House Beautiful articles from September 2008

House Beautiful archives from September 2008

Tile.(the best!)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cut from slate or porcelain, as wistful as autumn leaves. An unexpected touch in a backsplash or a border. Or put them in a bowl! Sizes vary from 2 to 4 inches. Bag of 12, from $35. ACCENTS CON AGUA: 800-905-6060;...

1. Dinnerware.(the best!)(Ralph Lauren's 9" brunch plate)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ralph Lauren's new bone china Romance place setting with turquoise enamel accents on a platinum band was inspired by a tooled silver belt buckle. Home on the range never looked this good. 9" brunch plate, $40. RALPH...

2. Hose holder.(the best!)(Wisteria Beehive Hose Holder)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] No more tangles. That's the buzz on this metal and resin Beehive Hose Holder, $179, with a removable lid--and a few curious bees. 17.5" H by 20" Dia. WISTERIA: 800-320-9757; wisteria.com.

3. Tray.(the best!)(Target)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] John Derian does his decoupage look in dishwasher-safe melamine at a fraction of the price--$17 for the 12" by 12" Butterflies or Bird tray; $13 for the 9" by 14" Graphic or Alphabet Letters. TARGET: 800-591-3869;...

4. Boxes.(the best!)(West Elm)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Colorfully updated in lacquer, these Shakeresque boxes give tradition just the right twist. Set of three, $39, in tones of blue, red, or neutral (shown). WEST ELM: 888-922-4119; westelm.com.

5. Sofa.(the best!)(Paris Market & Brocante)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A huge sofa--88" long by 43" deep--that doesn't look like a boat ran aground in your living room. Must be those graceful curves, covered in simple Belgian linen. Greyson sofa, $4,675. PARIS MARKET & BROCANTE:...

6. Lamp.(the best!)(Nancy Corzine Southampton)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Even the shade is made of antiqued glass--which looks like mercury glass--giving this lamp an ethereal glow. Instant atmosphere for any room. 25" H (shown), $560. 29" H, $750. NANCY CORZINE SOUTHAMPTON: 631-287-8606;...

7. Chest.(the best!)(Dan Marty Design)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Wrapped in raffia, this small chest offers a lot of style for its size--31" H by 25" W by 13" D. Great nightstand or side table. Made in Thailand from sustainable materials. Raffia chest, $2,400. DAN MARTY DESIGN:...

8. Scent.(the best!)(Seasons International)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A. Light one of these 3-5" papers, perfumed with frankincense and myrrh, and you'll feel as if you've gone back to the 16th century, when they were first made by Santa Maria Novella. Armenia papers, box of 25, $25....

9. Bowl.(the best!)(Distant Origin)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bet you can't guess what this is made of. Hot glue. Who knew it could make these amazing colors and patterns? Each is unique, and nontoxic. Hot glue bowl, 9" Dia, $55, DISTANT ORIGIN: 212-941-0024; distantorigin.com....

10. Sconce.(the best!)(T.C. Donobedian)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Handblown of opalescent Venetian glass, these sconces are not wired, but sized to fit over a vertically mounted porcelain socket. Delightfully exotic, and could even go outdoors, if sheltered. 12" H by 8"W, $425...

Color greens: green soothes, uplifts, and makes everything around it look good. No wonder it's Nature's favorite color--and so popular with designers.
September 1, 2008... "You're almost not sure what color this is. Green? Gray? Taupe? I like colors that have a gray undertone. They read more like architecture than decoration. Glaze it for more depth, or whitewash it for a whole other quality. I see it in a...

Instant room Darryl Carter: Darryl Carter doesn't want a room he designs ever to go out of style. So he built on the subtle colors and rich textures of the new Threads collection at Lee Jofa.
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Curtains "CREWEL ON LINEN is weighty enough to drape perfectly, yet unstructured for more of a relaxed sensibility." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Chair [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "SUPERKIDSKIN...

Everywhere we look ... limed, pickled, cerused, etc.(Buyers guide)
September 1, 2008... How do you add wood to a room while keeping the atmosphere fresh and bright? HB finds the furniture and explains the words... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Flooring (c) Had Tom Cruise danced across this pickled oak flooring in his socks...

Our favorite store: Waterworks, West Hollywood: with water still its muse, the visionary bath company--famous for its classic designs--steams up Melrose Avenue in LA.(Interview)
September 1, 2008... This is like a high altar to the bathroom! DAVID SCHAEFER (Creative Director): The idea was to inspire, to present a bigger, more conceptual idea of the bath. We don't have to show designers what sink goes with what tile--that's their job....

Wallpapers grasscloth: a perennial favorite of decorators, grasscloth has a natural beauty. Now it's being enhanced with the sophistication of color and pattern.(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Peegee in Jade/Flaxen Embroidery and grasscloth--two of our favorites in one place. Embroidered grasscloth. CREZANA DESIGN: crezana.com. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Island Floral in Brown/Natural We love...

Twilight field: part 7: fireplace and heating: instead of sputtering radiators or blowing air, Newell Turner chose heat sources that are pleasing to the eye as well as the toes.(Interview)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I've never seen a fireplace quite like this. What is it? I think of it as a cross between a traditional fireplace and a wood-burning stove, made by a company in Finland called Tulikivi. It's built out &soapstone...

Send us a picture of ... okay, everybody, get out your magnifying glasses. Manolos. Hermes boxes. Cashmere, cashmere, cashmere. Nine designers open their closet doors for us ...
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "I just moved into a 1950s ranch-style house. If the door's open you can see right into this closet, so I wanted to make it worthy of being seen. I hung a graphic black and white Cole & Son wallpaper on the back...

I'm looking for a French chair: what's more feminine and flirty than a French chair? and how about those sexy legs? French used to mean formal--now it means fun!(Buyers guide)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1. Antwerp, $1,498. Anthropologie: 800-309-2500; anthropologie.com. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 2. Curve Back, $299. Brocade Home: 800-276-2233; brocadehome.com. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 3. Medallion, from...

Tablescape leisurely lunch: relax, it's only lunch, says New York style maker Mona Nerenberg. "If you're calm and the table looks calm, then your guests will enjoy themselves even more.".(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Leave your linen unpressed. It's more natural and looks effortless and sexy." "Keep it simple. A cluttered table is distracting and intimidating." "Use a sideboard or console to keep extra dishes, napkins,...

Technophobia steam appliances: old-fashioned steam is the hottest new thing. But is the extra cycle worth it? That depends on what you want it for.(Q&a)(Interview)
September 1, 2008... LOUIS GIOGAIA (manager, Gringer & Sons Appliances): Ovens too, by the way. People like the idea of sanitizing their clothes and utensils, so appliances with steam cycles have started to become popular. The cycles are on a lot of top-of-the-line...

Ask the Barefoot Contessa: antipasto with Roasted Artichokes: Ina's antipasto platter is easy to make and even easier to serve. Some of us would happily call this dinner!(Q&a)(Recipe)
September 1, 2008... I love making one big antipasto platter and putting it in the middle of the coffee table with small plates. It's fresh and inviting and there's something very warm about everyone helping themselves. I often cook just one thing, like roasted...

Correction.(ASK THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA)(Correction notice)
September 1, 2008... I'm so sorry to all of you who made the potato salad in the July issue; I made a terrible mistake in the seasoning. The dressing should read 11/2 teaspoons of kosher salt and 1 teaspoon of pepper And please skip the salt and pepper added later...

Cookbook: in season: in her unpretentious and exhilarating new book, the celebrated gardener Sarah Raven takes us back to the earth, to the flavorful joys of fresh, seasonal food.(In Season )(Book review)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SARAH RAVEN HAS NO-NONSENSE HANDS, THE FINGERS WIDE AND muscular, the nails clipped short--gardener's hands. Tousle-haired and in the frayed bohemian uniform of the English earth mother, Raven is more Alice Waters...

House Beautiful: September 2008: the new naturals.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Naturals return to decorating every few decades as reliably as Halley's Comet. Their last huge moment was in the 1970s, and I was there, sweeping Lip leaves from the tree in my Manhattan living room while dreaming of...

Blues and greens are natural: together, they're pure magic, evoking sky and clouds, grass and trees, all the fresh, luminous beauty of the outdoors.(The New NATURALS)(Marshall Watson)(Interview)
September 1, 2008... MIMI READ: These lovely, soothing colors--where did they come from? MARSHALL WATSON: Directly from nature. This area is famous for a fog that rolls in every morning, a thin shroud of mist. The dining room walls are a blue-gray that looks...

Grays are natural: they're cool and quiet, strong and settled, and gloriously accommodating to every other color. No wonder we all love stone.(The New NATURALS)(Jeffrey Bilhuber)(Interview)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MIMI READ: This modern house is urbane, but with an earthy quietness. What did you think when you first laid eyes on it? JEFFREY BILHUBER: It was under construction, so I had to imagine it--a modernist version of...

Table lamps inspired by nature.(The New NATURALS)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1 CARVED ICE 17 1/2" H, $3,110 McGUIRE FURNITURE: 800-662-4847; McGUIREFURNPTURE.COM. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 2 BELLY 22" H, $405. JAMIE YOUNG: 866-295-2677; JAMIEYOUNG.COM. [ILLUSTRATION...

Coral, aquamarine, turquoise, and radiant white are natural: in coastal Connecticut, a house shimmers with the colors of seashells and lustrous pearls.(Jason Bell)(Interview)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The entryway of this early 1900s house is painted Benjamin Moore Shaker Beige. "I love the idea of entering colorful rooms from sand-colored spaces," says designer Jason Bell. LISA CREGAN: What you've done with...

Sea and sand are natural: a contemporary house takes to the ocean.(The New NATURALS)(Philip Cozzi and Kristin Hein)(Interview)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] HEATHER SMITH MACISAAC: This house sits in a clearing in the woods, shrouded by greenery, and yet there seems to be a ship theme driving the design. PHILIP COZZI: Even though it's in the woods, it's still a...

101 colors from nature: meadow-breeze, mountain pass, babbling brook, palest glow: colors as beautiful as their names.(The New NATURALS)(List)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1 AIR.01, YOLOCOLORHOUSE.COM [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 2 WINDSWEPT, 89BG 70/116, GLIDDEN.COM [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 3 GUSTY, CL3051W, PARKERPAINT.COM [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 4 SHY SKY, OW42 2P,...

Tans and taupes are natural: there's a simplicity that calms and clears you in a house that's all about earthy textures.(The New NATURALS)(Abby Rizor and Hattie Wolfe)(Interview)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] FRANCES SCHULTZ: Your house looks as if it grew up out of the earth, with an aura of rough-hewn elegance. ABBY RIZOR: Yes. I love mixing old with new, primitive with elegant, simple with ornate. That dining...

Kitchen of the month: Watersound, Florida: St. Charles, the company that (more than likely) made the kitchen of your childhood, is producing its venerable metal cabinetry once again. HB gets an exclusive advance look ...(Interview)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CHRISTINE PITTEL: This looks so clean and fresh and calm, and the mood starts with those colors. Where did they come from? KIM FOUQUET: The kitchen has an amazing view over the dunes to the Gulf of Mexico, and we...

The best! For the kitchen.(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... The sexiest hood... the pot that holds the spoon for you... gorgeous concrete tile... and the perfect cup of tea [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1. Floor Tile Ah, remember Paris. Remember Casablanca. These pretty new tiles combine the...

Correction.(Correction notice)
September 1, 2008... JANUARY 2008: In the resources lot "Michael Taylor's Style Really Lasts" on page 74, the phone number for Suzanne Tucker was incorrect. The correct phone number is 418-445-6789.

The last words: what are you doing differently as a result of the green movement? Ten designers share the changes they've made at home or in their work.
September 1, 2008... Interviews by SHAX RIEGLER We're putting, everything from chairs and tables to bookcases and cabinets to new use. People have always done it, but now you realize that it's green, too. For one of my current projects, the mandate is to find...