Weekly Retail Pick:
Brass Lamp Finial
How to use it: As a topper to a lamp, of course! Unscrew the plain one your lamp probably came with and replace. Voila! Will a lamp finial change your life? Probably not. Will it look so nice that you will wonder how you went without a proper lamp finial for [...]
Weekly Trade Pick:
20897 “Nickel” Damask by Duralee Fabrics
How to use it: This fabric would look great in a Transitional style interior. The classic Damask motif, (pronounced dam-isk), paired with a current colorway and contemporary styling (big and bold!) make it great for Transitional styles. This is a large pattern- so it should also be used [...]
Weekly Retail Pick:
Marquetry Tray by Williams Sonoma Home
How to use it: Use a tray as both an accessory and an organizational tool just about anywhere. Read this post for ideas. (As a side note, marquetry is a decorative veneer made up of shaped pieces of wood in different colors that are pieced together to form [...]
I find that there are a few essential accessories that any room, regardless of style, can use as part of a total look. The top accessory? A Tray. Not only do trays look nice, they function well, too!
Trays unify and organize. They provide an opportunity to bring in an accent material, color and/or finish. Throw [...]
Steven Thomas Antiques, in Orange County, California, is going out of business!
Everything is 50% off and they are, sadly, closing their doors forever.
They are located off of the Dyer exit on the 55 freeway in Santa Ana, CA. Go in or call for
available merchandise. Find their contact information here.
Weekly Trade Pick:
Soho Series Fretwork Liner Tile
by Walker Zanger
How to use it: This is a liner or border tile. Perfect at the top of a backsplash, for use as a tile “chair rail”, or to frame out a more intricate tile design (such as a mosaic or decorative tile feature). Use this on the wall- [...]
Weekly Retail Pick:
Fabian Chandelier by Chandi
How to use it: This too cool chandelier would add sparkle and add that “wow” factor to an entry, a dining room, music room (I can just see it over a grand piano!), a fancy bathroom or any other appropriate place you can think of. I love this chandelier because [...]
You know that popular saying, “God is in the details”? Guess what…its true for great design, too. Read this editorial with “The Grande Gesutre” editorial from September 2007 (click here to read it).
Not only is great design derived from the Grand Gesture, (or, overall ’statement’), it is supported by the details that echo the big, [...]
Weekly Retail Pick:
Zebra Burnout Window Panel Sheers
from West Elm
How to use them: Use as sheers in a transitional or eclectic space. These would make a fun statement behind a solid color drapery (be sure not to use them in conjunction with lots of other pattern in the same treatment- it will be too much).
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