Rustic Baths

November 28, 2014

Another version of rustic is country house informal. The space is traditional, the floor limestone with cabochon and the tub is a reproduction of an early 20th century model. This is somewhere between charming country and rustic.Slideshow

There are many elements that give a bath a ‘rustic’ composition. The first one that comes to mind is the use of Unlacquered Brassfittings with the worn and alluring appeal of a finish that shows its age gracefully. The warmth of yellow brass that is tinged with hints of green or brown delivers a soft and friendly patina.

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Books: Selling the Dwelling

November 26, 2014

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I was fortunate to catch the last day of the exhibition, SELLING the DWELLING, The Books that Built America’s Houses, 1775-2000, at the Grolier Club in New York.  Richard Cheek, exhibition curator and author of the accompanying book, is a photographer who records the visual history of America’s architecture as well as a bibliophile.

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Favorite Color #3: Navy

November 24, 2014

Rich navy walls give this simple bath character. It pairs really well with Carara marble.Slideshow

In my opinion, one can never sing enough praises to white. It is such an easy color with so many layers of subtlety. It can make an interior feel stark and minimal or give the space a plain wrap. Its sense of cleanliness and clarity is one of its best features. Second to white is gray.  Recently, I wrote about my love of gray not only for paint and upholstery but for my wardrobe as well.

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Modern Design at Waterworks

November 23, 2014

A white molded glass top sits upon a skeletal modern tubular washstand base. It is clean and spare.Slideshow

Waterworks and Shelton, Mindel & Associates have collaborated for more than a decade defining a new modern vocabulary for delivering water. Attention to detail, discreet simplicity and technical advances define the designs from .25 with its graceful quarter radii to Opus with its spare and cerebral elegance and finally Formwork, the last design in the trilogy.

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