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Because when recessed lighting is behind you, your body casts a shadow on the very surface you’re trying to light up. Find the spot where you normally lay your head on the pillows and install a recessed light for reading right above it. In kitchens, install recessed [...]
Anything that gives off bright, focused light just where you need it will do the job, including recessed lighting, track lighting, pendant fixtures that suspend from the ceiling, wall sconces, and occasional adjustable table and floor lamps. For task lighting over the bed, a desk, or kitchen counters, you want the light installed in front [...]
Lights! Lights! It’s all about lights this week. Its easy to add reading lamps that bend or have extending arms and pivoting shades on a desk or by a bed (trust me, we interior designers do this all the time!). The light needs to reach you. You can also use wall scones by a bed, [...]
Task lighting is critical. It makes a room multifunctional. You have to be able to see what you are doing after all!! Don’t you just hate going into a powder or ladies’ room that is so dim and dark, its impossible to touch up your lipstick or see if they spilled something on the front [...]
If you’ve got tall people in your home, give thought to clearance. My husband if 6 feet, 6 inches tall. he can’t even clear door openings without bending. Luckily, this little interior designer is significantly shorter! However, to be nice to him I don’t even use ceiling fixtures in my home for ambient lighting. I [...]
As an interior designer, I’ve had to deal with a lot of ceiling fixtures. Some falling on me, some staying up. No just kidding. What I have learned is that decorative ceiling fixtures, the kind that mount directly on the ceiling, should hang no more than 10 to 12 inches for an 8-foot-tall room. For [...]
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Go-Go Settee Introduced at New York Show
April 2010
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In the foyer, at the dining table or in place of a window seat, my Go-Go Settee does just that! It goes anywhere and everywhere and I’ve designed it in a fun dog print with a contrasting welt. Or choose our [...]
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We love things that have color. They offer a great compliment to our line and make homes friendly, fresh and fun. Beth Weintrub, a presenter at the Architectural Digest Home Show, makes great pieces that are beautiful, durable and colorful!
The set of printmaking techniques that Beth uses to create beautiful, one of a kind botanical [...]
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The new line debuts at the Architectural Digest Home Design Show
January
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Resolve to slobproof in 2010!
With indestructible comfort, lasting good looks and affordable prices,
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It’s the Fabric!
Each fiber is encapsulated with stain protection, making our furniture moisture proof, anti-bacterial and virtually spot free. Even old spots clean up in a snap.
It’s the Styling!
Our furniture is sized to fit in [...]
