The process of choosing a style direction need not involve renting a dumpster. What it does require is some very deliberate decision making. Here is a long list of style options. Take a look and figure out which you might enjoy in your home. Mission (Arts & Crafts Style), Romantic Decor, British India, French Moderne, [ read more… ]
As with any project, the first step in creating a room (rather than just filling it up) is to decide on the outcome you want. Surprisingly, this seems to be the biggest hurdle for many people to overcome. It’s not uncommon for many of us to find ourselves with a collection of individual pieces that [ read more… ]
Why is it Wonderful? Why is it that some rooms are memorable and others are simply places with stuff? What Works? What is it that makes one room pleasing and another — well, not so much?
**Due to dye lot variations, the colors in this fabric sample may not match current inventory. If color match is critical, contact your dealer. Fabric mills have found it necessary to include some type of disclaimer on fabric samples sent to their clients. Apparently, this is the same reasoning that slaps a “not for human [ read more… ]
Take this test: Would you reject this rug because it’s not a perfect rectangle? In a world of increasing automation, any object shaped by human hands, or by nature itself, is an endangered species. If they are not to become extinct, there must be room in the marketplace for variation and uniqueness, for these are [ read more… ]
I have a good friend with an interesting take on entertaining. Tom would always start a project in his house, get bogged down, and then have a party to force himself to finish it. There was, he said, no greater motivator. And his parties were legendary. People couldn’t wait to see the latest addition to [ read more… ]
Such a simple picture to convey so much. No turrets or verandas or four-car garages are necessary. Just a cozy little box illustrates all that is needed. Our larger-than-life scale of living may be about to undergo a change, as the cost of maintaining big homes, big cars and big lifestyles comes under scrutiny. The [ read more… ]
We recently renovated a place in our Wheaton store to showcase our leather gallery. It’s much more open and appealing than our previous leather area, but one thing is immediately apparent when you get numbers of large, heavy, solid-colored objects in one space; it’s a lot of large, heavy, solid color. In other words, there’s [ read more… ]
This is a fresh new look that would be perfect in a lake house or seaside cottage. It’s a new traditional infused with color from Century.
There are so many new leafy fabrics, from cool and woodsy to delicately embroidered tendrils and tropical philodendron.
