“ThisparticularimageisthediningroomfromanupstateNewYorkfamilycompound.IlikethisroombecauseitismoreformalthanIwouldhavetypicallydone.MyclientrequestedformalityandaskedartistStephenHannocktocollaborateontheproject.ItfeelsgreatintheeveningwiththisgrandsweepingHudsonValleyviewsurroundingyouduringacandlelightdinner.”
Fortheformaldiningroom,artistStephenHannockpaintedTuscanyontheHudson,asceni...[
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Addbeautifulbloomswithoutalotofmaintenancetoyourgardenthissummerwitheasy-growing,summer-bloomingshrubs.Herearesomeofthebest.
BluebeardShrub
Thisshrubisatreatinlatesummerwhenitbearsitsairyclustersofbeautifulblueblooms.It\'sextra-easytogrow,too,laughingoffallbuttheworstheatanddrought.Asanaddedbonus,birdsandbutterfliesloveit.Bluebeardshrubmakesagreatcutflower,too.
Name:Caryopterisvarietie...[
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Intheheatofsummer,fillyourroomswithcoolblues,greens,andpurplestosummonacoolbreezetoyourhome.Checkouttheseinspirationalideasandthentryitinyourplace.
1.PairwithWhite
Youthfulpurplecoatsthewallsinthissweetbedroom.
Makeitworkforyou:
--Useall-whitefurnituretocounterpointthebrightshade.
--Don\'tbetoomatchy:Attachbabybluepapertotheheadboardoruseanothercoolshadesomewhereelse.
--Acc...[
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BeautyinBloom
Tulips(鬱金香),daffodils(水仙),andhyacinths(風信子)arebellwethersofspring.Inthissimpleceramicbucket,askirtoflightpinkDiasciasurroundsaclumpofmagentatulips.Prolongthelifeofyourplantingsbypurchasingplantswithtightlyclosedbuds.Thebudswillopeninafewdaysandcoloryourcontainerfortwoormoreweeks.
InLovewithPinks
Twopetitegalvanizedbucketsconnectedbyacrosspieceandsimplehandlea...[
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DrawingonNorwegianstavechurcharchitecture,aboathousebuiltoversixyearsinCreede,Colorado,“wasaworkinprogressthewholetime,”recallsdesignerandbuilderBryanAnderson.“Theprojectwasariot:somuchfun,solabor-intensive,”addsownerJulieAugur.(June2007)
“AsmycrewandIhackedourwaythroughthejunglenearthesite,theresearchI’ddoneonAfricanstructuresbecamemorevisibletome,”saysSuzyOdom,whodesigneda“sculp...[
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IntheDallaspenthouseofH.RossPerot,Jr.,andhiswife,Sarah,EmilySummersdesignedamoderndécorinspiredbythesky,thecouple’scollectionofBritishcontemporaryart—“Asitturnedout,alotoftheirartworkhasincredibleblues,”notesSummers—andhispassionforaviation.
Metal-frameddoorsalongthemaincorridorandbetweenthelivingandfamilyroomshavelaminatedglassforaddedprivacy.
PeterLanyon’spaintingBlueRoundCor...[
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SandraNunnerley
SomanywheredoIstart?AnythingfromJohnSloane,BillyBaldwinalways,JeanMichelFrank,thisisjustthetipoftheiceberg!Iamconstantlyinspiredandinfluenced.IamjustbackfromLondonwhereIviewedtheexhibitattheVictoriaandAlbertMuseum,“SurrealThings:SurrealismandDesign.”Surrealismwasoneofthemostinfluentialmovementsofthe20thcenturyandhadaprofoundimpactoninteriors,e.gLeonorFini,Dali,JeanMichel...[
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ThelongtimecompanionofactorRobertDuvall,LucianaPedraza,designedtheinteriorsofByrnleyFarm,thecouple’sthree-storyGeorgianfarmhouse,withgabledroofsandthickstonewalls,locatedintheVirginiacountryside.SetdesignerJackTaylortransformedthebarnintoadancearea(above),withapinefloorandabeamceiling.“ThisiswherewepracticethetangoandhavegreatpartiesforwhichBobbyfliesinfriendsanddancersfromFranceandLosAngel...[
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