pronouncements are one of the occupational hazards of the magazine trade, but House Beautiful got it right when we proclaimed this tray, spotted at the Milan Triennale, "the most beautiful object of 1951." Carved from a block of laminated...