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Accessories Make the Kitchen and Bath

November 8, 2017

Andrian Collection. Virtually all of these elements are sculpted, without seams or joins, from single blocks of Arabescato marble. Skilled artisans detail the exteriors, evoking the precise lines of mechanical gears and classic Greek columns. Slideshow

Accessories truly complete any room in a home. They provide a personal narrative about the things you love, whether practical, beautiful or sentimental. Accessories appropriate for display can be anything from trinkets gathered on travels to precious heirlooms or useful store-bought everyday items.

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Details: Decorative Furniture

November 12, 2013

A bombe inlaid chest adapted as a vanity. Between the decorative mirror, the blue counter and wallpaper, this is a very stylized space.Slideshow

Generally, I am not a fan of “vanities”. They often look like kitchen cabinets that have been transported into the bath. I fully understand their practical aspects; much needed storage, counter tops for amenities, decorative hardware, space fillers… However, what I prefer is something that looks more like furniture and is more compatible with furniture in the adjacent rooms.

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Thomas Jayne: American Decoration, A Sense of Place

November 12, 2012

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Thomas Jayne, author, historian, preservationist, decorator and friend, has written a remarkable new book, AMERICAN DECORATION, A SENSE OF PLACE published by The Monacelli Press. Thomas’ interest in architecture and decoration started with his family’s legacy of houses that ranged from the Plymouth colony to a Vermont tavern, an Italianate Villa in Iowa and a California Craftsman style bungalow amongst others. Even the re-decoration of his boyhood room by painting the walls White House red. His family’s migration across a broad swath of the country and his own sense of history have informed Thomas’s’ body of work.

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