British Ceramics Biennial, Stoke On Trent

November 18, 2012

The Old Spode Factory site. This was the main building. The former site is made up of a series of buildings – so it is like walking into a small town.Slideshow

Please welcome Sarah Watson who runs the bath furnishings company, Balineum, in the UK as our guest blogger to THE PERFECT BATH. She lives in London with her husband (who does not work in the world of bathrooms, has no interest in ceramics, and whose only interest is cricket—-not the insect). www.balineum.co.uk.

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Great Holiday Gifts from Waterworks

November 18, 2012

I love the bud vase that is part of the Chatham collection. Three lined up on a dining table each with one beautiful flower is often the perfect decoration.Slideshow

I am not a great shopper, so whenever possible I try to make it personal and gift purchases from stores where I know I will get great service and find beautiful, unusual gifts. For me, one of those places is Waterworks. Every time I give a gift from our store I get such a delighted response.

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The Perfectly Imperfect Home: Deborah Needelman

November 18, 2012

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Last Sunday I was on my treadmill, as I often am at 8:30am on weekends, watching Open House NYC. It is always so much fun when someone I know appears on TV. And, on January 8th Deborah Needleman, editor in chief of the WSJ Magazine and creator of the Off Duty section of the Wall Street Journal, was featured. When I first met Deborah she was the Founding Editor in Chief of Domino, the much missed youthful, lighthearted, helpful shelter magazine that made design accessible and revealed designers insider secrets.

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Another White Bath

November 18, 2012

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I simply can’t help myself.  I am constantly tearing pictures of white baths out of magazines. What I love the most about these white baths is that they are susceptible to changes of light and shade because white is actually tinged with other colors. Additionally, as I have said before, white is a powerful color. It reflects light and transforms all the colors around it. It is a real color that projects an image of a crisp, clean and airy interior. It is timeless and always in style.

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