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Drink your coffee, eye some coffee tables 9.17.09
Designer Tobi Fairley also has a great blog post this morning on some of her favorite coffee tables.
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Here’s one of my favorites. She’s incorporated some good tips too in her posts this week for creating functional yet pretty family rooms.
White Hot Products from ICFF
Art director Mandy Keener’s white hot picks from ICFF.
1. This clever bookcase by Jordi Mila is a graphic way to display your art
books . 2. Feeling a little loopy? American white wood “Agatha†pendant by
Global Lighting. 3. Henry Hall Designs’ Vintage chaise invites one to grab a
cocktail and stay for awhile. 4. Hung in clusters with LED light, Molo’s
Cloud Softlight makes a bold statement. 5. Beware: Robots are everywhere.
Add a little quirkiness to your home with the Robot by Seletti.
If I Were a Kid…
It seems art director Mandy Keener is a child at heart. In light of our August Family Homes issue (now online), here’s what she has to say about decorating a kid’s room…her way.
I was fortunate to have parents that let me decorate my room as a youngster. I don’t think that hand-painted light switches or entire walls converted into collages were what they had in mind though. At one point, my closet even became an “office†for my book about saving the dolphins and whales. Things have changed since then. Kids have way cooler design elements these days.
Here are a few that I would have totally incorporated into my space:
1. Inspiration from this kid-cool book, Tiny Art Director by Bill Zeman. 2. Rainy day? No problem with this Hopscotch rug from CB2. 3. Love illustrations and it’s a whale (would have been great for my book), available at Binth.com. 4. Framed wallpaper from The Land of Nod; any creative kid and/or adult would savor this! 5. From serif to sans serif to script, notNeutral keeps the ABC’s font-tastic with these building blocks. 6. Numbers are cool too! Especially with this limited print from milkmoonkids.com. 7. I could totally rock out to my Alvin & the Chimpmunks records in this Buttercup Rocker by Blu Dot.
In case you missed it:
At Home’s (Colorful Kid’s) Room of the Week, designed by Tobi Fairley
Room of the Week 9.07.10
For today’s pick: a beautiful bath, introduced at KBIS 2010 (the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show), which was held in Chicago.
This was my favorite room from the hundreds of media images I reviewed in putting together our new product picks for our September Kitchen and Bath issue. When I saw this Kohler tub, which has a BubbleMassage feature (you have to read about it to appreciate it, but it sounds heavenly…), I was ready for a soothing soak.
Seeing the new products introduced each year is always a treat, a preview to what we might see in showrooms and homes in the future. And the shots that show the products in room settings are especially inspiring, a different look than we might find locally. Like this MTI Whirlpool Lydia bath–I loved the look of the tile run on the vertical instead of the usual horizontal.
Or this striking black and white bath, with a geometric Petra tub from MTI Whirlpool. The way the black and white tile was inset in the shower–and how it complements the floor–caught my eye.
Check out more of our favorites, from Traditional:
To transitional:
To modern:
Next year’s KBIS is slated for Las Vegas–and thanks to our Traveling Designer, Tobi Fairley, we have choice hotels and restaurants all ready for you to start booking.
(photos courtesy of Kohler, MTI Whirlpool and Robern)
In case you missed it:
More favorites, with our weekly Friday Favorites
Two kitchen transformations with Before/After photos
Holiday Sparkles…For You and Your Home 11.10.10
Here come the holidays, with Thanksgiving quickly approaching. Looking to add a little festive sparkle to our homes and a holiday dress or two, our talented art director, Mandy Keener, pulled together two beautiful mood boards based on our November All That Glitters feature. Have a look at a few new favorites:
Yellow Gold and Diamond Bracelet and Teardrop Diamond Necklace available at Roberson’s Fine Jewelry; Yellow Gold Citrine and Diamond Earrings available at Sissy’s Log Cabin; Nut shell; Book; Lamp; Candle; Heels; Rug; Mirror; Chest
Yellow Gold and Diamond Bracelet with Multi-Color Gemstones and Rose Gold Diamond and Morganite pendant on Diamond Riviera Necklace available at Sissy’s Log Cabin; Hand-Made Gold and Amethyst Earrings available at Blakeman’s Fine Jewelry; Chandelier; Throw; Heels; Bowl; Mirror; Book; Console Table; Chocolate Rocks
In case you missed them:
What Makes This Room Work: An Efficient Kitchen with Modern Appeal
At Home’s “Quote to Design By” 11.8.10: Bunny Williams via Lonny
At Home with {Honeysuckle} 1.13.11
As you can see, there are more ways than one to incorporate Pantone’s “Color of the Year” into your home! An invigorating reddish pink, Honeysuckle is especially well-suited as an accent color, or you could go all out and cover your walls with it like the glamorous dressing room in our Color issue.
What do you think of honeysuckle? Too bright or just right?
1. Update your dining chairs with honeysuckle paint
2. Give your dressing room a glamorous makeover
3. Live large with a graphic new rug
4. Throw your tulips in a Kate Spade vase
5. Set the table with hand-blown glassware
6. Stash your family photos in a chic canvas case
7. Expand your vocab with a fashionable dictionary
8. Make a statement with a bright pink rug
9. Accessorize your Oly sofa with bright Trina Turk pillows
10. Add honeysuckle accents through art and pillows
In case you missed it:
Get Organized with COLOR! 1.12.11
Inspired by our January/February feature on getting organized for the new year (available here), art director Mandy Keener scoured her files for these options that are as practical as they are colorful.
In case you missed it:
Colorful Cooking
Don’t stop at the paint. Take a cue from our Jan/Feb kitchen feature and add colorful wares as well! Laura LaRue shows you how to get the look.
4. Kitchen Aid mixer, available at Eggshells Kitchen Co.
In case you missed it:
A vivid Room of the Week. What do you think of this color combo?
