Tag Archives: Inspiration

Architectural Salvage

November 8, 2010

Napoleon showing off.Slideshow

I just love architectural salvage.  I adore old doors, windows and hardware.  Vintage bath fixtures and fittings are always inspirational for the quality of materials and the integrity of the design and craftsmanship.

Full post →
  /     /  
0

Kitchen Exhibit at MoMA

November 8, 2010

Welcome to the exhibit. Intelligent text tells the story of the development of the modern kitchen.Slideshow

The exhibition Counter Space: Design and the Modern Kitchen at the Museum of Modern Art explores the 20th century transformation of the kitchen as a pivotal point of modern thinking in family life. After WW1, kitchens long ignored by design professionals began to attract attention from domestic reformers and progressive architects. They wanted to transform the kitchen from drab, inefficient and unsanitary to something newer and family friendly. Previously the kitchen was relegated to the basement or an annex; it’s new popularity called for the reorganization of house design and a new definition of women and their place in family life.

Full post →
  /     /  
0

Grafitti in the Bath

November 1, 2010

One antique guest towel with an elaborate single letter monogram hangs on a vintage towel bar in my bath. It is layered over the Waterworks cream Gotham bath towels. The bath looks naked when it is being laundered.Slideshow

I was inspired to write this post after seeing Betty Lou Phillips’ new book, French Impressions. She loves words and monograms and has embroidered them on towels, embedded them in mosaic floors and painted them on her grandchildren’s lockers.

Full post →
  /     /  
1